
Know your name exactly as it appears on your legal documents
Student Work Authorization Social Security Number or ITIN (if applicaple, if you don't have either it's okay!)
Student State ID (SSID)- You can find this ID number on your high school transcripts
Parent/s Social Security Number or ITIN (if applicable)
Parent/s Current Tax Return (if applicable) or source of income and annual amount
Parent/s Date of Birth (MMDDYYYY)
Parent/s Marital Status and Date of Marital Status (MMYYYY)
Click: "Start"
Answer Eligibility Questions
Create User Account
You will then receive an email to activate your account
Create a password and set up security questions
Current Seniors select 2023–24 FAFSA form: you will be attending college between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.

1. Login
2. Select the School Year you plan to attend college (For current Seniors that would be 2023-2024)
3. Read the Instruction and click "Ok"
4. Complete Section 1: Personal Information for Student
** For citizenship status, student will select: "I am not a citizen or an eligible noncitizen"
5. Complete Section 2: School Selection
- List the schools you are planning to/ have applied to
6. Complete Section 3: Dependency Status
7. Complete Section 4: Student Financial Information
8. Complete Section 5: Parent Information
9. Complete Section 6: Parent Financial Information
10. Sign and Submit
11. Click: Parent Signature
- Create parent pin, sign & submit
* Application will NOT be processed or deemed complete if parent signature is missing!



*Each college system may have their own version of this form available on their school's financial aid website.

*Each college system may have their own version of this form available on their school's financial aid website.
Dependency Status
All applicants for federal student aid are considered either "dependent" or "independent"
Click the button below and answer the questions listed to determine your dependency status.
* If student files their own taxes it does not make them "independent". For federal student aid, students are considered "dependent" until the age of 24, unless they meet any of the requirements listed.
** Although this links to the Federal Student Aid Website, same rules apply
Who Is My Parent on CA Dream Act?
Use the chart above to guide you on reporting parent information.
Are parents married to each other?
Yes: Provide information for both parents
No: Provide information for the parent you live with the most or provides the most financial support.
No but living together: Provide information for both parents
** Although this links to the Federal Student Aid Website, same rules apply