Information Needed to 

Complete the FAFSA

In order to complete the FAFSA, you will need yours AND your parents' information.  

If your parents are divorced or separated, you will use the information for the parent you have lived with the most in the last 12 months. If that parent has remarried, you'll need information for the step-parent as well. 

You will NOT need information on a grandparent, aunt, or anyone other than a parent unless you have been legally adopted (even if someone else claims you on the federal tax return).

You will need the following information:

• Parent(s) and student’s legal names

• Parent(s) and student’s Social Security numbers

• Parent(s) and student’s dates of birth

• Parent’s driver’s license numbers

• Email addresses for student and parent

• List of colleges (up to 10) that you want to receive your FAFSA results. Mark the college in Mississippi that you are most likely to attend (only one is allowed on the state aid application).

• Info for parents with whom you live: marriage date, divorce date, or separation date

• If you are in a legal guardianship, bring court papers for the guardianship

• W-2 forms and other records of money earned in 2023 (student and parents/guardians)

• 2023 Federal Income Tax Returns (the 1040 form for student and parents) – If your parents or parent and step-parent file separately, bring copies of both tax returns

• Child support and other untaxed income amounts