Both parents' signatures required for FAFSA? Husband already submitted info

Wait are you the parent or the student? If ur the student you don't need to sign anything if your parents did it already. If ur both parents then yeah, both contributing parents living in the same household need to sign the FAFSA. My parents had to do this last yr.

Yes, if you're both in the same household and contributing to the student's finances, then both parents need to sign the FAFSA. The new 2025-2026 FAFSA requires all contributors to create their own FSA ID and sign separately. Your husband should have received instructions at the end of his submission about adding you as a contributor. Check your email - you might have received a separate invitation after he completed his part.

The same thing happened to us! The dad (my husband) got the invitation first, then nothing for me for like 5 days, then suddenly I got a separate email. Check the studentaid.gov site directly - you might be able to see if you're listed as a contributor there.

Financial aid advisor here. For the 2025-2026 FAFSA, all contributors (typically both parents in a married household) must provide their information and sign separately using their own FSA IDs. The process typically works like this: 1. Student creates FSA ID and starts application 2. Student identifies contributors (parents) 3. Each contributor receives email invitation 4. Contributors complete their sections 5. All parties sign If your husband completed his section but you haven't received an invitation, here's what to do: - Have your student log into studentaid.gov and check if the application shows as "Missing signatures" - Your student can resend contributor invitations from their portal - Make sure your correct email is listed - Create your own FSA ID if you don't already have one The system sometimes staggers the invitations to prevent technical overloads, so yours might arrive in a few days. But it's best to be proactive rather than waiting.

I HATE the new FAFSA system!!!! My husband got his invitation right away but mine took TWO WEEKS to arrive. Then the system kept crashing when I tried to fill it out. My son almost missed his priority deadline because of this garbage process. And when I called the help number? 2+ hours on hold only to get disconnected!!

The same situation happened with my wife and me. I got the invitation first and completed everything. Then about 4 days later, she got her invitation. The trick is to make sure both email addresses are correct in the student's portion of the application. If your daughter entered your email correctly, you'll eventually get the invitation. The system just takes time to send them all out.

hey just wondering - did ur husband enter ur info (like ur SSN and income) when he did his part? Or was he just doing his own information? My husband and I are trying to figure out if we do our sections separately or if one of us puts in everything.

my cousins FAFSA got delayed for like 2 months bc his dad thought he did everything but actually the mom never signed it and they didn't realize until the school told him his aid package was on hold!! check with ur daughter's school financial aid office they can sometimes see exactly whats missing