The NSFAS Wallet is only available for NSFAS beneficiaries. National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides students with a wallet to enable them to withdraw cash or spend at any merchant registered by NSFAS
NSFAS-Funded students who qualify to receive allowances directly from NSFAS will receive cash funds in their NSFAS Wallets.
How to get an NSFAS Wallet
To receive NSFAS Allowances through NSFAS Wallet students will need the following:
- Your own cell phone and valid SIM card
- You must sign your NSFAS Bursary Agreement if you are a new student to NSFAS
- You will not need to withdraw cash to pay your landlord or any registered merchant.
If you need further assistance or if your NSFAS wallet is locked send an email with their queries to walletquery@nsfas.org.za.
The following information must be provided in the email:
- ID Number
- Full names and surname
- Cellphone number and email address
- Physical and or postal address
- Description of your query
Institutions that qualify for Wallet Funding
How to Check Your NSFAS Wallet Balance
There are two ways to check the balance in your NSFAS wallet. Check using your cell phone or over the internet.
1 On your cellphone:
- Dial USSD code *134*176#
- Enter your password
- Click Send
- Select option 2. Query
- View cash balance and transactions
2 On the internet:
- Enter the following link in to your browser https://celbux.appspot.com
- Log into your account by typing in your cellphone number and password and click the Login button
- Click More
- Click Transactions
- View transactions
Recommended: MyNSFAS Student Portal
Transfer money from my NSFAS Wallet to a local bank account?
If you want to withdraw cash at participating stores, create a cash voucher (see below for steps) and withdraw the cash at Shoprite, Usave, Checkers, SPAR, Choppies or Boxer.
Note that these stores have daily cash withdrawal limits from R200 to R1000 per day.
On your cellphone:
- Dial the short code *120*176#
- Enter your password
- Click Send
- Select option 1. Cash Voucher and click Send
- Enter the amount and click Send
- Your newly created voucher will be displayed
On the internet:
- Enter the following link in to your browser https://celbux.appspot.com
- Log into your account by typing in your cellphone number and password and click the Login button
- Click Pay
- Enter amount
- Click Done
What happens if you do not withdraw the total amount of the voucher? If you transacted with a cash voucher, your change will be added to your cash balance.
How to buy from a participating store with your NSFAS Wallet?
If you want to buy (pay for) goods at participating stores, create a cash voucher (see below for steps) to pay for goods in-store at Shoprite, Usave, Checkers, SPAR, Choppies, Boxer, Van Schaiks, Nando’s, Romans Pizza, McDonalds, Burger King, Spur, Hungry Lion, Debonairs, Rocomamas and John Dorys, amongst others.
Spending at a registered store has no limit – you can spend up to the maximum value of your cash wallet.
On your cellphone:
- Dial *120*176#
- Enter your password
- Click send
- Select option 3. Vouchers
- Click Send
- Read the voucher number to the cashier
On the Internet:
- Enter the following link into your browser https://celbux.appspot.com
- Log into your account by typing in your cellphone number and password and click the Login button
- Select more/vouchers icon
- Select vouchers
- Read the voucher number to the cashier
Paying an informal trader using the Wallet
On your cellphone:
To make a payment to a merchant with a merchant code (which involves a cellphone to cellphone transaction) …
- Dial *120*176#
- Enter your password
- Select option 4
- Enter the Merchant Code
- Enter the Amount to Pay
- Click send
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Account locked, OTP help
Dial *120*176# from your cellphone (the cellphone number saved in your myNSFAS account)
Click the option ‘Unlock with OTP’.
A One Time Pin (OTP) will be sent via SMS to your cellphone.
Then type in the OTP and press enter. 5. You will receive another notification stating that your account is unlocked. You are then able to access your NSFAS Wallet account.
Someone try to get into my wallet account and now I can’t access my wallet account as it says my password is invalid
Try resetting your password and try again, if it persists let me know
I just activated my nsfas wallet and i want to know if there is something i need to do after or i wait for money to reflect on celbux because i hear people saying i have to link my number and email first so it can reflect. Pls help
Hi I’m experiencing same problem too. It says invalid password. Please help.
I forgot my wallet password, how to reset it
I made a voucher of R3300 and I can’t withdraw it at shoprite, so how can I reverse that voucher??
I did a voucher on Thursday and I try to withdraw today and the voucher is invalid how do I get the money back?
I need to draw myaccomodation money for mylandlord it declined n i can’t do vouchers it’s said no money while i have R2289 for accommodation
Hi admin, i am trying to use *120*176# in an attempt to create a Sbux account but when I dial the number, it says “process abort”
Is there any other alternative way?
I select R2010 instant of dialing R1010 now.how to reverse the voucher I’m stressed coz I don’t found my money
I requested R1000 got voucher number, but when I used the voucher number in shoprite it declined, I couldn’t get the cash yet now when I check my balance is R0,00 how can I reverse the cash
Hi, how do I reverse my voucher? I also selecred 4000.
And how long does it take for a voucher to expire and for the money to reflect on the balance
I ve been trying and trying to unlock my wallet even now no reply what must i do
I reset my password this morning now it says my wallet is blocked please help to unlock it.
Hi admin I haven’t received sms to activate my wallet account since January what is the problem
hy my account is bloked and i send email and i recive email with tickets #885697but my account is still blocked what I’m spouse to do?
Someone hacking my nsfas right now I can see any thing about my nsfas if ireseting it always saying invilide everything entered to him help me please