"The rollout of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been rocky, but perhaps more so for U.S. students whose parents are either undocumented or not U.S. citizens," Best Colleges reports.

... "David Tolman, instructional design and content specialist at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), said in NASFAA's Off the Cuff podcast that the issue persists if at least one parent doesn't have a Social Security number. Even if that parent isn't the primary contributor, students and their families will reach a roadblock when trying to plug in demographic information for the second parent."

"'Unfortunately ... there is not a fix,' Tolman said. 'We are all — especially the students and families — waiting for the Department [of Education] to resolve this issue.'"

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Publication Date: 1/24/2024