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Over the years, several missionaries employees have called the Reliant office asking for help in filling out a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Employment Certification Form so they could have their college loans forgiven after they have paid 120 qualifying payments while working full-time for a qualifying Public Service employer or employers.  Before August 2021, the PSLF qualifications excluded non-profits where proselytizing was part of the job responsibilities.  The PSLF qualifying rules have changed to now say: "If you are employed by a not-for-profit organization, time spent on religious instruction, worship services, or any form of proselytizing as a part of your job responsibilities MAY be counted toward meeting the full-time employment requirement."  This could be great news for Reliant missionariesemployees. However, only certain, select types of loans are eligible for this program. Please go to Public Service Loan Forgiveness to determine if you or your loans are eligible.

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• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Form Information
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Form

Qualifying Employer

Qualifying employment for the PSLF Program isn’t about the specific job that you do for your employer. Instead, it’s about who your employer is. Employment with the following types of organizations qualifies for PSLF:

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Filling out a PSLF form

Please contact your Missionary Liaison when you get to page 2 of the PSLF form (shown below - found at www.studentaid.gov) to make sure you enter the correct information in the sections marked with a red X.  You may fill out the sections highlighted in yellow.

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Digital signatures from you or your employer must be hand-drawn (from a signature pad, mouse, finger, or by taking a picture of a signature drawn on a piece of paper that you then scan and embed on the signature line of the PSLF form) to be accepted. Typed signatures, even if made to mimic a hand-drawn signature , or security certificate-based signatures are not accepted. Reliant recommends checking with your lender for their preference on signatures.

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