If you've been selected for verification, you should examine your Student Aid Report (SAR) for any messages from the Department of Education. You will need to collect copies of the documents that our office requests, which may include a Marriage Certificate, a Social Security Card, an Alien Registration Card, and any Federal Tax Forms. The type of documents required will vary from student to student, and not all students selected for FAFSA verification will have to submit the same documents.
Once you have collected all the required documents, you will need to submit them, along with the appropriate Institutional Verification Worksheet (below), to the Office of Student Financial Assistance. Do not turn in any documentation that was not requested. For example, if you turn in too many tax schedules and it shows information that the FAFSA has not asked for, our office will be obligated to use that additional information in calculating need. Only turn in what is requested.