Still getting FAFSA submission emails after completing application - what's going on?

omg SAME!!!! i finished mine in april and keep getting those stupid emails. the whole new fafsa system is a mess tbh

This is actually a common issue with the new FAFSA system. Those automated emails are triggered by a glitch in their notification system when there's a processing delay between submission confirmation and final processing. If you've confirmed with FSA customer service that your application is complete AND you can see in your studentaid.gov account that both you and your student have signed and submitted your sections, you're fine. The emails should stop eventually, but may continue for a few more weeks due to the backlog they're experiencing with the new system. I recommend taking a screenshot of your completion status on the website just for your records, but otherwise you can safely ignore these emails.

We had this exact problem and it turned out that even though we thought everything was submitted, my husband never actually electronically signed his section! Check under the contributor section of the application to make sure all required signatures are there. For us, something got lost when we were bouncing between screens.

i got those emails 2 but when i went back in 2 the website there was actually a tiny section i missed!!! it was on the very last page and super easy to miss. maybe dbl check just in case?

Those emails are incredibly frustrating! I was getting them for weeks after completing my daughter's FAFSA. I spent HOURS on hold trying to reach someone at Federal Student Aid before giving up. Finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) which got me through to an actual human at FSA in about 15 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ The agent confirmed our application was complete and that these emails are automatically triggered by their system and sometimes continue even after successful submission. She put a note in our file marking the application as complete and the emails finally stopped after that.

Just adding another perspective - we completed our FAFSA in late March and kept getting these emails through April. I ignored them since our studentaid.gov account showed everything as complete. Two weeks ago we got our official SAI calculation and aid offer from my daughter's college, so everything processed correctly despite those emails. I think it's just a system notification error.

RIDICULOUS how bad this new FAFSA rollout has been!!!! My son might LOSE HIS SCHOLARSHIP because of all these delays and system errors. And customer service is USELESS - waited 3 hours just to be disconnected. This whole system should be SCRAPPED and they should go back to the old one that actually WORKED!!!!!

Just to clarify something important - this email issue doesn't affect your SAI calculation or aid eligibility. Your application data is already in their system if you received confirmation numbers. The notifications are from a separate automated system that's not correctly syncing with the submission database. As long as you can see the completed status on studentaid.gov, colleges will be able to access your information, and your son will receive the aid he's eligible for. If you're still concerned, contact your son's college financial aid office directly. They can verify that your FAFSA data has been received in their system.

I'm dealing with this exact same issue! Completed my FAFSA in early April and I'm still getting those "ACTION REQUIRED" emails even though everything shows as submitted on the website. It's so stressful because you never know if it's actually a problem or just a glitch. Reading through all these responses is really helpful - sounds like it's definitely a system error that a lot of people are experiencing. I'm going to take the advice about screenshotting my completion status and maybe reaching out to my college's financial aid office to confirm they received my information. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences!

This thread has been so helpful! I'm a parent going through this exact same nightmare with my daughter's FAFSA. We submitted everything in mid-April, got confirmation numbers, and I can see everything is complete on the portal, but those "ACTION REQUIRED" emails just won't stop coming. I was literally losing sleep over this thinking we messed something up that would affect her aid package. Reading everyone's experiences here has been such a relief - it's clearly a widespread system glitch with their notification emails. I'm going to follow the advice about contacting her college's financial aid office directly to confirm they have all the data they need. Thank you to everyone who shared their stories and solutions. It's reassuring to know we're not alone in dealing with this frustrating rollout!