Federal Student Aid
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Certification and Application (PSLF and TEPSLF)
Certify public service employment and request forgiveness review without turning the paper form into guesswork.
What is Form 20-U used for?
This Federal Student Aid form certifies a borrower's qualifying public service employment and, when the borrower believes they have enough qualifying payments, asks for PSLF or TEPSLF forgiveness review.
Give the Department enough verified borrower, employer, and employment-period information to count qualifying PSLF or TEPSLF payments and determine whether forgiveness is available now.
Do not use typed signatures on the paper form, do not combine multiple status periods on one form, and do not guess the employer EIN from a web search when W-2 or payroll records show a different employer.
Time, difficulty & who this form is for
Average time
15-25 minutes once employment details are ready
Difficulty
moderate
Best for
Federal student loan borrowers certifying qualifying public service employment for PSLF or TEPSLF.
What do I need before I start?
- Borrower identity and contact information
- Employer EIN from W-2 box b or the qualifying employer's payroll record
- Employment start and end dates for one certification period
- Average weekly hours for that period
- An authorized employer official, or alternative employment records if the employer cannot certify
How the walkthrough is organized
Borrower identity
Name, Social Security number, birth date, mailing address, phone, and email.
Forgiveness and forbearance request
Whether the borrower believes they qualify now and wants a processing forbearance.
Employer information
Employer EIN, name, address, website, and the one employment period being certified.
Employment status and hours
Still employed or ended, full time or part time, and average hours per week.
Employer certification
Authorized official contact and signing details, or the alternate path when the employer cannot certify.
What happens after I complete it?
Answer the questions, review your document, then follow its official signing and delivery instructions. Downloading does not submit the form.
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