FAFSA Online / FSA ID Identity Attestation Form & Documents Instructions: StudentAid.gov (FAFSA): Creating and Verifying FSA IDs for Immigrant Parents Without an SSN
“I am a U.S. citizen college student, but my immigrant parents do not have a Social Security Number. How do they create an FSA ID to sign my FAFSA?”
Official Procedural Summary & Rules
Parents without an SSN can create an FSA ID by selecting "I do not have an SSN" and completing the manual identity attestation verification process with foreign ID.
Key Statutory Rules & Exceptions
Under updated federal rules, parents without SSNs are legally permitted to create FSA IDs to sign their children's financial aid forms. • If the online credit bureau check fails, the system generates a "MANVER" case number and an Identity Attestation Form. • Email the signed attestation form along with a color copy of a foreign passport or consular ID to IDVerification@ed.gov.
Official Procedural Sequence
Create FSA ID checking "No SSN" Obtain MANVER case number Email color copy of foreign passport with attestation form
⚠️ Administrative Traps & Rejection Triggers
Submitting black-and-white or cropped photos of foreign passports (Department of Education rejects non-color scans).
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Under the FAFSA Simplification Act and Department of Education directives, detail non-SSN parent verification: (1) Creating an FSA ID on studentaid.gov without a Social Security Number (checking "Parent does not have an SSN"); (2) TransUnion knowledge-based identity questions and why non-credit parents fail; (3) The manual verification protocol: generating an FSA ID MANVER Case Number; (4) Completing the Attestation Form of Identity and submitting secondary proofs (foreign passport, consular ID / Matrícula Consular, or foreign driver's license with utility bill); (5) Emailing documents to IDVerification@ed.gov for manual account clearance.