{"id":2514,"date":"2025-10-29T21:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T21:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/?page_id=2514"},"modified":"2025-10-29T21:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T21:20:21","slug":"federal-verification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/apply\/federal-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Verification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal Verification<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Some FAFSAs are selected for a review process called federal verification to validate the accuracy of FAFSA information. Additional documentation will be requested, these items may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Citizenship\/eligible non-citizen status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veteran status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High school completion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documentation of independent student status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identity Verification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Default Clearance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IRS income verification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homelessness or At Risk of Homelessness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are selected, you will receive an email from the Tarleton State Office of Financial Aid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your financial aid eligibility could change because of corrections made during verification. 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