ALT What you'll need to complete the 2025–26 FAFSA form include a StudentAid.gov account (students and contributors must each have their own account); your Social Security number (unless you're a citizen of the Freely Associated States); your 2023 tax records; records of your assets, including any child support received, current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts, and net worth of investments, businesses and farms; your contributor's information, including their name, date of birth, Social Security number (if they have one), and email address; and the list of schools you're applying to (if you're a high school senior) or your current school's name.
ALT Update on Access to the 2024-25 FAFSA® Form for Individuals Without a Social Security Number
ALT For the 2024–25 FAFSA form, the status of your application will be one of the following: Draft: Your section of the FAFSA form is incomplete. In Progress: You provided your consent, approval, and signature to your section of the FAFSA form, but it has not been submitted yet. In Review: Your FAFSA form was submitted but hasn't been processed yet. Action Required: You are missing your consent and approval or signature, or the FAFSA form was processed, but a correction is required. Processed: Your application was processed successfully. No further action is needed. Closed: Your FAFSA form was never submitted and can no longer be submitted because the federal FAFSA deadline passed.
