Prepare for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Completion by gathering the following information. Use the needed documents listed to complete your FAFSA depending on your citizenship and determined financial independence. 



Choose the option that best describes you:

US Citizen, Dependent

  • Your Social Security card or number.
  • Your driver’s license, if you have one.
  • You and your parents' prior-prior year’s federal income tax returns.
  • You and your parents’ prior-prior year’s W-2 forms.
  • Bank statements for you and your parents.
  • Records of you and your parents’ prior-prior year untaxed income.
  • Your parents' investment records and other business records.

US Citizen, Independent

  • Your Social Security card or number.
  • Your driver’s license, if you have one.
  • Your prior-prior year’s federal income tax returns.
  • Your prior-prior year’s W-2 forms.
  • Statements from bank accounts in your name.
  • Records of any untaxed income from prior-prior year.
  • Your investment records and other business records.

Eligible non-US citizen, dependent

  • Your driver’s license, if you have one.
  • Your Social Security card or number.
  • Your Alien Registration Number.
  • You and your parents' prior-prior year’s federal income tax returns.
  • Bank statements for you and your parents.
  • Records of you and your parents’ prior-prior year untaxed income.
  • Your parents' investment records and other business records.

Eligible non-US citizen, independent

  • Your driver’s license, if you have one.
  • Your Social Security card or number.
  • Your Alien Registration Number.
  • Your prior-prior year’s federal income tax returns.
  • Your prior-prior year’s W-2 forms.
  • Current statements from bank accounts in your name.
  • Records of any untaxed income from prior-prior year.
  • Your investment records and other business records.