Find the description below that matches your citizenship and dependency status to figure out which documents you will need to fill out the FAFSA for the 2018-19 school year.

If you are a U.S. citizen and dependent student:

Your Social Security Card
Your driver’s license (if any)
Your 2016 W-2 forms
Your 2016 Federal Income Tax Return
Your 2016 untaxed income records
Your current bank statements
Your parents’ Federal Income Tax Return
Your parents’ 2016 W-2 forms
Your parents’ bank statements
Your parents’ untaxed income records
Your parents’ current business and investment records

If you are a U.S. citizen and independent student:

Your Social Security Card
Your driver’s license (if any)
Your 2016 W-2 forms
Your 2016 Federal Income Tax Return
Your 2016 untaxed income records
Your current bank statements

If you are not a U.S. citizen and dependent student:

Your driver’s license (if any)
Your 2016 W-2 forms
Your 2016 Federal Income Tax Return
Your 2016 untaxed income records
Your current bank statements
Your parents’ Federal Income Tax Return
Your parents’ 2016 W-2 forms
Your parents’ bank statements
Your parents’ untaxed income records
Your parents’ current business and investment records

If you are not a U.S. citizen and independent student:

Your driver’s license (if any)
Your 2016 W-2 forms
Your 2016 Federal Income Tax Return
Your 2016 untaxed income records
Your current bank statements

Updated Aug. 18, 2017