TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI

Office of Student Financial Assistance

2015-2016Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose Fact Sheet

Your financial aid application has been selected for Verification, a process whereby TAMUCC must verify the accuracy of your FAFSA application.

You must appear in person at TAMUCC to verify your identity. You will need to present to the Office of Student Financial Assistance avalid government-issued photo identification (ID), such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport. TAMUCC will maintain a copy of your photo ID that is annotated with the date it was received and the name of the official at the institution authorized to collect the student’s ID. In addition, you will sign a statement of educational purpose in the presence of a Financial Aid Office official. Do not bring the attached form.

If are unable to physically come to campus, you can submit the attached form to TAMUCC. You must submit copy of a valid government-issued photo identification (ID) that is acknowledged in the notary statement below, such as but not limited to a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport; and the original notarized Statement of Educational Purpose provided below.

Remember to complete this process as soon as possible. Failure to comply with this request in a timely manner significantly delays processing of your financial aid application. Please be aware that it can take up to two to three weeks for processing and we will be unable to issue your financial aid award letter or disburse any funds until the verification process is complete. Be sure to complete the entire form. Forms submitted with fields left blank or missing documentation will be returned as incomplete and further delay processing of your financial aid package.

Mail the completed application to:

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Office of Student Financial Assistance

6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5772

Corpus Christi TX 78412-5772

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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI

Office of Student Financial Assistance

2015-2016Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose

Name:Student ID: A

I certify that I ______am the individual signing this Statement of

(Print Student’s Name)

Educational Purpose and that the Federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be used for educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for 2015-2016.

______

(Student’s Signature) (Date)

______

(Student’s ID Number)

Notary’s Certificate of Acknowledgement

State of ______

City/County of ______

On______, before me, ______,

(Date) (Notary’s name)

personally appeared, ______, and provided to me

(Printed name of signer)

on basis of satisfactory evidence of identification ______

(Type of government-issued photo ID provided)

to be the above-named person who signed the foregoing instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal

(seal) ______

(Notary signature)

My commission expires on ______

(Date)

Mail completed form and a copy of your valid government-issued photo identification to:

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Office of Student Financial Assistance

6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5772

Corpus Christi TX 78412-5772