<p>Hello</p>
<p>I am applying internationally for undergrad.. i am working on the international students financial aid application form that is required by the schools i am applying to. i live with my dad and my mom does not support me at all, we are barely in touch. my dad makes less then 20000 a year and my mom makes a lot more and have many assets. i have been working for a long time and i saved so i will be able to pay around 8000$ a year, a fact i will mention on the certification of finances. my mom will not contribute to my education, but if i fill out her financial status they will never give me aid... is there a non custodial parent waiver form i can send along with my ISFAA?</p>
<p>thank you very much</p>
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<p>This will not be considered a reason to get a non-custodial waiver. You must include the income and assets of both of your parents or the school willn to consider your application for financial aid complete.</p>
<p>let me explain myself better - my parents got divorced when I was 4 years old (17 years ago) and i am not in touch with my mom. she doesn’t support me and hasn’t supported me in years. i don’t know how much she makes but it is definitely more than what my dad does - if this is not a reason for an NCP waiver, what is?!</p>
<p>Sorry, still not a reason for a non-custodial waiver</p>
<p>could you please explain then what is a reason for a waiver? so basically you are saying that because i am not in touch with my mother, who get a divorce from my dad 17 years ago, i cannot receive financial aid? are you sure about that?</p>
<p>Pretty sure. it will take a lot of documentation for you to get a waiver. Also keep in mind that as an international student, most schools are not need blind, and fewer offer full need.</p>
<p>The unfortunate fact is that many parents won’t pay for college, whether or not they are estranged from the student. Your relationship with your mom won’t matter to most schools. </p>
<p>This is worth discussing with schools you’re applying to. If she never paid support, a few very generous schools may give you the waiver, but don’t count on it.</p>
<p>i think i understand. one more question please, when I file the CSS online profile, it asks me about my mother only in the NCP section. they ask how much she would be willing to contribute but they do not ask about her finances - not one question. i don’t understand then why in the ISFAA i have to write both parents, and in the CSS only my custodial one?</p>
<p>Please do not think that people who file the CSS profile are getting over on you. All students who file the profile must also file the non-custodial CSS profile if they are not granted a waiver by the college (which involuves documentation from multiple sources). If they are not supplying the information, their financial aid forms are also considered complete and will hinder their chances of getting need based aid outside of federal aid availaible for US citizens/permanent residents. </p>
<p>The first people in line when it comes to paying for a student’s education is their parents. When the parents refuse to pay or will nto supply the information, they are essentially saying “let someone else’s parents pay for my kid’s education” (because institutional aid is given due to the generosity of alumi, many who are other people’s parents).</p>
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<p>There are SOME colleges that do not require the NCP Profile form. Many, however, do require this form.</p>
<p>The reason the Profile isn’t asking for your NCP info is that your listed your parents as divorced. That being the case your MOTHER is required to complete the NON CUSTODIAL PARENT PROFILE…on which SHE will put her financial information. YOU do not put this on your Profile, it goes on the NCP form. That is why the Profile isn’t asking for your NCP info…it goes on the NCP form. </p>
<p>If your college requires the non-custodial parent info, you are REQUIRED to provide it whether or not your parent plans to contribute…or not.</p>