When you have applied for FAFSA, the antecedents have to be verified, as it is a government grant and the same cannot be given unless a process of due diligence is incorporated. Quite a lot of information is available about FAFSA on the web. The whole idea of providing detailed information in as diversified forms about FAFSA on the web is to make the process as transparent as possible as also to ensure that the deserving candidates are not left out. The verification is done for the express purpose of ensuring the accuracy of the information that has been submitted. The verification is done either by the US Department of Education, or by the schools who pick up the students to award them FAFSA. Depending upon the system through which loan application has been submitted, there are schools, which choose to do 100% verification while in other cases, a random sampling is done for verification process.
The verification is done based on the information filled up through the FAFSA verification worksheet. The worksheet is available online both in the PDF format as also in the word format. The need for verification arises on account of the fact that your child may have been chosen based on a random selection. The FAFSA verification sheet may not be having the data filled up correctly, there is an apparent contradiction in the data or the information provided in the FAFSA verification sheet has estimated information.
After the verification has been done, you have to check out from the Student Aid Report appearing from the Department of Education to find out the message from the Department. You may have to fill up the FAFSA verification form. The process of filling up the form may entail filling up certain documents including Marriage Certificate, Social Security Card, an Alien Registration Card and any Federal Tax forms. It however is not applicable in all the cases, and there might be variation from student to student in case of FAFSA verification form. Do not be over jealous in providing information through FAFSA verification form. Provide only that information that has been asked for by the authorities. You should not have a feeling of despair that your child has been picked up for verification and it may mean that he may be denied the scholarship. It never is the intention of the authorities. Be vigilant about submitting the required information as soon as possible as the process of verification is a long drawn out process, and delay on your part is of no help.
