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i dont think your supposed to do filing separately on fafsa if your married and live together the irs website says that filing status is for if your separated or don't live together maybe thats why its messing up
That's a common misunderstanding. For tax purposes, "Married Filing Separately" is available to all married couples regardless of living situation. For FAFSA, you select the tax filing status you actually used. The confusion here isn't about the filing status selection - it's a known technical issue with the signature process for non-filing spouses in the new FAFSA system.
UPDATE: I followed the advice here and submitted with just my signature, then called my son's school financial aid office. They said this is happening to LOTS of families and gave us a special form for my wife to sign confirming her non-filing status. They put a note in our file and said it won't delay his aid package. Thank you all for the help!!!
So glad it worked out! Thanks for updating us - this will help other families who run into the same issue.
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Just to clarify for everyone - the 2025-2026 FAFSA uses the new "contributors" system, which is different from previous years. Student creates FAFSA, then adds parents as contributors, then parents get email invites to fill out their sections. BUT each contributor still needs their own FSA ID created beforehand. The FSA ID creation and contributor invitation are TWO SEPARATE PROCESSES.
Exactly right. This is the most common point of confusion with the new FAFSA system. Creating your FSA ID is step one, but that alone doesn't connect you to your student's application. The connection happens through the contributor invitation process after the student begins their FAFSA application.
I wish they'd make this clearer on the FAFSA website! We were so confused too. I created my FSA ID right after my son did (about 2 months ago), and it worked fine. Just make sure when creating the FSA ID, the parent uses their OWN email and phone number - not the student's. That was another mistake we almost made.
That's a really good point about using separate email addresses! I almost used the same email as my daughter but realized that would probably cause problems. I'm creating my FSA ID tonight!
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One additional suggestion: have your triplets go to the "FAFSA Processing Results" section of their accounts. Sometimes the SAI appears there before it shows up in the main dashboard. Also, check if the ISIR (Institutional Student Information Record) has been sent to their selected schools. The schools might actually have received the SAI even if it's not visible to you yet. If you're still not seeing anything by the end of this week, you should definitely contact FSA directly. Multiple-student households sometimes trigger additional verification algorithms in the system even when there's no explicit verification flag.
Thanks for the additional suggestions! I didn't know about the "FAFSA Processing Results" section - we'll check that immediately. I appreciate everyone's help with this frustrating situation!
my neice had something similiar happen she called the school financial adivsors and they could see her SAI even tho it wasnt showing on her fafsa account yet! might be worth a try
That's a really good idea! I'll have them call their top choice schools tomorrow to see if the SAI is visible on the school's end. That would solve our immediate problem with the scholarship deadlines.
LunarEclipse
I went through this EXACT situation last year with my husband's ancient account from 1997. After trying everything online and getting nowhere, I finally called FSA. The wait was over 2 hours, but the agent was able to fix it in about 10 minutes once I got through. They had to verify his identity and then completely delete the old account information before we could create a new FSA ID. One tip: after they fix it, create the new FSA ID immediately while you're still on the phone with them. That way if there are any issues, they can fix them right away. Our daughter got her aid package on time, so there is hope!
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Sofia Gomez
•That makes me feel so much better! Knowing it's fixable takes a huge weight off. I'll definitely stay on the line while creating the new ID too - great advice!
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Dmitry Petrov
any update?? did u get it fixed??
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Sofia Gomez
•Yes! Finally got it resolved yesterday. Used that Claimyr service someone mentioned to avoid the hold time, and the FSA agent had to completely delete the old partial record and then helped us create a brand new FSA ID for my husband. Took about 20 minutes once we got an agent. Our daughter's FAFSA is now fully submitted! Such a relief!
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StormChaser
•Congrats!!! We're still fighting with my wife's account lol. Might try that callback service too.
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