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Here are solutions to the common difficulties encountered when completing the FAFSA:
- 使用IRS数据检索工具(DRT)时遇到的问题? If you are receiving an error that indicates the “address or other identifying information does not match the IRS records,” verify that the information you enter is EXACTLY as it appears on your federal income tax return, 使用相同的缩写,没有标点符号.
- 某些报税人是 不合格的 使用数据检索工具. 已婚但分开报税的报税人, or those who filed a Puerto Rican or foreign tax return will not be able to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. 您可以通过手动输入您的税务信息来完成FAFSA.
- 尚未申报的税款? 如果你已经在纳税申报表上申请延期, 您可以使用估计的税务信息提交FAFSA, but you must provide the bet36365体育 Office of 金融援助 with the approval of the extension from the IRS.
- 不确定你是否需要把你父母的信息放在FAFSA上? 参观 联邦学生援助网站 以确定依赖项状态.
阅读并及时回复所有发给你的信息. 联邦处理人员将选择一些应用程序 数据验证,这需要提交额外的文件. 一旦我们收到所有要求的文件,FAFSA将进行处理.
如果您需要帮助填写FAFSA,请使用以下免费工具:
- 阅读位于任何FAFSA入境页面右侧的“帮助和提示”
- 点击“需要帮助”?,在任何FAFSA入境页面的底部
- Chat (in 英语 or 西班牙语) with live technical support staff by clicking the “Help” icon with the big question mark at the top of any FAFSA entry page 和 selecting “bet36365体育” below “Browse FAQs”
- 联系bet36365体育财政援助办公室-电子邮件: finaid1@gharsocho.com 电话:(308)865 - 8520
另外, you can always schedule an appointment to fill out your FAFSA form with a 金融援助 Administrator by calling or emailing the Office of 金融援助.
Your FSA ID serves as your electronic signature 和 provides access to your personal records with the U.S. 教育系统部. 您将使用您的FSA ID每年填写FAFSA, 以及查看您的联邦学生贷款总额和还款信息. FSA ID用户名未过期. 创建您的学生或家长的FSA ID.
Some applications for Federal Student Aid are selected for a process called verification which is used to confirm the data provided on your FAFSA. FAFSAs are selected for verification for many reasons 和 being selected does not mean that you did anything wrong.
如果您的FAFSA被选中进行验证, you will be required to submit additional documentation to bet36365体育 in order for your financial aid to be offered. bet36365体育 will notify you via email 和 on your MyBLUE “To-Do" section to let you know the type(s) of additional documentation that will be required. 注意:如果你还没有被bet36365体育财政援助办公室联系, it is likely that your application hasn't been selected 和 there is no further action for you to take.
We recommend you complete verification as soon as possible so financial aid can be offered to you in a timely manner. 在你的档案完成之前,你不会得到资助. 因此, you may be negatively impacted due to fund availability the longer you wait to submit your documents.
您可以找到验证过程所需的表格, 以及如何完成它们的说明, on bet36365体育的验证流程 网页.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) does not provide families with a place to explain special circumstances affecting their ability to pay for the student's education. 联邦需求分析方法(FM), 计算一个家庭的估计家庭贡献, 是一个没有例外规定的严格公式吗. 为了解决这个问题, Congress has delegated to the school's financial aid administrator(s) the authority to compensate for special circumstances on a case-by-case basis with adequate documentation. This authority is often referred to as a financial aid administrator's ability to make a "Professional Judgment."
If you believe that your tax return from two years prior (used for the FAFSA form) is not a good representation of your current financial situation, 请完整填写以下特殊情况表格.
特殊情况表格