Fafsa

Paying for College
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<p>my parents were married here, but then my father is not a resident of the United States and he has no SS #, so should i put my father's info on fafsa , but if i do, does it affect the amount of financial aid? Thank you for answering.</p>

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<p>Unless you can answer yes to one of the dependency questions you have to put your parents information on FAFSA. If they are divorced you put only the information for the parent you live with the most.</p>

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<p>actually they are not divorced, just that my father is not a legal resident in America but he lives in Hong Kong</p>

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<p>I answered on your other thread.</p>

<p>Yes, you must put him on the FAFSA.</p>

<p>Yes, it will affect your aid (unless he doesn’t make any money).</p>

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<p>I was very surprised by question 22 on FAFSA regarding registering for military service. I contacted FAFSA to inquire and they said that it is REQUIRED to register for the armed forces to receive ANY financial aid. Is this typical or is it new? As a family with one son, we are very concerned about this and what it could mean. Does anyone have experience with this? He has received scholarship offers from several schools not requiring FAFSA as they are merit based, but there are a few schools that say they do not offer merit based aid and so we were going to fill out the FAFSA.</p>

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<p>Hi Jewels - you might find some useful information here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/554759-not-joining-selective-service-no-financial-aid.html?highlight=selective+service[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/554759-not-joining-selective-service-no-financial-aid.html?highlight=selective+service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Alamemom - thanks for the link. It’s as I thought. We are not filing FAFSA. Thank goodness he has full merit scholarships.</p>

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<p>It is not new. It has always been a requirement for receiving federal financial aid. It is also required by law. It has been required by law for several decdes. The penalties for not registering can include imprisonment and heavy fines. Also someone who is not registered is ineligible for certain federal benefits (Such as financial aid) and is ineligible for federal jobs.</p>

<p>Whether you are filing FAFSA or not - he is required by law to register with the selective service.</p>

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<p>If he is a conscientious objector (not sure about spelling!), he still has to register. IF the draft were to be reinstated, he would claim his CO status at that time.</p>

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<p>Yes, it is required before the age of 26. He’s got a ways to go.</p>

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<p>It is required within 30 days of his 18th birthday</p>

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