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Check what you need before starting an application, download helpful resources and apply for a RIC loan.
Before starting an application, please refer to our checklist below and download our helpful resources.
The online application form requires mandatory information and documents. You must submit all required information before we can start assessing your application and provide an outcome as quickly as possible. After you start an application, you will have 45 days to submit before your draft will expire. You will receive a reminder to complete your application at 10, 20, 30, and 45 days.
Refer to the document checklist for a detailed list of mandatory documents you will need to include in your application as well as additional documents you may be requested to submit during the assessment of your loan application. You may also use our tools & templates provided here.
Find documents, checklists, forms and templates to support you in your RIC loan application. Documents marked with an asterisk ( * ) are mandatory and must be submitted with your application.
Our guidelines detail how we will assess your application against the criteria in the loan. Download and read our guidelines before starting your loan application. RIC Agri Lending Specialists will assess your loan application based on criteria set out in our guidelines.
Our guidelines detail how we will assess your application against the criteria in the loan. Download and read our guidelines before starting your loan application. RIC Agri Lending Specialists will assess your loan application based on criteria set out in our guidelines.
Review the document checklist to see a list of documents you are required to submit with your application.
Certified copies of identity documents must be provided with your loan application. Refer to the Identity Document (ID) guidelines below to review the required ID documents you will need to submit with your application.
We recommend you use the online application form.
Only use the offline forms if you prefer to submit your application by email or post.
Complete these forms on your computer, or print and fill them in by hand using a black or blue ink pen only.
Agristarter Loan Application Form
You must include your business cash flow budget with your application. We will use this to help assess your financial position, and your ability to repay the loan. If you do not have your own, you can use our template.
Use the template below for AgBiz Drought Loan only.
A Statement of Position (SOP) outlines the financial circumstance of your farm business. You must provide this with your loan application.
Use the below Excel template to generate a statement of position.
Statement of Position template
If you are applying for a Drought Loan, you must include a drought management plan with your application.
Your plan must outline how you will use the loan to prepare for, manage through or recover from drought.
You can either:
You may need to make a statutory declaration to support your application.
Use the below template to generate a statutory declaration.
If you have started a loan application and need help using the online form, we can assist you.
Get in touch if you have any other questions about completing and submitting your application.
