Hi i have a little question about the css profile as an international student i’m not living with my parents only with my aunt and
grandmother since my birth my parents are divorced my mum has custody of me but she lives in another country she has no bank acount she’s not working and she doesnt’t pay any taxes my father is mentally ill and i have paper that proves it he’s not working either and doesn’t have any bank account so in that case with whom information should i fill the css profile information including annual income …
You must get financial information from your parent
and if requested, your non custodial parent. It does not matter that they live in another country. You cannot use your Aunt’s and grandmother’s financial information
Your challenge will be that most colleges are not need blind to international students. This means that your ability to pay will be a factor in the admissions process
but my aunt is the one who is gonna pay or my education both my parents don’t have any salary and i do’t have any paper to prove their income
US colleges require the financial information of the parents. You said you have a paper that proves your dad isn’t working. Why can’t you get one for your mom? What is she living on if she’s not working?
How much is your aunt willing to pay per year? Are there schools in your current country that are affordable?
It’s very nice that your aunt is paying your college costs.
BUT…you say your mom “has custody” so for financial aid purposes…you will need your mom’s Information on the FAFSA.
I sounds like for financial aid you’ll be better off using your parents’ information on income, which will be close to zero. Just answer the questions as asked and you’ll be okay. If your parents have no proof of income, you’ll have nothing to provide. It may come down to attaching and explanation that your father is mentally ill and your mother lives (____) and who provides her food.
All you can do is provide that answers to the questions they ask.
I think this student should contact her colleges about a dependency override. If she hasn’t ever lived with either parent, it is highly likely this can easily be documented by her high school guidance folks.
With a dependency override, the parent info won’t be used…at all…and the student would have independent status for financial aid purposes.
If she can’t get a dependency override…then…
The mother would need to do the Profile, and the father the non-custodial parent Profile. Or someone would have to do it for them.
The student would need a lot of information…income, taxes paid etc. or proof that no income was earned.
For both, are you suggesting this student “sign” these documents as though she is the parent?
No, just that she fill out the questions asked, and get the parent to sign. She is international, so no FAFSA, and the CSS asks different things and accepts different information (not all countries have taxes). Using the aunt’s information may result in less FA. If the father is not available to provide any information, then the waiver of NCP information should be requested.
Can an international student request a dependency override? I know your experience is with FAFSA, but wondering if you know whether schools will grant this for a student who says she has never lived with either of her parents…since she was born.
Op needs to submit her parents information. Based on what she presented, she is not eligible for a dependency overrride. Mom custodial parent has chosen to live in another country and has chosen for OP to live with her grandparents. The parental relationship is not irreparably broken.
I agree with @twoinanddone. Op needs to submit the financial information and supporting documentation about both of her parents.
@sybbie719 it’s sort of hard to figure out what the OP means…since there isn’t a speck of punctuation in the post.
@lolita123456 could you please clarify…have you EVER lived with your mother or father, and if so…when?
Why are you living with your grandmother and aunt…and how long have you lived with them?
Most dependency overrides happen for federal aid. Op is unlikely eligible for federal aid as an international student. She will be requesting institutional aid. She must follow the process, whicneans filling out the profile and/or non custodial profile of requested. If her father is mentally incapacitated to the extent he can’t fil our tge firns then send the documration.
Her mother must still fill out her part Mom will have to say how she receives food clothing g and shelter.
If aunt is paying then there is someplace on the Profile where she can put that.
And at the same time…this student should also be looking for affordable options for college in her home country.
It sounds like she needs a lot of aid to attend college here. Maybe I missed it…but she will also need to be a tippy top student to garner significant aid to come here. Her options would be acceptance at a college that meets full need OR a merit award for full cost of attendance. Both aren’t exactly easy peasy to come by.
So…she needs to have affordable options in her home country as well.
She says her aunt will pay for her college…but how much will the aunt pay? College here is going to cost upward of $40,000 a year…this student would either be attending a public university at the OOS rate…OR a private university.
Does the aunt know how much this is going to cost?
my aunt will be able to pay around 12.000 dollars a year my mom lives with her husband she’s married but my stepdad won’t pay anything and won’t give me any paper and yes i’ve lived with both of my parents before their divorce about 4 years since that i started living with my grandmother
Thank you for clarifying.
I agree with @sybbie719 that you will need your mom’s information for financial aid purposes…AND her husband’s income and assets will be required on the Profile as well. Required. It doesn’t matter if he plans to pay…or not. Your mom is married…you lived with her last. She “has custody” of you even though you live with an aunt. Your mom and her spouse will be required income and assets on your financial aid forms.
Please look for affordable options in your country.
Unless I missed them, you would need very high GPA and SAT or ACT score to get enough money to attend college here. $12,000 will barely cover your room and board costs.
Do you have an affordable option in your country for college? That needs to be on your list as well.
So op will need profile filled out by mom and stepdad and non custodial profile br stepdad.
do i really have to fill my stepdad inormations
Yes, you do. It does not matter if he does not want to pay
Misrepresentation on your forms will get you kicked out of school and you will have to repay all of your financial aid
so i have to fill my father and mother,stepdad informations but what about my aunt
Here is what you will need to do.
- Your mom and stepdad will need to complete the Profile with your mom’s and stepdad’s incomemnd assets.
Your dad’s info will not be on the Profile your mom completes.
- Your dad will need to complete the non-custodial parent Profile..using ONLY his information.
You can try to get a non-custodial parent Profile waiver…but I’m not sure whether mental illness will be considered. You will need to contact EACH college regarding this.
- You do NOTHING about your aunt when you apply the first time. HOWEVER, When you apply again for your sophomore year...you MIGHT need to list what your aunt paid on your mom’s Profile.
I would strongly suggest you get these forms done as close to October 1 of your senior year as possible. That is when they become available. If you are applying for admission fall 2019, the 2019-2020 Profile will become available on October 1, 2018. You will be using information from the 2017 tax year.
And lastly, it is very likely that you will have some questions to email the colleges. I know this is only an online message board forum, but please use correct capitalization and punctuation in your writing. It is not clear what you mean when you don’t.