<p>Ok, I live with my mother in California. My father has lived outside of the United States since 2003 and has just moved back in 2010. But now, within a few days (literally) he is being deployed to Afghanistan and will not be able to file his taxes since he is getting an extension. So, will I need him to fill out the NCP profile, also he and i had not spent a single day together since I was in 7th grade, and he seems very hostile about contributing for college. So is there any possibility that my colleges would be willing to give a NCP waiver under these conditions, since his is not involved and is in a combat zone during the filing period? please help, and any feedback will be greatly appreciated.<br>
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<p>I don’t know how this will get handled.</p>
<p>however, since you’re in Calif, I hope you’ve applied to Calif state schools and other private schools that do not need NCP info (like USC and Chapman and some others).</p>
<p>Getting a waiver in such a case is totally unknown. And, keep in mind, that a school may give a waiver for one year, but expect a contribution from your dad in future years. So, if affording a school requires money from your dad, then that school is probably not a good idea. You also don’t know if at some point whether your dad would simply refuse to do the form because he fears it will obligate him in some manner (even if it doesn’t).</p>
<p>You can’t just base your school decision on what might happen for one year. I don’t think any school is going to give you an NCP waiver for all 4 years. So, don’t get yourself into future trouble by only getting help for one year (which is also unknown if getting a waiver for one year is possible).</p>
<p>What schools are you applying to that don’t require NCP info?</p>
<p>I am applying to NYU and a few UC’s which do not require the NCP</p>
<p>The reasons you stated will not be grounds for a non-custodial waiver.</p>
<p>*I am applying to NYU and a few UC’s which do not require the NCP *</p>
<p>I think you need to quickly apply to USC and Chapman…both meet need and neither uses NCP info. </p>
<p>NYU will not meet need, so unless your mom is willing to pay out some big bucks, that school may not be affordable. </p>
<p>If your EFC is very low and your family income is low, then a UC will likely meet need.</p>
<p>So even though he is physically no on the continent and has an extension to file his taxes until august of 2011, that is not grounds for a non-custodial waiver, even for just a year?</p>
<p>The school may just delay processing your FA until they get his info.</p>
<p>Not being in the US is not a reason. </p>
<p>And, please don’t be so short-sighted that you’re looking for a “one year” quick fix. What would you do the following years if your dad’s income was included but he won’t contribute?</p>
<p>Too many kids post on this forum after their first year because they had funds for the first year, but not the following years. They end up having to leave their schools and it’s MUCH harder to get the aid you need when you’re a transfer student.</p>
<p>Since your dad is not open to helping with your college costs, you need to proceed with schools that won’t need his info. Believe me, there could be a year in the future that he may just up and refuse to fill out the info (especially if he remarries).</p>
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<p>No, it is not. </p>
<p>There are plenty of parents serving in the military with college aged children. While your father has an extension until august 2011 to file his taxes, him waiting this long to file will not net you any financial aid and will not be grounds for the college to not consider his income and assets. </p>
<p>He should file the non-custodial profile using his tax information from 2009 as an estimate. The profile does have a section where they will alow you to write in any additional information. He will be able to use that section to let schools know that he will be deployed and unable to file taxes until august. </p>
<p>You should also contact the financial aid department and ask them about you father being able to submit a copy of his 2009 taxes (especially if there is not going to be any major fluxuations in his income).</p>
<p>Mom2CollegeKids, I know several kids with a NCP waiver, and none has ever had to seek the waiver more than once except in the case of one kid who had to get it again when he transferred from one college to another… but never for the same college. Do you know anyone who has had to get a new waiver each year they renewed their FA? One of the things that makes a waiver difficult to get is that the “absence” of the NCP needs to be seen as a permanent condition. I’d be really interested to know which schools you’ve experienced that require a student to seek a waiver each year. That could be useful information.</p>