Anyone received this financial aid VERIFICIATION letter??

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>February 7, 2007</p>

<p>Dear _____,</p>

<p>Thank you for applying for financial assistance for the 2007-2008 academic year. This letter is to inform you of important additional steps you need to take. </p>

<p>You have begun the application process for need-based financial aid. Please complete the following.</p>

<ul>
<li>You must verify your U.S. citizenship status. Please submit a copy of your US passport, birth certificate, or naturalization certificate. For additional information review the Citizen and Eligible Non-Citizen Verification form, available, if the Social Security Administration does not have a record of your U.S. citizenship status, you must contact that office and request that your record be updated.</li>
</ul>

<p>*I became a US citizen couple of years ago.. Just out of curiousity, how many of you received this letter? Did financial aid select me to verify randomly? Or is it because I recently obtained my citizenship? Does it have any connection with my admission to USC? *</p>

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<p>i got that letter, except mine wanted a couple other documents, including tax returns (which i already sent in so im confused why theyre asking for it)...i assumed they sent the letter to everyone after they submitted their fafsa/css but im not so sure now</p>

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<p>so you think USC asks for different kinds of verifications from everyone?</p>

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<p>it seems so but dont take my word for it i really have no clue haha</p>

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<p>haha i got that..how do i prove im a citizen? i have a SSI number isnt that enough?</p>

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<p>oh ya i should add...mine asked for my tax returns and then my parents tax returns 2!</p>

<p>does anyone know when its due?
on mine unless im reading it wrong, it says like may 7th...so i think im gonna wait to c if im accepted first, i wouldnt wanna do that extra work for nothing!</p>

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<p>I got that letter. They don't put a deadline on it if you're a new student at USC. If you're a continuing undergraduate at USC I think it's due May 4th, it says on the letter.</p>

<p>I have the same problem with residency stressedOut. The permanent residency papers are being processed by the USCIS/INS but I don't have a confirmation that they have approved it yet, so I'm basically screwed until the damn feds decide they want to process it and send it.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/fa/0708/CIT.S__NCIT.S.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/fa/0708/CIT.S__NCIT.S.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>download that form in that page, fill it out and do/send them what they ask you for to prove your status. Hope you have a little bit more luck with this than I've had so far...</p>

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<p>I got that too, but they didn't ask me to verify my citizenship. Just wanted tax returns.</p>

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<p>did you guys just fill out your fafsa to get that letter because i just finished that yesterday....all this financial aid stuff is confusing</p>

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<p>wait...I got that but never got a acceptance/rejection letter from SC.</p>

<p>Is this normal?</p>