FAFSA SAYS IM NOT A CITIZEN OF THE U.S.?

Paying for College
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So I was wondering why FAFSA hasn’t sent me any emails yet or the colleges I applied to about my FAFSA… so I recently checked and it said “The Social Security Administration did not confirm that you are a U.S. citizen. Provide your financial aid office with documentation of your U.S. citizenship (such as
your U.S. Passport, Certificate of Naturalization or Birth Certificate). If the documents support your status as a U.S. citizen, the financial aid office at your school
will make a copy of your documentation and can continue to process your federal student aid. If you are an eligible noncitizen, you or your school must submit a
correction to Item 14 to indicate that you are an eligible noncitizen and also provide your Alien Registration Number in Item 15. You and your school will receive a
new SAR/ISIR within three processing days with results from the Department of Homeland Security about your eligible noncitizen status”

My parents became citizen through naturalization and I am naturally granted citizen because I was a minor. I already emailed CSUF (since I’m planning to go there) BUT SHOULD I ALSO CALL THEIR FINANCIAL AID OFFICE??? I’m really worried since I discovered this extremely late… do you think there is still money left? If not… I guess I’m going to community.

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There are several threads like this. If you didn’t change your status with social security, the schools do not know you are a citizen. You must take proof to the financial aid office like you certificate of citizenship, passport, or other document. Go to social security office and change your status ( you will need the certificate or passport).