FAP requested "Other Documentation." What is that?

[woopsi]

I submitted my FAP application and they requested I submit "Other Documentation" for my Parents. I don't know what they mean? Both my parents are unemployed, thus I put in the minimum income acceptable for the application to go through. What now? I support my parents finamcially on my barely 12k a yeasr, but i do it, with my brothers help.


According to AMCAS:

Other Documentation: Non-taxable income received from sources other than financial aid, welfare, social security, financial gifts, housing/food assistance, child support, and foreign income. The documentation provided must include the source of the income and the amount of income received in the previous tax year.

Tgat excludes basically everything??
What do I submit?!

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[BamaNicole]

Do you have unemployment award letters? You'll probably need that and a financial aid award letter.

 

[woopsi]

my parents dont get financial aid. i do not, is it neccesary i get it? can i just write a letter stating they are unemployed and I am supporting them?

 

[BamaNicole]

my parents dont get financial aid. i do not, is it neccesary i get it? can i just write a letter stating they are unemployed and I am supporting them?

nope. Sorry I was under the assumption you were still in school.

You need to prove their income which would be any letter from the unemployment office stating they're on unemployment and the amount they get.

 

[LizzyM]

Is it possible that this has been poorly worded/written? Could they mean "sources other than financial aid such as welfare, social security, ...."

Other Documentation: Non-taxable income received from sources other than financial aid, welfare, social security, financial gifts, housing/food assistance, child support, and foreign income. The documentation provided must include the source of the income and the amount of income received in the previous tax year.

There is a specific question in the FAQ about social security payments and how to report that income.
If your parents are supported by gifts provided by yourself & your brother, then that should be reported as how they are supporting themselves.