Verify Citizenship Status
If your citizenship status is not verified by the Central Processing Service when you initially complete your FAFSA you will be required to submit documentation to OSFA verifying your citizenship status.
If you are an U.S. citizen born in the United States, please submit one of the following documents:
- A copy of your birth certificate
- A copy of your baptismal certificate
- A copy of your Voter's Registration Card
- A copy of the photo and information page of your U.S. passport
If you are a U.S. citizen born outside the United States, please submit one of the following documents:
- A copy of your Certificate of Citizenship
- A copy of the photo and information page of your U.S. passport
- A copy of your Certificate of Naturalization
- A copy of Form G-845, INS Document Verification Request
If you are an eligible non-citizen, one of the following documents will fulfill the requirement:
- A copy of your Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551 or I-151)
- A copy of passport stamped, "Processed for I-551 . . . valid until ___"
- A copy of Departure Record (I-94)
- Form G-845
- A copy of a U.S. passport stamped "Non-Citizen National"
- A copy of a passport from the Trust Territory or Northern Mariana Island
