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CBN reveals guidelines and allowances for PTA, School & Medical Fees

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February 21, 2017
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Nairametrics| The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued new guidelines for the documentation required to access Forex for Personal Travel Allowance, School, and Medical Fees.

Here is a list of all the documents you will need and criteria before you can get Forex from banks along with explanation notes.

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SALES FOR PERSONAL TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

The following conditions shall henceforth apply for sales of PTA

  • Applicants shall be eighteen (18) years of age and above. – No forex for kids under the age of 18
  • Applicants/beneficiaries shall be holders of Nigerian Passports – Means foreigners can’t access this market
  • Applicants shall be account holders in the chosen bank – You have to own a bank account in the bank you want to buy forex from
  • PTA shall only apply to journeys of not less than five (5) hours flight time. – People traveling to places like Ghana or neighboring African West African do not qualify for a PTA. 
  • The flight must originate from Nigeria – This is a no brainier
  • Sale of PTA shall be for travel to be undertaken not more than 14 days from the day of the purchase of PTA. – Means you can buy the forex within 14 days of your travel so you do not need to have a boarding pass.
  • Applicants shall present verifiable BVNs to their bankers – This can be a nutcase. The BVN certificate can be obtained from your bank. Make sure you get it before applying for Forex.
  • Applicants shall be entitled to $4,000.00 per quarter – You can only buy as much as $4,000 once every three months.

SALES FOR SCHOOL FEES

  • Applications shall be for University Education only – Means this is not for students who are in Secondary School
  • Remittances shall be made directly to the University’s account. – They won’t pay you the cash. it goes straight to the University. But what happens when the school refunds the money? Not sure they considered that.
  • Applications shall be for not more than $15,000.00 or its equivalent per term/semester. – Too bad if you go to a school that charges higher than this per Semester. Luckily, very few schools do.
  • Applicants shall be recognized parents/guardians. – Not for friends or brothers and sisters
  • Applicants shall provide their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) to their bankers. – Same as above.
  • Applicants shall present the following:-

Duly completed Form “A”.

ii. Valid tax clearance certificate of the applicant.

iii. Admission letter from the University.

iv. Invoice from the University.

 

 

 

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  1. Franklin Iyiola Ricketts says:
    June 28, 2021 at 2:34 pm

    I want to believe that PTA is to stabilize your traveling expenses for some time but all my bankers said that I am not qualified because I have a way Ticket. Please can you confirm if this is CBN policy on PTA.

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  2. Franklin Iyiola Ricketts says:
    June 28, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    I want to believe that PTA is to stabilize your traveling expenses for some time but all my bankers said that I am not qualified because I have a way Ticket. Please can you confirm if this is CBN policy on PTA.

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