FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Before Beginning a FAFSA

Documents Needed

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You will need records of income earned in the year prior to when you will start school. You may also need records of your parents´ income information if you are a dependent student. You may print a copy of this page by selecting the Print This Page button at the top or bottom of the page.

For the 2009-2010 school year you will need financial information from 2008. You will need to refer to:

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Your Social Security Number. Be sure it is correct!

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Your driver's license (if any)

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Your 2008 W-2 Forms and other records of money earned

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Your (and your spouse´s, if you are married) 2008 Federal Income Tax Return.

  • IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040 EZ
  • Foreign Tax Return, or
  • Tax Return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federal States of Micronesia, or Palau

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Your Parents´ 2008 Federal Income Tax Return (if you are a dependent student)

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Your 2008 untaxed income records

  • Veterans benefits records
  • Child support received
  • Worker's compensation

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Your current bank statements

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Your current business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records

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Your alien registration or permanent resident card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)

To organize your information, print and complete a FAFSA on the Web Worksheet before you begin entering your information online.

Keep these records! You may need them again. Do not mail your records to Federal Student Aid.

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