Report change of personal data for BAföG repayment
Service description
You can apply for and receive training support in accordance with the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) from your local training assistance office.
The Federal Office of Administration (BVA) in Cologne is responsible for the repayment of the BAföG loan portion after graduation. For this purpose, the Offices for Educational Assistance transmit your data to the BVA. The BVA creates an electronic file and sets up your loan account. You will not start repaying the loan until 5 years after the end of the maximum funding period, which generally corresponds to the standard period of study.
To ensure that your assessment and repayment notice can be sent to you, you must notify the BVA if your details change, even after your training grant has ended. This applies to
- Name
- Residential address; also if, for example, the street in which you live is renamed
- Changes in income if you are exempt from the repayment obligation
You can report your changes via the BAföG-Online portal.
If you fail to notify us of the change, you will have to pay a fee of EUR 25.00.
Procedure
You can submit your changed data to the Federal Office of Administration (BVA) via the BAföG online portal.
- Go to the BAföG online portal of the BVA. You can use the portal
- with e-mail address and password
- or with the online ID function via the electronic ID card (eID).
- If you would like to use the portal with your e-mail address and password:
- Please register.
- You will receive a confirmation by e-mail. Follow the steps in the e-mail to finalise your registration.
- Once you have successfully registered, you can log in with your e-mail address and password.
- Fill in the change notification online.
- If you want to use the portal with the online ID function, your ID card must be authorised for this.
- Select "Log in with ID card function".
- Follow the steps to log in.
- Update your data currently stored in the BVA
Information required in the event of relocation, change of address, marriage or divorce:
- Name and previous name, if applicable
- First name
- Date of birth
- if there was an exchange of correspondence with the BVA: reference number
- Funding number, for example from the last BAföG notification
- Address and previous address, if applicable
- Go to the BAföG online portal of the BVA. You can use the portal
Prerequisites
- You have received BAföG with a loan component.
- Your personal data changes, for example:
- You are exempt from the repayment obligation and your income changes.
- Your name or
- Your home address
- You are exempt from the repayment obligation and your income changes.
Which documents are required?
- Communication
What fees are incurred?
Fee: €25.00Advance payment: NoIf you fail to notify the BVA of changes to your name or address, the lump sum for the cost of determining your address is EUR 25.00.Advance payment: NoIf you report changes, there are no costs.Processing time
Processing usually takes a few days.
Legal basis
Legal remedy
- Contradiction
Further information
Short text
- Training assistance (BAföG) must be applied for at the Office for Training Assistance, but the Federal Office of Administration (BVA) is responsible for repayment of the BAföG loan portion
- Offices for educational grants transmit personal data of the repaying party to the BVA for electronic files and loan accounts
- Repaying parties must notify the BVA of changes to
- Name
- Residential address
- Income, if applicable
- Notification via BAföG-Online about the notification of change
- Lump sum for address tracing in the event of default
Author
Federal Office of Administration (BVA)
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