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Verification is a quality-control method used by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to check the accuracy of the information submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a>. The federal processor determines who is selected for verification. The Office of Student Financial Assistance also has the authority to select files for verification if there appears to be a conflict of information.<\/p>\n

Students selected for verification will be requested to provide the Office of Student Financial Assistance copies of specific tax documentation (e.g. income tax return transcripts, non-tax filer statements, W-2 statements, or 1099 forms) to support the information reported on their FAFSA form.<\/p>\n

Financial aid administrators are required to ask for any documentation that may be necessary to clarify discrepancies in order to complete the verification process. If a family refuses to supply the requested documentation, the student\u2019s eligibility for any federal student aid and\/or need-based aid awarded may be forfeited.<\/p>\n

Please submit all requested official documents by the May 30th document submission UCF priority date but, no later than 60 days prior to the start of the semester for which federal aid is being requested. Students whose verification is incomplete, will not receive a disbursement of federal, state or institutional need-based aid.<\/p>\n

Students selected for verification by the federal processor are notified on their Student Aid Report (SAR). Student Financial Assistance will also notify students of their selection via email communication to the student\u2019s Knight\u2019s email. Documents required to complete the review process are listed on the student\u2019s \u201cTo-Do List\u201d on myUCF<\/a> in the Student Center. Verification forms will be available for students and parents to complete and sign electronically via Dynamic Forms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Students must click on the \u201cdetails\u201d of the items to read the instructions for each item. In order to avoid processing and disbursement delays, we have established May 30 as a UCF priority deadline date for submitting verification documents.<\/p>\n

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Student Aid Report<\/h2>\n

The Student Aid Report (SAR)<\/a> is an electronic document that gives students some basic information about their eligibility for federal student aid and lists their answers to the questions on the FAFSA. It also provides the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number which is used by institutions to determine the student\u2019s eligibility for financial aid.<\/p>\n

If a valid email address is listed on the FAFSA, students will receive an email with instructions on how to access an online copy of their SAR. Typically, students can access their SAR within two weeks of filing their FAFSA.<\/p>\n

If corrections were made to the FAFSA while completing verification, the student will receive an email to access their SAR with the updated information.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Federal regulations require the following:<\/h2>\n