How long after FAFSA processing until SAI score appears? Can't see finalized report

Congrats on getting processed! The SAI should typically appear within 3-5 business days after processing is complete. The studentaid.gov system updates in batches, so it's not always immediate. Make sure you're checking both the "My FAFSA" section and your email - they sometimes send a separate notification when the SAI calculation is ready. You can also try logging out completely and logging back in after clearing your browser cache.

mine took exactly 6 days to show the SAI. just wait

This happened to me too!!! It's so frustrating because my university kept sending me emails about incomplete financial aid but I couldn't even see my own report! I called FSA like 17 times and NEVER got through to anyone. The phone system is a NIGHTMARE. Eventually the SAI just appeared on day 4, but those were the most stressful days ever because I couldn't tell if something was wrong or if it was normal.

Try using Claimyr to get through to a Federal Student Aid agent - it helped me tremendously when my SAI wasn't showing up after processing. The service connects you directly to an FSA agent without the endless hold times. I was skeptical at first, but the video demo (https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ) showed exactly how it works. Found it at claimyr.com and was talking to someone in minutes instead of hours. The agent confirmed my SAI was calculated but wasn't displaying due to a system glitch on their end and they fixed it while I was on the phone.

Financial aid administrator here. The time between processing completion and SAI generation varies based on several factors: 1. Processing volume (January-February is peak season) 2. Complexity of your financial situation 3. Whether verification was triggered 4. System maintenance schedules The official timeline is 3-7 business days, but I've seen it take as little as 24 hours or as long as 10 days during peak periods. If you don't see your SAI by next Wednesday, I'd recommend contacting your school's financial aid office directly. We have different access than students and can often see processing details that aren't visible to you yet. Your school's priority deadline refers to when they need your FAFSA on file - as long as it's processed, you should be fine even if you can't see the SAI yet.

my sister had this exact problem in January!!! the FAFSA said it was processed but we couldn't see her SAI for like a week. then suddenly it just appeared one day. the whole system is so frustrating its like they make it complicated on purpose!!!! but dont worry it'll show up

Just a follow-up to my earlier comment - make sure you check both the "My FAFSA" section AND the "My Student Aid Report" section. Sometimes the SAI appears in the report first before it shows on your main dashboard. Also, if you submitted your FAFSA to multiple schools, the timing can vary slightly for when each school receives your information.

lol mine took 2 weeks after processing to show up but my cousins showed up in like 2 days. its totally random.

UPDATE: My SAI finally appeared this morning! It took exactly 4 business days after the processing complete status. Thanks everyone for calming me down and helping me through this. Now onto figuring out what this SAI number actually means for my financial aid package... 😬