<p>*I’m living with my parents.
Parents have the legal rights to make decisions on my behalf
If i just go ahead without filling out the FAFSA form, my dad will pay in full</p>
<p>just asked my mom, my parents are my parents on my birth certificate
i guess it’s just his tax forms. *</p>
<p>wow…is this some kind of scam that citizens who are living abroad are participating in? Are expats giving their minor children’s SSN to others in the states so that those people can claim them as dependents on their taxes?</p>
<p>Anyway…it may not be a good idea for you to file FAFSA. If the “guardian” has been scamming the US all these years, then that might come out by filing FAFSA and it clearly shows that you’re being supported by your parents…not this “guardian”.</p>
<p>In all likelyhood it is tax fraud if he claims you as a dependent for tax purpose but you are not being supported by him.
Your guardian, with conscent from your parents, is fleecing US taxpayers… and maybe fleecing some extra from the citizens of the sate he resides.</p>
<p>i maintain his innocence
anyways, so can i file for finanacial aid even if my parents are not american citizens and dont live in the usa. I am an american citixen btw</p>
<p>he is a taxpayer, not a welfare recipient
even if he was guilty of any fraud which he’s not, you cant use the word fleecing which implies that he’s taking something which he’s not doing</p>
<p>We know he’s your uncle and you’re a US citizen with a SSN. He doesn’t have the right to use your SSN when filing his tax return when he’s NOT supporting you. That’s fraud. </p>
<p>His family deductions should be for his spouse and his own kids that he is financially supporting…not other people’s kids who he is NOT supporting. He is misusing your SSN. He has no right to be putting down your SSN on his tax forms. </p>
<p>Your uncle is taking a tax deduction for you when he shouldn’t be…which means he isn’t paying the right amount of taxes. That is fleecing/stealing/fraud this country. </p>
<p>From your earlier posts, it’s clear that you don’t understand this. You even said that he “pays” taxes for you. He doesn’t “pay” taxes for you…he pays LESS taxes by fraudulently using your SSN when you’re not his real dependent. </p>
<p>Answer this…WHY does your uncle put your SSN on his tax forms? Is it so that he can pay MORE money to the US…or is it so he can (wrongly) pay LESS money to the US?</p>
<p>But, hey, go ahead and file FAFSA…let the US gov’t uncover this scam that your uncle has been doing (with your family’s consent by providing your SSN to him). </p>
<p>Yes you are able to file the FAFSA. You will have to convert your parents’ income and assets into U.S. dollars for that form. If your “uncle” is paying money to help support you (which IS a U.S. requirement for declaring someone as a dependent), that would also have to be listed on the FAFSA form in the appropriate spot.</p>
<p>I, too, am a bit flummoxed by the “uncle” putting you as a dependent on his tax return UNLESS somehow he is supporting you. This could potentially become a problem for HIM as he would need to verify your eligibility as a dependent. </p>
<p>For you…this is something you might want to “reconsider” while you are in college. As a U.S. citizen, there are some college tax credits for which YOU would be eligible, but NOT if someone else declares you as a dependent on THEIR tax return. I would say…this should end NOW (before the 2012 calendar year starts) so that YOU will be able to avail yourself of any tax benefit for being a college student when you file your 2012 taxes a year from January.</p>
<p>No one is making any judgements about you…it’s your uncle that is getting the business for doing something that sounds pretty fishy. </p>
<p>Your parent’s citizenship is not an issue for FAFSA. As long as you are a citizen, just file your FAFSA and use their income/asset info. Thumper gave you excellent advice, though, as FAFSA can be checked against IRS records (though I don’t know if that is routine or not). Your uncle should not claim you as a dependent this year unless he is legally entitled to do so…he can find the exact criteria on determining who is a dependent, and who is not, on the IRS website ([Internal</a> Revenue Service](<a href=“http://www.irs.gov%5DInternal”>http://www.irs.gov)).</p>
<p>You misunderstand. We know that you, the child, are totally innocent in this game that is being played. This scam was agreed upon by the adults who know better. We don’t like what the adults are doing.</p>
<p>anyway…You can file FAFSA with parents who aren’t citizens. You just put in all zeros for where their SSN’s would go. However, you need to be aware that by filing FAFSA, you may be exposing your uncle’s doings.</p>
<p>Okay. Cool. And one more question. I think someone raised the point that the 2012-2013 application FAFSA forms havent come out. However, I am going to uni in January(Spring Admission). How would this play out? Do I use this current year’s FAFSA form</p>
<p>Be aware that by applying for aid this late and for spring means that you will very likely ONLY be given a loan. Any grant money or other aid is either not available for spring admits or has already been awarded. </p>
<p>i hadnt done the sats until may so i couldnt apply last yr and i really have nothing meaningful to do for a whole year so i’ll try to leave in january
i’ve already graduated high school btw</p>
<p>If you are applying for admission for January, you need to understand that SOME financial aid will be limited for you. Often even merit awards for incoming freshmen are awarded for the fall term and schools have fewer resources for students admitted for the spring term. In addition, there are limited funding things like Federal Work Study, and SEOG…those funds are given to students on a first come/first served basis and likely will not be available to you for the spring term.</p>
<p>By completing the FAFSA for this current school year (the 2011-2012 version) you will be able to get a Stafford loan for the spring term…I’m not sure that you would receive the full $5500 since it’s only for one term of the year rather than the whole year. But maybe you do (someone else can answer that one).</p>
<p>I’ve lost track here…it seems you are living abroad which means you will not have instate residency status anywhere (and NO having your uncle declare on his taxes will not be helpful)…so your costs will be higher. Do you have a way of funding your college education?</p>
<p>Short answer…yes you can file the FAFSA. Yes you will get a Stafford loan in some amount by doing so. Honestly, it’s not that hard to do a FAFSA if you have all of the information at hand FIRST.</p>
<p>My parents can probably pay full tuition. But nothing bad in looking for a discount. I really only want the grants. No need to take out a loan and pay interest when we could easily full tuition(maybe not easily)</p>
<p>Are you a recruited athlete in your sport? If not, it’s not likely that you will be able to receive an athletic scholarship of any significant amount. Most schools do their athletic recruiting and award the aid to incoming fall freshmen…even SPRING sports scholarship students have training and work to do during the fall term. </p>
<p>If you are looking for grant money, I think you will find that very limited for spring admitted students…again…much of that is awarded to students who are enrolling for the fall term as incoming freshmen. </p>
<p>Perhaps someone here knows of a college that would award grants to incoming students in the spring semester.</p>
<p>You would be looking for institutional money which is often used up by now. With your income, you would not be eligible for federal Pell grant money which IS something that spring admits can receive…but your income is WAY to high to qualify for that.</p>
<p>Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!! This is so discouraging. Okay, but can i still get grants for my sophomore year even I probably dont get anything this time arounds</p>