What do I do if I am selected?
If your application is selected for verification, you must provide our office with the required documentation to show that the FAFSA information is accurate. Note: if you do not know if you are Dependent student or an Independent student, click on
Dependency Status.
Independent Students:1. Submit your (and your spouse's, if you are married) financial documents (
signed Federal tax forms, W-2 forms, etc)
Acceptable Federal Tax Forms include:
- 1040
- 1040A
- 1040EZ
- 1040PC (or other electronic return, excluding 8453)
- TeleFile with IRS Confirmation Number
- 1040NR
- IRS Letter 1722
- RTFTP
- IRS Tax Account Summary
2. Complete and sign the
Verification Worksheet-Independent (
IVF-I).
3. Submit the completed IVF-1, financial documents and any other documents required to our office.
Dependent Students:1. Submit you and your parents' financial documents (
signed Federal tax forms, W-2 forms, etc.)
Acceptable Federal Tax Forms include:
- 1040
- 1040A
- 1040EZ
- 1040PC (or other electronic return, excluding 8453)
- TeleFile with IRS Confirmation Number
- 1040NR
- IRS Letter 1722
- RTFTP
- IRS Tax Account Summary
2. Complete and sign the
Verification Worksheet-Dependent (
IVF-D)
3. Submit the completed IVF-D, financial documents and any other documents required to our office
program rules (34 CFR, Part 668). You may be required to submit additional documentation after the initial verification process. You must complete the verification process or you will not receive financial aid assistance.
If you did not retain copies of your Federal Tax Forms, you will need to request this information from the
IRS at 1-800-829-1040. If there are differences between your FAFSA information and your IVF and financial documents, corrections will be electronically made to your FAFSA for reprocessing
