The	ISIR	will	only	display	the	federal	school	code	of	the	receiving	school.	The	information	of	other	schools	the	student
included	on	the	FAFSA	form	will	not	appear	except	on	the	FAFSA	Submission	Summary	and	on	ISIRs	sent	to	state	grant
agencies.	See	Volume	6	of	the	2025-26	FAFSA	Specification	Guide.
Student	Consent,	Approval,	and	Signature	(24)
Every	student	must	provide	the	following	to	be	eligible	for	Title	IV	aid:
Consent	3	The	student	must	consent	to	the	disclosure	of	certain	identifying	information	to	the	IRS.
Approval	3	The	student	must	affirmatively	approve	that	the	U.S.	Department	of	Education	may	receive,	use,	and
redisclose	to	certain	entities	their	federal	tax	information	(FTI).
Signature	3	The	student9s	FSA	ID	(account	username	and	password)	will	serve	as	their	signature	on	the	online
FAFSA	form.	Paper	(PDF)	FAFSA	form	filers	will	provide	a	physical	signature	on	their	form.
In	addition	to	certifying	that	the	data	on	the	FAFSA	form	is	correct,	the	student	is	also	signing	a	statement	of	educational
purpose,	which	is	required	to	receive	Title	IV	funds.	Among	other	things,	the	student	agrees	to	spend	Title	IV	funds	only
on	educational	expenses	and	affirms	that	they	are	not	in	default	on	a	federal	loan	and	do	not	owe	a	grant	overpayment.
FAFSA	Submission
Students	who	do	not	have	any	other	required	contributors	now	have	a	complete	FAFSA	form.	Students	who	complete	and
submit	their	FAFSA	form	online	will	receive	an	email	version	of	their	confirmation	page.	When	the	applicant9s	FAFSA	form
is	processed,	students	who	provided	an	email	address	will	receive	an	email	notification	of	processing	with	instructions	to
access	their	FAFSA	Submission	Summary.	Students	who	do	not	provide	an	email	address	will	receive	a	paper	copy	of	their
FAFSA	Submission	Summary.	Applicants	with	additional	required	contributors	will	need	these	individuals	to	contribute	to
their	FAFSA	form,	as	described	next.
Contributor:	Student	Spouse
This	section	consists	of	five	questions	related	to	the	student9s	spouse.	The	student9s	spouse	is	a	required	contributor	on
the	FAFSA	form	if	the	student	is	married	and	did	not	file	a	2023	tax	return	jointly	with	their	current	spouse.
If	a	married	student	is	completing	the	FAFSA	form	online	and	the	student9s	spouse	is	identified	as	a	required	contributor,
the	student	will	be	prompted	to	enter	their	spouse9s	identity	information	(name,	Social	Security	number,	date	of	birth,	and
email	address)	to	invite	them	to	contribute	to	their	FAFSA	form.	The	student	spouse	will	be	notified	by	email	that	they
have	been	invited	to	contribute	to	the	student9s	FAFSA	form.	The	spouse	should	use	their	own	StudentAid.gov	account
username	and	password	to	access	the	student9s	FAFSA	form	and	complete	their	portion	of	the	form.	If	the	student9s
spouse	is	not	a	required	contributor,	the	student	will	enter	the	same	identifying	information	and	email	address,	but	the
student9s	spouse	will	not	be	invited	to	contribute	to	the	student9s	FAFSA	form.
If	the	student	is	completing	the	paper	(PDF)	FAFSA	form,	they	will	have	their	spouse	complete	the	student	spouse
contributor	section.
Student	Spouse	Identity	Information	(25)
Like	the	student,	the	student	spouse	identity	information	should	match	what	appears	on	their	social	security	card.	If	the
student	spouse	does	not	have	a	Social	Security	number	and	is	completing	their	section	of	the	form	online,	the	SSN	field
will	be	blank,	based	on	their	StudentAid.gov	account	information.	If	they	are	completing	their	section	on	the	paper	(PDF)
FAFSA,	they	should	enter	all	zeros	in	the	SSN	field.	In	both	application	methods,	the	student	spouse	should	enter	their
ITIN,	if	they	have	one,	in	the	ITIN	field.
Student	Spouse	Contact	Information	(26)
This	is	the	student	spouse9s	current	mobile	phone,	email	address,	and	permanent	home	address.
Student	Spouse	Tax	Filing	Status	(27)