When should the FAFSA application form be completed?

I would like to know if the FAFSA application form should be completed in the Fall of the Junior year or fall of the senior year, provided that the high school student is graduating in Spring of their senior year. Thank you.

Your FAFSA will be available for completion and submission in October of YOUR senior year in high school.

So…if you are graduating from HS in June 2019, and will be entering college in Sept 2019 for the 2019-2020 academic year…that FAFSA…the 2019-2020 one…will be available on October 1, 2018.

If you are graduating from HS in June 2020 and will be entering college in Sept 2020 for the 2020-2021 academic year…that FAFSA…the 2020-2021 one…will be available on October 1, 2019.

You have to complete the FAFSA for the academic year you will be attending college. You can’t do it a year early.