Starting with the 2025-26 aid year, students (and parents) will upload and electronically sign verification documents using the new verification documents platform. Students and parents must create an ...

If you receive a FAFSA verification notice, your heart may stop as you realize something went wrong. Don’t panic. Schools use FAFSA verification to ensure that all the personal and financial ...

Every year, the Department of Education selects some of our students for a process called FAFSA verification. Federal regulations require students selected for this process to provide documents to our ...

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Effective for the 2025-26 aid year, students/parents will submit some financial aid forms through the Verification Documents Online. Document upload issues? If you are experiencing issues uploading ...

Click below to find answers to some of the frequently asked questions about the verification process. Some video explanations are also presented below. What is verification and why did I get selected?

About 30% of all students that complete a FAFSA are selected for verification by the Department of Education. The verification process requires schools to collect documentation to check the accuracy ...

Forms required or used by the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid are located here in one convenient location! We highly recommend that you use our Secure File Upload to submit most forms to our ...

As families file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid -- making sure to get it in before state and institutional deadlines in February and March -- they shouldn't forget about one important, ...

FAFSA verification is a process required by the U.S. Department of Education to confirm the accuracy of information provided on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Through this ...

Verification is the process used to ensure the accuracy of the information reported on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Selection for verification by the U.S. Department of ...

After we receive your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information from the federal processor, we may need additional documentation from you to verify your eligibility, income, ...