📚 How to Fax FAFSA Verification Documents
FAFSA verification is run by your school, so the documents go to your school's financial aid office, not to Federal Student Aid. Federal rules let each school set its own deadline and the way it wants documents sent. If your school lists a fax number, you can fax the worksheet and tax documents for $2.99 for up to 3 pages and $0.99 for each extra page, with no account.
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Who Gets Your Verification Documents
When your FAFSA is selected for verification, the school you plan to attend checks the information on it. Federal rule 34 CFR 668.53 requires each school to have written policies that set how long you have to send the requested documents, what happens if you miss that time, and how you will be told the result. So everything goes to the financial aid office of that school, by the route and deadline the school sets. Please do not send verification documents to Federal Student Aid, because it does not run your school's verification.
Some schools ask you to upload documents through a student portal, and some list a fax number on their request or on the financial aid office page. Use the route your school's request names. If it offers both, either is fine, and the portal may show you when each item is received.
The rule: fax verification documents only to the financial aid office fax number your school gives you, and send only the items the school asked for.
Which Documents the School Can Accept
The school tells you what it needs, often a verification worksheet and income information. Federal rule 34 CFR 668.57 lists acceptable tax documents, which include a copy of the income tax return or an IRS form that lists tax account information. If you send a copy of a tax return, it must include the filer's signature, but the signature does not need to be an original, so a signed copy that you scan or photograph is acceptable to send.
If your parents or your spouse are part of your FAFSA, the school may ask for their documents and signatures too. Please follow the exact list in the school's request, because a missing signature or a missing page means the school has to come back to you and ask again.
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Finding and Entering the Fax Number
There is no national FAFSA verification fax number. The correct number is on your school's verification request, in your student portal, or on the financial aid office's own web page. If the request came by email, look there first.
On OverseasFax, select United States, then type all 10 digits including the area code. Do not type a leading 1, because +1 is added for you, and the box removes a 1 typed at the start. The pay button turns on only when all 10 digits are in, so a number written (614) XXX-XXXX is typed as 614XXXXXXX. For a Canadian school, select Canada and enter the number the same way.
What to Write on the Cover Page and Each Page
Please start with a cover page that says the school name and "Financial Aid Office", the student's full name, the student ID number the school uses, the award year shown on the request, the words "FAFSA verification documents attached", a short list of what you are sending, your phone number and email, and the total page count.
Then write the student's name, student ID and a page number such as "Page 3 of 8" at the top or in the margin of every page, including parent pages and tax pages. Financial aid offices handle many files at once, and a page with no name on it can be very hard to match. Keep the student's Social Security number off the cover page. Scan each page to PDF so the numbers are sharp and easy to read.
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Cost, With a Typical Example
A fax to a US or Canadian number costs $2.99 for up to 3 pages and $0.99 for each extra page. A verification packet is often longer than a single form. For example, a cover page, a two-page worksheet and a five-page signed tax return copy is 8 pages, which comes to $2.99 + 5 x $0.99 = $7.94. You can upload up to 10 files in one fax, 100MB in total, and you see the price before you pay.
There is no account, nothing is printed on your document, and if the fax cannot be delivered the full amount goes back to your card automatically. Delivery usually takes a few minutes.
Deadline, Your Record and What to Do Next
Your deadline is the one your school sets, so check the request, your student portal or the financial aid office page, and send the documents as soon as you have them. The school's written policies also say what happens if you miss that time period, so sending early matters.
After the fax goes through, the confirmation email shows the destination number, the page count and the time in US Eastern Time, which is your record of exactly when it was sent. Keep it, and check your student portal or call the office a few days later to confirm that each item was received. If the office wants to fax you a form to correct or sign, our sister service GetAFax.com gives you a private US fax number for 24 hours for $5, for up to 30 pages, with the faxes arriving in your email as a PDF.
For other campus paperwork, see how to fax documents to a college or university. If you need a transcript from a school you attended, see how to fax a transcript request, and for every US topic see the US fax guide.
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Why send it here
One price for the whole fax, shown before you pay, and nothing added at checkout.
Nothing is printed on your document. It arrives exactly as you uploaded it.
If it cannot be delivered, the money goes back to your card without you asking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to fax my FAFSA verification packet to the financial aid office?
Is there a cheaper way to send FAFSA verification documents than faxing?
Do I have to create an account to fax FAFSA documents to my school?
Where do I fax FAFSA verification documents?
Is there a Federal Student Aid fax number for FAFSA verification?
my FAFSA got picked for verification and the school wants my parents' signed tax return, does it need a wet signature?
Can I send an IRS tax account form instead of a copy of my tax return for FAFSA verification?
What is the deadline to send FAFSA verification documents?
Can I fax FAFSA verification documents from my phone?
How do I enter my financial aid office fax number for FAFSA verification?
Can I fax my whole FAFSA verification packet in one fax?
The financial aid office wants to fax me a corrected FAFSA verification form, how do I get it?
How do I show my school I faxed my FAFSA verification documents on time?
Is it safe to fax tax returns to a financial aid office for FAFSA verification?
My FAFSA verification fax failed, do I pay again?
Does anything get added to my FAFSA verification pages when I fax them?
What should the cover page say when I fax FAFSA verification documents?
My school has both a portal and a fax number for FAFSA verification, which should I use?
Can a parent fax their own tax documents for their child's FAFSA verification?
Should I fax my FAFSA verification documents and also upload them to the portal?
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