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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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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.
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One strategy that worked for us: have your student email their assigned admissions counselor (not just the financial aid office) explaining that they're very interested in attending but need to see the financial aid package before making a decision. The admissions staff often have more pull with financial aid than parents do, since they're trying to convert their accepted students into enrolled students. When my son did this, two schools expedited his packages within a week. He specifically mentioned other competitive offers in his email (politely), which I think motivated them to get his aid figured out quickly.
That's brilliant! She does have specific admissions counselors' contact info for about half the schools. I'll have her draft emails tonight emphasizing her strong interest but need for financial information. Did your son include specific details about the competing offers, or just mention he had other options?
He mentioned having competitive offers from specific schools (naming them) but didn't share dollar amounts. His email was something like: "I've received generous offers from X University and Y College, but [This School] remains one of my top choices. However, I need to compare financial packages before making my final decision. Is there any way to expedite my financial aid award letter?" Keep it professional but create that sense that they might lose a great candidate to another school. Works wonders!
Just got my son's last award letter today! Took forever but worth the wait - much better package than expected. Here's what worked for us: 1. Called financial aid AND admissions separately (they don't always communicate well internally) 2. Had my son follow up with thank-you emails after each acceptance, mentioning he was waiting on aid info 3. Checked for school-specific financial aid forms beyond FAFSA/CSS (some have additional institutional forms) 4. Requested expedited processing because of approaching deposit deadline Don't give up! The aid is coming, just much later than normal years. And remember you can always appeal offers if they don't meet your needs - we successfully appealed two packages with significant increases.
Congratulations on getting all your packages! That's so reassuring to hear. I'm going to implement all these strategies immediately. For the appeals, did you need to provide additional documentation beyond what was in the FAFSA? My daughter has a unique financial situation (recent parental job change) that wasn't reflected in the tax returns used for FAFSA.
Yes, for appeals we provided documentation of the changed circumstances (in our case, medical expenses that weren't reflected in the tax return year). For a job change, get a letter from the new employer stating current salary, or if it's a job loss, documentation of unemployment benefits. Schools have special circumstance forms specifically for situations like yours! They're usually more flexible than you'd expect when there's a significant change after the tax year used for FAFSA.
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Based on your responses, here's what I recommend:\n\n1. Reach out to Federal Student Aid directly (the Claimyr service mentioned above can help) to confirm that your federal aid calculation is correct using only your custodial parent's information.\n\n2. Prepare documentation showing your parents' divorce decree and custody arrangement.\n\n3. Request a Professional Judgment review from your school, specifically asking them to consider the fact that your non-custodial parent doesn't contribute to your education costs.\n\n4. Ask for a detailed breakdown of your aid package showing which elements are federal (should only use custodial parent info) versus institutional (might use both parents).\n\n5. Be persistent - sometimes getting to the right person makes all the difference.
Sayid Hassan
My daighter did her FASFA last month and I had no issues with the IRS part? It was actually easier than previous years for me. Maybe they fixed it recently?
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Saleem Vaziri
must be nice lol... system definitely still broken for most of us. depends on which day u try and probably how complicated ur tax stuff is
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