Getting FAFSA non-submission emails after confirmed submission - glitch or serious problem?

This is actually happening to quite a few students this year. The FSA system has been sending erroneous non-submission emails to some applicants who successfully completed their FAFSA. If you received a confirmation number and your status shows as "processing" in your account, your form was most likely submitted correctly. However, I recommend taking a screenshot of your processing status page as documentation and checking again in 3-5 business days. The processing status should eventually change to "completed" with your SAI score visible.

omg YES!!! this EXACT thing happened to me 2 days ago!! so annoying. my mom was mad at ME thinking i didnt actually submit it but i DID and had the confirmation # and everything. cant they get their systems working right?? 🙄

I think there's something seriously wrong with the FAFSA system this year. The same thing happened to me, but then a week later I got an email saying I was selected for verification even though I used the IRS data retrieval tool! This whole system is a MESS. I'd call them ASAP to verify everything because my friend thought her application was fine and it turned out it actually WASN'T submitted correctly.

This same thing happened to me last year. I received three emails saying my FAFSA wasn't submitted when it definitely was. I spent hours trying to call the Federal Student Aid Information Center but kept getting disconnected or put on hold forever. What finally worked was using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to an actual FAFSA agent who confirmed my application was indeed submitted correctly and the emails were sent in error. Saved me so much stress! They have a demo video showing how it works here: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ if you're interested. Much better than waiting on hold for hours.

LITERALLY THE EXACT SAME THING!!!! I got the confirmation email on Oct 18, then yesterday got TWO emails saying I didn't submit!! I even took screenshots of the confirmation page when I submitted because I don't trust their system. The new FAFSA is such a nightmare - my parents' contributor section got all messed up too and we had to redo it 3 times. I'm seriously stressing about whether my colleges will get my information on time.

This appears to be a known issue with the FAFSA notification system this cycle. Here's what you should do: 1. Login to studentaid.gov and verify your submission status (which you've done) 2. Save a PDF of your confirmation page (not just a screenshot) 3. Check that your SAI appears on your processed application (may take 3-7 days) 4. If your SAI doesn't appear within 7 days, or if status changes to anything other than "processing" or "completed," then contact FSA 5. Ignore the erroneous emails if your online status shows processing/completed The system is experiencing delays due to high volume and some notification errors, but your actual submission status in your online account is what matters.

I had something similar happen but turns out in my case there WAS actually a problem. I thought I submitted my FAFSA but I had only completed the student section and not the parent contributor section (my dad needed to sign). So definitely double-check all sections show complete and that you have the confirmation page showing all green checkmarks. Just saying this so you can be 100% sure!

is anyone else getting different SAI numbers every time they check?? my first one was like $7820 but now its showing $8946??? like which one is it?? so confused

Update: I finally got through to someone at FSA! The agent confirmed my application IS submitted correctly and said the emails were sent due to a system glitch. Apparently this is happening to lots of people. She said to ignore the emails as long as my studentaid.gov account shows "processing" or "completed" status. Such a relief! My SAI finally appeared today too ($4,235). Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions!