<p>Is there any way for my dad, who lives in China and does not understand English, to fill out the noncustodial form?</p>
<p>You have to call the colleges to which you’re applying to ask for a non-custodial parent waiver for the CSS Profile.</p>
<p>Each college will have its own process for granting those, and its own criteria for granting them. I am doubtful having an international parent who doesn’t speak English will be, in and of itself, a persuasive argument. But you don’t know until you ask.</p>
<p>You need to contact the FA office of each school though.</p>
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<p>Perhaps he knows someone he trusts who DOES speak English who can help him. If not, perhaps there is a clergyman or someone of that sort in China who speaks English and can help him complete this form, if it is required.</p>
<p>The computer does not know who is sitting in front of it filling out the Profile…think about it. You need the financial Information from your parent…but when you registered for the CSS Profile, it gave you the information (temporary password) to do the Non-Cust. Profile. (I hope this gives enough hints for you to do this).</p>
<p>Not sure what Radiomom is getting at, but if it’s that you can fill out the non-custodial parent form yourself, then just remember that you’ll likely need translated financial statements that support the financial information entered on your father’s behalf.</p>
<p>Am I legally allowed to do that? Since my dad will be the only person who can financially support my education, I want colleges to know how much he makes; otherwise, I will appear as needing a full-ride, which situation would give me a disadvantage in non-need-blind admissions.</p>
<p>Aside from filling out the form on his behalf (I can call him for the information, but I’m afraid doing that is illegal), is there anything else I can do to let colleges know how much he makes?</p>
<p>I have never dealt with a NCP form before, so I’m not sure how it’s designed. I would assume, though, that it, like every other financial aid application I’ve filled out, asks for the person responding to testify to its truthfulness.</p>
<p>If you worked with your dad (via phone, I suppose) and supplied the NCP information that way, as long as you and he were providing accurate information and he could provide the documentation the college may ask for (wages statements, tax info, etc), then I don’t think that would be a problem.</p>
<p>Just my opinion, though.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine that it’s illegal to be your dad’s “translater” and input the info that he gives you. After all, if he got an English translater in China to help him with this, what is the difference?</p>
<p>I agree that not knowing English is not likely going to get a waiver since many int’ls have parents that don’t know English and they’re expected to do the FA forms if they want FA.</p>
<p>How about this…use Skype. You will need two computers…one with the NCP form on it and another for YOU to translate for your dad. Just go question by question with him.</p>
<p>Find out what your dad needs first…send him an email telling him what he needs to have (income and asset information, home equity, etc). Then get on Skype with him…and have another computer open.</p>
<p>If you really can’t do another computer…then you should print out a paper copy to use during your SKYPE conversation with your dad. Then you fill in the info, and enter it later to submit.</p>
<p>As long as your dad provides the information and as long as he is fully aware of what is going on the form, personally, I think this would be OK. YOU would be acting as your dad’s translator.</p>
<p>Most of you are misreading the OP’s question, as he WANTS his father to complete the non-custodial profile because the OP is applying to schools that may take ability to pay into consideration during the application process.</p>
<p>I do not think it is illegal for you to complete the profile along WITH your father, but would ask the schools you plan to apply to if this is okay. I don’t think the situation is any different than my son sitting next to me as I complete the Profile & FAFSA online forms & having him tell me what information goes where.</p>
<p>As another poster stated, just make sure your father provides certified translated copies of financial documents to you in case you have to verify through Profile (BTDT) or for schools that offered you admission. </p>
<p>To the OP: did you state on your applications you are applying for financial aid? If you stated no, why are you completing financial aid forms?</p>
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<p>The OP wanted a way to help her non English speaking dad complete this form. MOST of the answers above are addressing that issue.</p>
<p>I agree that the OP wants his dad to fill out the forms to show that he won’t be a “full need” student which he thinks will help with admissions at some schools.</p>
<p>The obvious next question to the OP…have you asked your dad how much he will pay each year? You make it sound like your dad is highish income and will be expected to contribute a lot. Will he? If you don’t know how much your dad will pay, then that’s a whole other problem.</p>
<p>He makes on average (fluctuates yearly) of slightly over $100000 in USD each year. He says that is necessary, he will try to pay the amount necessary. </p>
<p>So I should email each school to see if I can fill out the info for my dad who will be supplying the info via phone?</p>
<p>@thumper: I’m male.</p>
<p>I don’t think you need to email each school about this.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with your dad giving your the info so that you can put in the info. If your dad had two broken arms, he’d need someone to type in the info. There’s nothing wrong with this as long as you’re doing it with HIS permission.</p>
<p>I’m worried because on the online noncustodial page, it tells the noncustodial parent to create his own password so that the custodial parent and the child cannot see what he puts down.</p>
<p>The reason for that is that some non-custodial parents do not want the other parent or the student to have information about their income and assets. If the NCP knows that any information he/she provides will not be shared with the ex-spouse, then they are more likely (in some cases) to be open about their financial information… which the colleges need them to be. So, this way they are guaranteed privacy of their financial information. The college will calculated an expected family contribution, but they will not provide either parent the ex-spouse’s figures.</p>
<p>If that is not an issue in your family, then that privacy piece isn’t a problem. You can help your father fill out the required form as long as it’s okay with him.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks.</p>