Why didn't my husband receive FAFSA login email for FSA ID creation?

The system doesn't automatically send emails to both parents. Each contributing parent needs to manually create their own FSA ID at studentaid.gov/fsa-id. Your husband needs to create his own account with his own email address (can't share yours). Then you'll need to log back into the FAFSA and add him as a contributor where he can complete his portion. The FAFSA won't process correctly until all contributors finish their sections.

I WENT THROUGH THE EXACT SAME THING LAST WEEK!! The new FAFSA system is terrible with this! You have to manually add your spouse as a contributor - it doesn't automatically send them anything. Go to the Contributors section in your FAFSA and add your husband's email. After that he'll get an email to create his FSA ID. But warning - after my husband created his, the system took 4 days to let him actually access our daughter's FAFSA. Something about verification delays.

this is my third kid going thru fafsa and they changed everything this year. gotta manually add your husband under the contributor section. took my husband like 10 days to get verified too becuz his phone number didnt match exactly what was on his credit file or something weird like that

I had a similar issue with my wife not getting an email. The new "Better" FAFSA process is actually way more confusing than before. When I finally figured out how to add her as a contributor, she got the email within minutes. But then her FSA ID took forever to verify. The whole thing is a mess this year. Good luck!

If you're worried about verification delays for your husband's FSA ID, try using Claimyr to reach a Federal Student Aid agent directly. I was stuck in verification limbo for weeks and couldn't get through their regular phone line. Claimyr connected me right away and the agent manually verified my husband's account while we were on the phone. Saved us from missing our son's deadline. They have a video showing how it works at https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ or just visit claimyr.com. Beats waiting on hold for hours!

Financial aid advisor here. Just to clarify some confusion in this thread: The 2025-2026 FAFSA requires contributors (parents for dependent students) to each have their own FSA ID and complete their own section. The primary parent (you) needs to manually add your spouse through the Contributors section of the application. Here's the exact process: 1. Log into studentaid.gov with YOUR FSA ID 2. Go to your in-progress FAFSA 3. Navigate to the "Contributors" section 4. Select "Add Contributor" and enter your husband's email 5. He'll receive an email invitation to create an FSA ID if he doesn't have one 6. After creating his FSA ID, he must complete identity verification (this is where delays happen) 7. Once verified, he can access and complete his section Your son's SSN verification is separate from your husband's FSA ID verification. Both must complete for submission.

am i the only one who things its RIDICULOUS that we have to jump through all these hoops?? the old fafsa was so much easier. my daughters college financial aid office told me they've had like 80% fewer completed applications this year becuz of all these stupid new requirements. Why did they have to change a system that was working fine??

btw my sons college extended their fafsa deadline by 2 weeks bc of all the problems with the new system so maybe check if ur sons school did the same

One more tip - once your husband creates his FSA ID, make sure he logs in right away and verifies his email address and phone number. This might speed up the verification process. Also, both of you should check that the name, birthdate, and SSN exactly match what's on your Social Security cards. Any small discrepancy can cause verification delays.