Understand and Prepare FAFSA® Form Contributors

If you plan to submit a 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, you should know that some family members may be identified as contributors.

[YB]

So if a contributor is not responsible for payments, what is the role of him/her? Why are there contributors to begin with?

[MrsLoveableLori]

Do I have to create username name when already have a account with a previous daughter for my youngest that going to college and she applying for fsfa

[hannatuabbas]

To sign your students document you need to create your own account. Go to the home page and select create an account. Fill out all the sections and this should allow you to sign after you put in all the information. It will take 1-3 days to verify. Then you can complete everything. I have been trying to figure this out since January. I just broke through. Last year seemed simpler. I hope this helps

[Adam-llow]

Lol I love how it assumes that parents do as they should. What if they don’t want to consent or pay? What if that’s just because theres an abusive dynamic? You’re just screwed.

[YennyRodriguez-ue]

I already have an account but when I get to the invite part it says that I have an account created and I don't know where to go to enter my information as a contributor

[mrscoleyoliver]

It sent me the contributor email but it won’t let me fill out the parent part for my daughter’s application.

[JenniferRubio-zg]

Once I sent my mom the contributor link, she clicked on it and made her ID but we havent been able to complete her part because there is no way to find where we can edit the form to add her information.

[YennyRodriguez-ue]

I already have an account but when I get to the invite part it says that I have an account created and I don't know where to go to enter my information as a contributor

[babay]

What happens in case a contributor does not have a SSN? For example, those who are not US citizens - what would they provide instead?

[nunyabidness]

Ive sent my parents both invites to my form as contributors. The invite doesnt show for my mothers account though, so there's no way to fill out the information and get the form completed when all the emails fafsa sends dont even link properly for my mom to log in and find her invite to fill out. pls help have been trying since March.

[ThomasCox-puqh]

The application wont let me put in my identity information nor continue past that page. Is there a page somewhere that i can fill out the correct information and move forward with the application?

[inataliarm]

How am I supposed to transfer my and my husband’s tax return information into the account?

[sgbrospressurewashing]

How can I send the contributor link to my husband so he can sign it??? I don’t see an option anywhere in the Fafsa form… under the “Spouse Information” I have enter all of his info with the exception of a SSN since he doesn’t have one, I’ve tried filling out with all zeros, living it blank but no luck. I am stuck in this section, can anyone help???

[adhiraj]

Getting an error message 'Unable to process the information' when my parent tries to add the spouse details. Not able to proceed further.

[Richard-zyqh]

Hi. I just need to know if all contributors can get federal financial aid for college? I’m a contributor and my college denied financial aid due to my immigration status in Tennessee. I’m not illegal, I’m still in the process to obtain my residency. I’m paying around $900 monthly to IRS. Please response.

[dacostankuah]

Please which country qualify to apply.

[gaminggoof]

1:25 What do you mean if they have one? I thought everyone is required to have an SSN?

[danielacastanozuloaga]

I'm a citizen but I'm here by myself so I do not have any contributor. What do you in that case?

[iuseyoutubealot]

what if the contributor doesn't have any of their information on the IRS, they're in a foreign country

[mackymac]

Ok so we didnt get to create one of my parents account for fafsa and we used the SSN and now we can’t create an account as it says it doesn’t exist what can we do