You	can	submit	verification	results	by	uploading	a	.CSV	file	with	the	data	for	up	to	2,000	students.	Each	row	must	contain
only	one	record	and	have	the	following	elements,	each	in	their	own	column:
Applicant9s	nine-digit	Social	Security	number;
Last	name;	and
Verification	of	identity	result	numeric	code	from	above.
Verification	Exclusions
There	are	times	when	you	don9t	need	to	verify	a	student9s	application.	You	are,	however,	still	required	to	resolve
conflicting	information	(except	when	a	student	dies	during	the	award	year	or	when	they	are	no	longer	enrolled	and	will
not	re-enroll;	see	Chapter	5).	You	must	document	the	basis	for	the	verification	exclusion.	Other	information	not	excluded
must	still	be	verified	according	to	all	other	requirements.
You	don9t	have	to	verify	FAFSA	information	of	a	student	in	the	following	situations:
Death	of	the	student.	You	don9t	have	to	continue	verification	if	you	made	an	interim	disbursement	and	the	student
died	before	verification	was	completed.	You	cannot	make	any	additional	disbursements,	except	for	FWS	funds
already	earned,	to	any	of	the	student9s	beneficiaries.	You	cannot	originate	or	disburse	their	Direct	Subsidized	Loan.
Further,	you	cannot	consider	any	interim	disbursement	you	made	of	Pell	or	FSEOG	funds	or	provisional	FWS
employment	to	be	an	overpayment.
Not	an	aid	recipient.	The	student	won9t	receive	Title	IV	aid	for	reasons	other	than	a	failure	to	complete	verification.
This	includes	being	ineligible	for	that	aid	and	withdrawing	without	receiving	it.
The	applicant	is	eligible	to	receive	only	unsubsidized	student	financial	assistance.	However,	students
selected	for	V4	or	V5	verification	should	complete	it	in	accordance	with	the	answer	to	DOC-Q18	on	the	Program
Integrity	Questions	and	Answers	3	Verification	page.
Applicant	verified	by	another	school.	The	student	completed	verification	for	the	current	award	year	at	another
school	before	transferring.	Their	FAFSA	data	must	be	the	same	as	it	was	at	the	previous	school,	and	you	must	get	a
letter	from	that	school	stating	that	it	verified	the	student's	application	and	providing	the	transaction	number	of	the
pertinent	valid	ISIR.
Post	enrollment.	The	student	was	selected	for	verification	after	ceasing	to	be	enrolled	at	your	school,	they	do	not
intend	to	reenroll	for	the	award	year,	and	no	further	(including	late)	disbursements	will	be	made.
Unless	you	have	reason	to	believe	it	is	inaccurate,	you	don9t	have	to	verify	the	reported	FAFSA	information	of	the	parents
of	a	dependent	student	if	any	of	the	following	apply	(including	in	cases	where	there	is	only	one	parent):
Both	parents	are	mentally	incapacitated.
Both	parents,	or	the	custodial	parent,	has	died.
The	parents	are	residing	in	a	country	other	than	the	United	States	and	can9t	be	contacted	by	normal	means.
The	parents	can9t	be	located	because	the	student	does	not	have	and	cannot	get	their	contact	information.
Unless	you	have	reason	to	believe	it	is	inaccurate,	you	don9t	have	to	verify	the	reported	FAFSA	information	of	the	spouse
of	an	independent	student	if	any	of	the	following	apply:
The	spouse	has	died.
The	spouse	is	mentally	incapacitated.
The	spouse	is	residing	in	a	country	other	than	the	United	States	and	can9t	be	contacted	by	normal	means.
The	spouse	can9t	be	located	because	the	student	does	not	have	and	cannot	get	their	contact	information.
Verification	Exemption	Example
AVG,	Chapter	4,	Example	1:	A	student	is	enrolled	in	their	local	community	college	and	their	application	is
selected	for	verification.	The	student	provides	their	spouse9s	information	on	the	application	but	now	explains	that
the	spouse	recently	moved	out	and	is	unreachable.	The	student	provides	their	school	documents	to	show	that
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