Why didn't my husband receive FSA ID email for FAFSA parent portion?

The system doesn't automatically email the other parent. Your husband needs to create his own FSA ID independently. It's not connected to your account creation at all - you both need separate IDs. Go to studentaid.gov and have him set up his account ASAP!

Your husband absolutely needs his own FSA ID for a jointly filed FAFSA. The system doesn't send automatic invites to other contributors - that's one of the most confusing parts of the new FAFSA process. He needs to create his own account, then you'll need to specifically invite him as a contributor through your dashboard. Once you add him as a contributor using his email address, he'll receive an invitation to complete his portion. The verification should continue in parallel - adding him won't restart the process.

went thru this exact same thing last month!! the system is ridiculous. your SON has to invite both of you as contributors from HIS account. theres no automatic emails. each parent creates their own separate FSA ID and then gets invited. took us like 3 tries to figure it out lol

To clarify the exact process for multiple parent contributors on FAFSA: 1. Each contributor (student and both parents) creates their own individual FSA ID at studentaid.gov 2. The student initiates the FAFSA application with their FSA ID 3. During the application, the student must manually add each parent contributor by entering their email addresses 4. Each listed contributor then receives an email invitation to complete their portion 5. Each contributor logs in with their individual FSA ID to complete their section If your husband hasn't received an invitation, there are two possibilities: either he wasn't added as a contributor in your son's application, or the invitation email went to spam/was mistyped. Have your son log in and check the contributor section to ensure both parents are listed with correct email addresses.

I spent THREE HOURS trying to reach someone at Federal Student Aid last week about this exact issue!! The new contributor system is completely broken. My daughter's application was stuck for weeks because my husband never got an invitation email. We finally used Claimyr to get through to an actual person at FSA (claimyr.com - they have a demo video at https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ). The agent was able to manually resend the invitation after verifying our information. Turns out there was a glitch in how joint tax filers are processed in the new system. Don't wait for weeks like we did!

The FAFSA is BROKEN this year! Its ridiculous that they make it so complicated. my wife got an invitation email but i never did. we had to call like 6 times before someone explained that my email address had a TYPO when my daughter entered it. check that your sons application has your husbands email entered CORRECTLY. one wrong letter and the whole thing gets stuck!!!

btw don't stress too much about the SSN verification. My daughter's took almost 2 weeks but then suddenly completed overnight. The status updates on the site are super delayed too so sometimes it's done but doesn't show updated for like another day.

As a follow-up to my earlier comment, I want to clarify something important: Even if your husband creates his FSA ID now, he still needs to be officially invited through the application portal. Having an FSA ID alone doesn't automatically connect him to your son's application. Here's what your son needs to do: 1. Log into studentaid.gov with his FSA ID 2. Go to the FAFSA application in progress 3. Navigate to the "Contributors" section 4. Add your husband's email address 5. Save the changes Only then will your husband receive the invitation email to complete his portion. This is a common point of confusion with the new FAFSA process.

maybe he got excluded bc your son is only eligible under one parent? my nephew only needed my sister's info bc they determined he was only her dependent for some reason even tho she's married. something about the FAFSA selecting which parent contributes more financially? idk the new system is weird

UPDATE: We figured it out! It turns out my son had entered my husband's email address incorrectly (switched two letters). Once we fixed that and resent the invitation, my husband got the email within minutes. He's created his FSA ID and is completing his portion now. Thanks everyone for your help! The FAFSA process is definitely not user-friendly this year.

Great to see you got it resolved! This is such a common issue with the new FAFSA system. For anyone else reading this thread who might be dealing with similar problems, I'd also recommend having your student screenshot or write down exactly what they entered for each parent's email address before submitting. That way if there are delays, you can quickly spot any typos without having to dig back through the application. The new contributor system is definitely more complicated than the old FAFSA, but once you get through it the first time, it makes more sense. Hope your son gets his aid package soon!