Bruce Rauner, Governor, State of Illinois

2018-19 FAFSA Completion

(Last Updated: September 24, 2018)

Important Dates

The important dates are listed in chronological order by month, with the newest information listed first. As new information about the 2018-19 application processing cycle becomes available, it is added to the appropriate month in this section. Browse this page periodically to find out what's new.

September 2018

FSA Posts New Reports to FSA Data Center

2018-19 myStudentAid Mobile App Preview Presentation

No Records Found Issue Resolved in DHS-SAVE System

August 2018

The myStudentAid Mobile App is Now Available

DHS-SAVE System Available for Schools to Submit Third Step Verification Requests

Reminder: Update on Printing and Distribution of FSA Publications

June 2018

SAVE System Users are Receiving “No Records Found” Error when Submitting Third Step Verification Requests Through SAVE

2018-2019 FAFSA Verification-IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix

May 2018

Distribution of DHS-SAVE User IDs for Electronic Third Step Verification of Eligible Noncitizen Status

DCL - DHS-SAVE, Eligible Noncitizen

Update on Printing and Distribution of FSA Publications

2018-19 FSA Handbook Volume 1 - Student Eligibility

DHS-SAVE Instructions for U.S. Department of Education (School) Users

DHS-SAVE, ELIGIBLE NONCITIZEN

Work Around for Schools to Receive Third Step Verification Status Responses until DHS-SAVE User IDs are Issued

February 2018

Transition from Paper G-845 Form to an Electronic Confirmation Process for Eligible Noncitizen Status

January 2018

Correction of Two Issues Identified with Data Flags Associated with IRS DRT Process on fafsa.gov website

Upcoming Email Notifications to FAFSA Applicants and Parents

2018-19 FSA Handbook - Application and Verification Guide

December 2017

G-845 Forms Returned to Schools Due to Closed Cases in the Systematic Alien Verification Entitlement (SAVE) System

Updated 2018-19 Summary of Changes for the Application Processing System Guide

November 2017

2018-19 ISIR Guide (November 2017)

2018-19 Application Processing System Specifications for Software Developers (November 2017 Final)

CPS Reprocessing on Nov. 13, 2017 and in December 2017 to Address fafsa.gov Issue with Incorrect Tax Filing Status Values

October 2017

Issue Alert: 2018-19 FAFSA.gov Issue with Incorrect Tax Filing Status Values Resolved; CPS Reprocessing Planned

2018-2019 Financial Aid Shopping Sheet

2018-19 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide (October 2017)

2018-19 FAFSA Email Campaign Launch

Post Secondary Institution Data Security Requirements and FSA Data Privacy/Sharing

Important NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Updates and Reminders

2018-19 Final FAFSA & Return of IRS DRT

2018-19 Final FAFSA®, FAFSA on the Web Worksheet, and the Student Aid Eligibility Worksheet for Question 23

2018-19 SAR and SAR Acknowledgement Mock-ups

September 2017

2018-19 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet

2018-19 Summary of Changes for the Application Processing System Guide

Availability of 2018-19 CPS Web Applications Demonstration (Web Demo) System and 2018-19 CPS Mainframe Test System

You can access the 2018-19 version of the Web Demo system using the following user name and password:

User Name: eddemo
Password: fafsatest

The User Name and Password fields are case-sensitive.

Webinar - Post Secondary Institution Data Security Requirements and FSA Data Privacy/Sharing

2018-19 Application Processing System Specifications for Software Developers (September 2017)

Availability of 2018-19 CPS Test System Data Files and Comment Code Text (Updated September 19, 2017)

Reminder to institutions of higher education and state agencies regarding the privacy and security of data from the FAFSA

August 2017

Changes to the IRS Data Retrieval Tool Process for the 2018-19 FAFSA® Form

2018-19 Verification Suggested Text Package

2018-19 ISIR Guide

July 2017

Update to Previously Announced Verification Process for Nontax-Filers

2018-19 Award Year: FAFSA® Information to be Verified and Acceptable Documentation

2018-19 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide

Notice of the updated Draft 2018-19 Federal Student Aid Application Materials

2018-19 EFC Formula Guide

2018-19 CPS Test System User Guide Available on FSAdownload Website

June 2017

2018-19 EDE Technical Reference (Spring Draft)

Availability of MyStudentData Download Guide for 2018-19 FAFSA

April 2017

Notice of the Draft 2018-19 Federal Student Aid Application Materials