when my mom was helping with my fafsa she just kept trying different emails until one worked lol. ended up using her work email for some reason that one got the code right away. might be worth trying if u have access to different email types

One thing I haven't seen mentioned - check if your student's school financial aid office can help! Our university has FAFSA advisors who have direct contacts at FSA and can sometimes help resolve these technical issues faster than calling the main number. Might be worth asking if that's an option.

when i made fsas for me n my twins last yr ONE of them got verified instantly, ONE took 2 days, and MINE took a week!!! makes no sense lol. but ya everyone needs their own id thats just how it works now

Since a few people have mentioned verification delays, I want to clarify that there are two different types of "verification" being discussed here: 1. FSA ID verification - This is the process of confirming your identity when you first create an FSA ID. This usually takes minutes to a few days. 2. FAFSA verification - This is completely different and happens AFTER you submit your FAFSA. About 30% of FAFSA applications are selected for this more intensive verification process. For your immediate question about FSA IDs: Yes, both you and your son need separate FSA IDs before starting the FAFSA. You can begin creating the FAFSA application while waiting for FSA ID verification to complete, but you won't be able to sign and submit until both IDs are fully verified. Hope this helps clarify the process!

my kid got her signature email in spam folder so make sure he checks that

Update: The Department of Education just announced yesterday that they're implementing fixes for the duplicate signature request issue. They recommended that if you've already signed successfully (got to the final confirmation page), you can disregard any additional signature request emails for the next 14 days while they update their system. If your application shows "Being Processed" in the parent portal, that's a good sign that your signature was received. The student signature request emails are definitely taking longer than the original 1-3 day estimate - closer to 7-10 business days currently.

There is technically no way to "abandon" a submitted FAFSA and start a new one for the same academic year. The system identifies applications by student SSN and aid year, so a new submission would be rejected as duplicate. However, there are two potential approaches to consider: 1. Submit comprehensive corrections through the correction portal on studentaid.gov. Rather than fixing issues one by one (which often triggers multiple verification cycles), document all errors, gather all supporting documentation, and submit corrections all at once. 2. In extreme cases with numerous significant errors, you can contact Federal Student Aid directly and request what's sometimes called an "application reset" - this isn't widely advertised, but FSA reps have the ability to clear certain fields while maintaining your original submission date. Either way, I strongly recommend contacting your student's college financial aid office to alert them to the situation. They can often place a hold on processing until corrections are complete.

wait u can update the fafsa?? i already submitted mine but idk if i did the household thing right either. my mom and stepdad are divorced but i live with both sometimes and idk who to count

Not to stress you out more but my sons correction took over a month to process last year and we had to request an emergency loan from the university to cover his housing deposit until the new aid package came through. The financial aid system is SO broken especially for single parents!!!! Hopefully yours goes through faster than ours did.