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The main office of Icelandic Student Loan Fund is located in Borgartún 21, IS-105 Reykjavík.
It is open from 9 am to 4 pm on weekdays.
Tel: 560 4000
Telefax: 560 4090
e-mail: lin@lin.is
The Funds’ employees give information and assistance over the telephone and in interview from 9 pm to 4 pm on weekdays.
The Fund offers student loans at educational institutions that require preparatory study comparable to university study in Iceland.
The Fund may offer student loans to other students, provided that they are pursuing special studies.
Loans are not offered for studies that form part of paid employment under an employment contract, nor are there offered loans for preparatory studies or for studies undertaken after the student has earned a doctorate degree.
One condition for receiving assistance from the Fund is that the applicant is financially competent.
Icelandic Student Loan Fund Act is to be found under the link here below.
The Icelandic Student Loan Fund Act
Payments from abroad to The Icelandic Student Loan Fund (LIN)
Beneficiary name: LIN (Lanasjodur islenskra namsmanna, Borgartuni 21, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland)
Beneficiary account: IS45 01111 26 000205 7101690989
Beneficiaries bank: NBI HF (SWIFT: NBIIISRE)
Select NBI's currency correspondent below according to currency:
NBI's CAD correspondent: ROYCCAT2
NBI's CHF correspondent: CITIGB2L
NBI's DKK correspondent: JYBADKKK
NBI's EUR correspondent: CITIGB2L
NBI's GBP correspondent: CITIGB2L
NBI's JPY correspondent: CITIGB2L
NBI's NOK correspondent: DNBANOKK
NBI's SEK correspondent: ESSESESS
NBI's USD correspondent: CITIUS33
Note:
The icelandic bank charges 300 icelandic kronas (ISK) fee, please add this amount to the payment. It is important to mark the payment with the borrower's full name and icelandic id-number (date of birth).