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Posted by Anai Toxqui 
Anai Toxqui
receiving financial aid
May 15, 2012 06:02AM
Hi
My question is will I be able to receive financial aid using my parents tax id?
Re: receiving financial aid
May 18, 2012 09:54PM
Anai,

Are your parents undocumented?

If so, you will need to read the following directions given by FAFSA to US Citizen students with undocumented parents:

If your parent does not have a Social Security number (SSN), they must enter 000.00.0000 on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If they also filed taxes, select that they filed a Foreign Tax Return, even if they did not. This is the way the system will allow you to continue.

If you have other questions about financial aid, application procedures, eligibility formulas or other student aid topics, please contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or 319-337-5665 between 8:00am and midnight, Monday through Friday and 9:00am to 6:00pmSaturday Eastern Time. You may also e-mail general questions about financial aid by clicking on the "Contact Us" link at our Web site (http://www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov) if you have further questions.


Please let us know if you have further questions!

Jazmin Cameron, LIC Advisor
Anai Toxqui
Re: receiving financial aid
May 21, 2012 09:04AM
Hello Ms. Jasmin Cameron,

Yes my parents are undocumented but my mother has her social security number. This year she stopped working and I was put on my father's income tax as his dependent. I didn't know I had to fill the financial application with 0's. Now the financial aid department from my college send me an e-mail to verify my dependency. Would I have to go back and fill out another fafsa application this time filling out my parents social security information with 0's or what should I do?

Thank you so much for your help!