A financial aid administrator may sign a student's FAFSA in place of the parent if the parent cannot be contacted through normal means of communication, in order to get the application into processing. NASFAA has confirmed with the Department of Education that this provision could apply in Katrina-related cases. There is a problem if the application is selected for verification, however, because the aid administrator cannot sign verification documents in place of the parent. ED has issued additional guidance on verification in its Katrina Announcement #5.
Posted September 19, 2005 on www.NASFAA.org, the Web Site of the
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). Please submit Web Site questions or comments to Web@NASFAA.org
