<p>I read somewhere that colleges insist that your parents fill in the form, so you can't say that you don't live with them is this true?</p>
<p>I live with my sister who is my legal guardian (court order etc) - so would they still want my parents to fill in the FA forms? Not that it would make a difference because they have very little income anyway but they probably wouldn't be willing to do so for other reasons. </p>
<p>I'm worried that they might not look at my FA application? Should I be worried?</p>
<p>No, your situation (legal guardianship) is an exception to the FAFSA rules and qualifies you for independent status. Is this a FAFSA only school?</p>
<p>I’m an international student. I haven’t decided which schools I will be looking at yet but had seen something about parents etc. I will be applying in August this year.</p>
<p>So, you will not file FAFSA anyway. You can certainly explain your situation, with documentation, to the schools you actually apply to. Many schools in the U.S. are not need-blind for international students, however, nor do they meet need. If you are coming to the U.S. on a student visa, I’m pretty sure that you will have to provide documents showing that you can pay for at least the first year. Please do your research carefully…there are threads here on schools that are need blind or provide aid to international students (one is at the top of this forum). Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you for your help.
I have had a look at the ones which are need blind or at least need aware. I’m still deciding which schools based on FA packages others are receiving and will be looking at the school’s website before applying to make sure I am not just wasting my time.</p>