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Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
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Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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Zara Mirza
Just to clarify - the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) is specifically for undocumented students, DACA recipients, U visa holders, and students with TPS status who can't complete the FAFSA. If you're a California resident who is a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen, you should complete the FAFSA, not the CADAA. Completing the wrong form can significantly delay your financial aid.
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Alfredo Lugo
@originalpost To answer your question - yes, Claimyr was really simple to use. You just enter your phone number and they call you when an agent is available. And yes, the FSA agent was actually super helpful once I got through. She walked me through exactly what was included in my income calculation and identified the error right away. She also sent me an email confirming what documents I needed to submit for correction.
gonna save this for my sister, she has been trying to call them for weeks lol
Donna Cline
UPDATE: I wanted to thank everyone for their advice! I went to the financial aid office in person yesterday with all my documentation about the divorce and financial changes. They gave me a Special Circumstances form to fill out, and the counselor I spoke with was actually very helpful once I specifically mentioned "Professional Judgment review" (thank you for that terminology!). I also tried Claimyr to reach the Federal Student Aid office, and it worked! Got a call back in about 45 minutes and the agent confirmed there were no errors in our original submission but walked me through how the appeal process works with the school. Now we're waiting to hear back on the appeal. The financial aid officer said it typically takes 2-3 weeks for a decision. I've also started looking into state grants and scholarships specifically for children of divorced parents. Feeling less panicked now that we have a plan. Will update when we hear back about the appeal!
Dylan Fisher
•That's excellent news! I'm so glad you took initiative and went in person. The Professional Judgment process typically works well for cases like yours. While you're waiting, make sure your daughter also talks to her academic department - sometimes they have department-specific scholarships that aren't widely advertised. Keep us posted!
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omg this happened to my cousin too!! they had to call like 50 times and then finally someone actually looked at her application properly instead of just saying "everything looks fine on our end" when it clearly wasn't fine!!!
So glad you finally got it figured out! I had a similar nightmare situation with my FAFSA two years ago when I was applying. Started panicking because my SAI score wasn't showing up correctly and the school kept saying they couldn't see my application. Turned out my birthday was entered with the wrong year (1990 instead of 1999) and nobody caught it through multiple reviews. I actually lost a scholarship opportunity because it took so long to fix. The whole system needs a complete overhaul honestly.
That's awful you lost a scholarship because of their error! Did you try appealing to the scholarship committee? I'm finding this whole process makes me anxious about what other issues might pop up before my daughter actually receives her aid.
I tried appealing but they had already distributed all funds by then. The financial aid officer felt bad but said there was nothing they could do. My advice is to follow up WEEKLY with both FAFSA and your school until everything is confirmed received and processed. Don't trust when they say "it looks fine" - ask specifically if they can see the application in THEIR system, not just that it was submitted.
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Owen Devar
I think this is just another example of the Department of Education's complete incompetence with the new FAFSA rollout. These messages are scaring students and parents for NO REASON. My daughter got a message saying her FAFSA was selected for verification AFTER her college already processed her financial aid package! When we called the school, they said to ignore it because they already had everything they needed. Complete waste of time and stress.
ugh verification is THE WORST. they picked my fafsa for verification last year and i had to upload like 20 different documents?! like they already HAVE all this info from the IRS data transfer!!!
To summarize what everyone has shared: this is a known display glitch affecting processed applications. As long as: 1. You have a confirmation email and number 2. Both student and parent/contributor have signed electronically 3. Your SAI score is visible in your account 4. Your selected colleges have received your FAFSA data Then you can safely ignore this message. It should disappear within a week or two as the system continues to be updated. The Department of Education is aware of these display issues and is working on fixing them, but they're not affecting the actual processing of financial aid.
Thank you for summarizing! We check all those boxes, so we'll try not to worry about it. Really appreciate everyone's helpful responses.
Ava Rodriguez
This is a known issue with the new studentaid.gov platform. I work in a university financial aid office, and we've been seeing this problem frequently. The technical explanation is that there's a synchronization issue between the FSA ID database and the main FAFSA database after the simplified FAFSA rollout. Important: DO NOT create multiple FSA IDs as some have suggested. This can cause more problems with your account and could potentially flag your application for verification. The fastest solution is to speak with an FSA agent who can manually reset the database connection for your account. If you're up against a verification deadline, make sure to ask the agent to note this in your file. They can add an extension code that will give you additional time for document submission while this technical issue is resolved.
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Amara Adeyemi
•Thank you for the professional insight! Good to know about not creating multiple FSA IDs - we were about to try that based on another comment. I'll definitely ask about the extension code when I finally reach someone. Really appreciate the help!
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Amara Adeyemi
Update: Finally got through to FSA! I used the Claimyr service someone recommended above and got a callback within 30 minutes. The agent confirmed there's a system-wide issue affecting parent/contributor access, especially for accounts that have gone through verification. The fix was that they had to clear some kind of "authentication flag" on our account and then had us do one more password reset while they monitored the system. We're back in now and can access everything! They also added a 14-day extension to our verification deadline because of the technical issues. Thanks everyone for your help! If anyone else runs into this, definitely ask about the authentication flag and request an extension if you're close to a deadline.
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Dylan Wright
•Glad you got it fixed! This whole FAFSA system is such a mess, but at least some of the agents know what they're doing. I'll remember that "authentication flag" thing if it happens to me again.
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