Use this form to apply for a National Entitlement Card (NEC) or a Young Scot NEC, with free bus travel, on behalf of a child aged under 16 years.
To use this form, your child/children must attend school in the Scottish Borders, and you must be resident in the Scottish Borders area. You can apply for a card for more than one child, however you must all live at the same address. As the person completing this form, you should be the child's main contact.
If any of the children you are applying for are over the age of 11, you should have the following evidence ready to upload before submitting the application:
Please note if you're applying for a child that requires the companion (+1) element, you must use this form (opens in new window).
If you are applying for a card outwith school term dates, your application will not be verified until staff return to the school. You can find more information on our school term dates on our website (opens in new window).
Before completing this application, you must read the Terms and Conditions, which are available on the NEC website (opens in new window). You will also find guidance notes and a list of acceptable proofs.
You can find out what we do with your information (opens in new window) on our website.
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Sign in (opens in new window) to track the progress of your request.
If you don't have a MyScotBorders account, find out about the benefits of having an account and how to register (opens in new window).
This form will time out after 20 minutes inactivity. If you do not have a MyScotBorders account your progress will not be saved and you will need to start the form again.
