2025-2026 FAFSA Updates
Last updated December 16, 2024
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Newest Update - 12/16/24
FSA announced in early December that contributors without Social Security numbers are able to create StudentAid.gov accounts and contribute to a student's FAFSA without needing to go through an identity verification process. Previously, contributors were required to undergo a manual identity review process. Contributors without an SSN will no longer have to email in a manual attestation form along with a copy of their ID.
Source: NCAN