<p>Ok, so I've seen a lot of questions asked about this problem. I filed my FAFSA for the first time and have recently received my SAR. On the SAR, it says that SSA did not confirm my US Citizen.</p>
<p>My mom became was naturalized as a citizen in 2004 and because I was under 18, I was able to become a naturalized citizen. I know this is true because I have a US Passport and I have the certificate of naturalization. </p>
<p>I know that I should call all my colleges and do what they want. However, is that all I should do? Should I contact SSA and see what the problem is?</p>
<p>Also, even though I received my naturalization years ago, I'm not sure if my mom ever reported it SSA? Should I have my mom look into that?</p>
<p>Also, another question.
The name I put on FAFSA is slightly different than the one on my SS card.
For example, I put Mary-Ann as my name on the FAFSA. However, my SS card has my name as Mary Ann (without the hypen). Is that a big enough difference? I applied for my PIN using Mary-Ann and it was confirmed by SSA, so I don't think that's the problem.</p>
<p>Am I thinking too much? Should I just contact my colleges and go on from there.</p>
<p>I sent all of my colleges a copy of my passport and my Certificate of Citizenship and am about to send out emails checking up on it and asking if they need anything else. Then my mom took me to the SSA and we filled out a form to get my citizenship status updated, which was a pretty quick process-- too late for this year’s FAFSA, but good to do :)</p>
<p>Hyphens are a *itch. My last name is hyphenated. Every few years, somebody, somewhere screws up and the IRS cannot verify my information with the SSA. AARGH! It means a trip to the local house of representative’s office with my paperwork. The nice people there get their tax advocate invovled and the thing gets resolved in a few months. But, it happens every few years.</p>
<p>My advice to the kids, NEVER hyphenate. If you get married, keep your own name or change it. Don’t make my mistake. </p>
<p>Anyway, yes, I’d be willing to bet the hyphen is part of the problem.</p>
<p>^That’s odd…is your name the you’re using for taxes exactly the same as the one on your SS card? My last name has a hyphen in it, and I’ve never had a problem since I changed it with the SSA!</p>