<p>File prior to receiving the check. That’s your safest bet You have to report all money, even financial aid, in the bank on the day you sign the FAFSA.</p>
<p>Thumper, D just returned from study abroad in the UK. No visa, no affidavit of funds … but she went through Butler U, so don’t know if it’s different if it’s not through a formal program.</p>