<p>Hi, I need help filling out the FAFSA application. Because of my living situation I am confused how to fill it out. I have a US Passport, but I live overseas. While I am attending college in the US, my primary address will be in Dallas TX, but I am going to college in NY. My primary address is in Dallas, because that is where my family lives. I am confused as what address to put as "my primary address" because my actual home address is in India, but while in America all my mail goes to the Dallas address. Also, for income will I need to provide documentation, or how does that part work?
Thanks</p>
<p>Are you in college now, or are you asking about next year? You can’t file the FAFSA for 2011-2012 until January, but you can start organizing your paperwork now. All figures are reported in US dollars at the exchange of the day that you file. If you are asked to verify your family finances, you will need to provide documentation, and at that time you can ask the financial aid office what specific evidence they will accept.</p>
<p>Your primary address is needed so that the colleges can mail things to you. Are the people at the Dallas address good at getting stuff to you or not? If not, use the address in India. You also can contact the individual admissions offices and discuss this with them. Some might prefer to rely on US domestic mail rather than international mail to communicate with you. Others might prefer the address in India.</p>
<p>There are a number of US citizens living overseas who are currently applying to college here. If you run a search for their threads, you might get some useful ideas:
harmonium
lilspring
shaneobain
R3d3mpti0n
johnnyquid (also in India)
MQ1993
shl
studyzone </p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply
For the primary address I meant on the FAFSA what do they use it for?</p>
<p>On the FAFSA, put where you are living. If your parents are filing US income tax returns, they almost certainly are using the address in India so that they can benefit from the foreign income exclusions. If your parents aren’t filing US income tax returns, they are filing the equivalent local forms, and the Indian address is almost certainly their address of record.</p>