There has been an update to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) submission and approval timeline. Per updated guidance, the request from the applicant needs to be initiated via the PSLF help tool by Oct. 31, 2022, but the employer verification does not need to be done by Oct. 31, 2022. The employer verification will be done and returned to the employee as soon as completed. The employee can then submit the completed request form per guidance on the PSLF website.

The PSLF program was recently expanded under a time-limited waiver, creating additional eligibility for UCSF employees to have their federal student loans canceled.

UC employees are likely eligible for cancellation of the entire remaining balance of their federal student loan debt following 10 years of full-time employment with UC (or another qualifying employer) and making 120 qualifying monthly loan payments. Under the time-limited waiver, even borrowers who were previously ineligible or had missed payments may now receive PSLF.

Visit the UC Public Service Loan Forgiveness page to check your eligibility and get application instructions. If you still need assistance after submitting your application to UCPath, please contact UCSF’s Customer Experience Center at 415-353-4545.

Due to an expected surge in applications, UCSF will be launching a local process for the employer certification in addition to the UCPath process. More information about the UCSF process will be available soon.