D.O.E. Verification

[DaDa]

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Hey guys,
Just a heads up. My FAFSA was completed at my schools before their deadline. However, the Dept of Education has decided that my FAFSA will be selected for a process called verification. In addition to sending complete and filed tax returns for both myself and my parentsto each school, this verification process also requires you to send the schools a letter from the Selective Service showing that you are registered. Needless to say, I haven't thought about Selective Service since registering. I contacted the Selective Service at 1-847-688-6888 and they said they will send a letter to me in 10 - 14 days showing that I am registered. If any of you don't have proof that you are registered, you might consider making a call. According to 1 school I talked to, if selected for verification you would have to send this info to all schools.

DaDa

 

[uclamendoza]

thanks dada........that is good information to know......i got the same thing from touro and will be submitting my financial aid forms sometime next week....

 

[maysqrd]

If I'm not mistaken, there is a verification check that is supposed to be processed on the FAFSA itself. If you check the summary of your Student Aid Report, you will see a section that checks to see if you are registered and what that status is. It is called "Selective Service Match" take a look at that section and see what is says. It should report a match unless for some reason you have a problem. My husband's SAR shows that he is "Match conducted. Applicant is registered"

He is not required to submit anything further than this to his financial aid office as a result of that data so make sure you check your SAR and see what it is reporting.