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Friday, May 3, 2024

The FAFSA Drama Continues - Part 12

From Inside Higher Ed: The Department of Education has implemented a temporary fix to the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that will allow students with parents or guardians who lack a social security number to complete the form, undersecretary of education James Kvaal told reporters at a press briefing Tuesday.

After months of frustration over persistent technical glitches, the fix will allow mixed-status families to bypass the identity verification system that had been causing problems, enabling them to enter their tax information manually instead of having the system retrieve it from the IRS. The applicants will still have to complete the verification process, but will no longer have to wait until it’s done to make a studentaid.gov account and access the online form...

Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/05/01/temporary-fix-lets-mixed-status-families-complete-fafsa.

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