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How to fill FAFSA for international students?

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Asked by Sreetama Sinha

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Raushan Madavi | Contributor-Level 6

3 months ago

We have given below the steps to apply for FAFSA scholarships for international students:

Step 1: Create an account and register for an FSA ID which is more like a username to access the application.
Step 2: Log on to the website fafsa.gov select your option - student or parent and click next upon filling in the relevant info.
Step 3: Select the session for which the FAFSA is being filled by the student or on behalf of the student. The renewable option can also be used if the FAFSA was filed before so that information is transferred for the new session from the previously submitted form.
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We have given below the steps to apply for FAFSA scholarships for international students:<ul><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 1: Create an account and register for an FSA ID which is more like a username to access the application. </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 2: Log on to the website fafsa.gov select your option - student or parent and click next upon filling in the relevant info. </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 3: Select the session for which the FAFSA is being filled by the student or on behalf of the student. The renewable option can also be used if the FAFSA was filed before so that information is transferred for the new session from the previously submitted form.  </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 4: Select all the US universities and colleges you wish to apply to even if your application has been submitted or not or even accepted or not. </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 5: Submit dependency-related questions' answers. This section would further assess if parents' information is required or not. </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 6: If the student is a dependent, then they will have to fill out details of their parents in this section. Students who are not dependents will fall into the following categories: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li aria-setsize="-1">24 years old or above </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Married  </li><li aria-setsize="-1">A graduate student </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Military veteran or a member of the armed forces </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Orphaned </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Ward of the state </li><li aria-setsize="-1">An emancipated minor who is homeless or at risk of being homeless </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Someone with legal dependents other than a spouse </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 7: This step requires the financial information of the student's family or parents. </li><li aria-setsize="-1">Step 8: The final step is to sign the FAFSA and submit it. The application would be considered incomplete without the signatures of the student or the parent. </li></ul>Note: FAFSA scholarship is a free-of-cost application, students or parents must submit the form through the official website only. Also, it is suggested to follow the steps correctly before applying.