FAFSA Verification
Verification is a requirement of the U.S. Department of Education and is the process of confirming information submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The U.S. Department of Education randomly selects who must be verified, and not all applicants will be selected for Verification. Those who are selected should be aware that this federal regulation requires them to submit tax forms and other requested information to the CLU Office of Financial Aid before we can process student loan applications and/or disburse awards. Students selected for verification must submit the required information to complete the Verification process as soon as possible in order to avoid delays in the processing of their award.
Items to be verified include: adjusted gross income and U.S. income taxes paid from the IRS 1040 form; number of family members for whom parents provide more than half of their support; the number of children in post secondary schools who are enrolled at least half time; dependency status; untaxed income; eligible non-citizen status and any other FAFSA item which may be selected by the CLU Office of Financial Aid.
Preliminary Documents Required
Dependent students: Signed copies of parent(s)' and student's U.S. income tax returns, including all schedules and W-2 forms from 2008 and the verification worksheet.
Independent students: Signed copy of the student's (and spouse's if applicable) U.S. income tax return, including all schedules and W-2 forms from the prior year and the 2009-10 verification worksheet.
If the student and/or parent/s did not file taxes in 2008 please submit a signed non-tax filer statement and copies of all W-2 forms must be submitted. Non-taxable income documentation may be requested.
