<p>The financial aid application process is really killing me.
What are W2 forms? Are they required for international students?
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>The W-2 is an American tax form. No, you don't have one unless you or your parents have been working in the US.</p>
<p>On the other hand, which financial aid application are you completing? The financial aid application for international students does <em>not</em> mention a W-2 form at all. If you are working with the FAFSA or the CSS Profile, you are probably using the wrong forms.</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply.
I just submitted my CSS Profile, and Collegeboard said one of my schools require the "Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) Requirement", which is what I am working on now.</p>
<p>hey, I'm having the same problem, 50936!
Financial aid forms are really stupid for internationals, don't you think?
I didn't send in W-2 Forms either, so I'm hoping that's ok (I live in Switzerland, but am actaully american, so that makes things even more complicated ;-))</p>
<p>50936, in your chances thread you say that you are an international student from Japan. Are you a US citizen? I am confused because only two of the colleges you mentioned in your chances thread even have financial aid for international students (Cornell and Northwestern) and both of them have a separate financial aid application form for international students: <a href="http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/pdf/isfaa.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/pdf/isfaa.pdf</a> International students don't complete the CSS Profile unless they are living in the US and/or are US citizens.</p>
<p>Of course I might just be misinterpreting your posts. If you have US citizenship, then none of the above applies to you and I apologize for bringing this up again.</p>