Student or Parent FSA ID Information(Do not use the same email or mobile phone or vise versa)

1. Email Address: ______[Must be an accurate email]

2. Reconfirm your email______

3. FSA ID Username: ______[6-30 characters- see instructions on

the back]

4. FSA ID Password: ______Confirm Password: ______

[8-30 characters – see instruction on the back]

5. Name: First, Middle Initial, Last): ______,[Must match your Social Security Card]

6. DOB______

7. SSN______[Must match your Social Security Card]

8. Mailing address: City______State______Zip______

9. Yes, I would like to register my mobile phone for account recovery. (OR) No, I do not want to register my mobile phone for account recovery

10. Mobile number: (___) ______Confirm mobile number (___)______Alternate: (___) ______

11.Challenge Questions:

Q1: ______Questions 1: Select a question from dropdown

Q1 Answer: ______menu and then enter your answer

Q2: ______ Questions 2: Select a question from dropdown

Q2 Answer: ______

Q3: ______Questions 3 and 4: Make up your own question and

Q3 Answer: ______enter your answer. Make sure the answers will be

Q4: ______easy to remember. Examples of questions: What’s

Q4 Answer: ______your favorite color or food?

Q5: (Optional) Would you like to provide an 8-digit code to use to access your loan balances over the phone? Yes, or No

12. Read and verify your information. Make sure all of your information is correct before agreeing to the terms and conditions before proceeding to verifying your mobile number and email address. Please note; If you do not have a mobile or email, you can still create a FSA ID. If this is the case, you will have a delay in all of your transactions when applying or making corrections on the FAFSA. It is highly recommended you utilize your mobile phone and email address for a faster and efficient process.

13. Verify your mobile phone by entering the 6-digit Secure Code sent to you on your mobile phone (enter the number and

proceed to the next verification on your email.

14. Verify your email be entering the 6-digit Secure Code sent to your email address. (enter the 6-digit number and

proceed to finish. Check you junk mail. NOTE: Do not use school email assigned from your high school or college

15, Your FSA ID now has to be verified by the Social Security Administration. Once verified and confirm you are now

ready to apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Congratulations! Now you wait for Social Security Administration to verify your identity.

It will take 1-3 days to verify and. Make sure to check your email.

or fafsa.gov and link to “FSA ID” tab located on the top of the page and

link to “create an FSA ID”(English or Spanish)The FSA ID is your electronic legal signature to sign the FAFSA

1.)Enter your email address

2.)reconfirm your email: It needs to be a valid email address for each FSA User ID. You cannot use your email address with another FSA ID user.

3.)Create FSA ID Username – 6-30 characters (Any combination of numbers and/or uppercase and lowercase letters)

  • Numbers
  • Uppercase letters
  • Lowercase letters
  • Any Special Characters (symbols $,&,)

4.)Create Password – 8-30 characters (Any 3 of the following 4 listed)

  • Numbers
  • Uppercase letters
  • Lowercase letters
  • Any Special Characters (symbols $,&,*)

5.)Enter your name(First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name as it appears on your Social Security Card)

6.)Date of Birth (DOB)

7.)Enter your Social Security Number (SSN)match exactly how it reads on your Social Security Card) You must have a SSN to create a FSA ID. You cannot use ITIN for the FSA ID. If you previously had a PIN, you will be redirected how to create a FSA User ID)

8.)Enter your mailing address: City, State, and Zip

9.) You have an option to register your mobile phone

10.)Enter your mobile number, reconfirm phone number & enter an alternate number

Would you like to register your mobile phone number for account recovery? This will allow you to

reset and retrieve your USER ID and Password in a more efficient way.

11.)Challenge Questions:

Creating thefirst two challenged Questions and a creating two challenged questions

Questions 1 and 2: Select a question from the dropdown menu and then enter your answer

  • Your answer cannot be more than 50 characters
  • Cannot be fewer than 3 characters
  • Your answer is not case sensitive
  • Only the following characters can be used (A-Z, a-z, 0-9 or space)

Questions 3 and 4: Make up your own question and enter your answer. Make sure the answers will be easy to

remember. Examples of questions:

  • Your question cannot be more than 50 characters
  • Your question cannot be fewer than 10 characters
  • Your question is not case-sensitive
  • Only the following characters can be used: alpha numeric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) or space

12. STOP- Verify your information to ensure all the information you entered is correct. Now,you need to click

the box, agree and continue

13. Verify mobile Phone:Enter the secure Code: a Text message contain a secure code will be sent to your mobile phone. Enter

and select SUBMIT. The secure code will expire after 30 minutes and you will be required to request a new secure code

14. Verify e-mail address:Enter the Secure Code and select SUBMIT to verify your email address. After you verify your email

address, you can use it as your user name when logging in

15. Now you have to wait 1-3 days. After you receive your verification confirmation from Social Security

Administration you will be able to apply for the FAFSA on October 1, 2017!