A	student	may	move	from	Verification	Tracking	Group	V1	or	V4	to	group	V5	based	on	corrections	made	to	their	FPS	record
or	on	other	information	available	to	the	Department.	If	verification	was	already	completed	for	the	previous	group,	the
student	is	only	required	to	verify	the	V5	information	that	was	not	already	verified.	If	verification	was	not	completed	for	the
previous	group,	the	student	needs	to	verify	all	the	V5	information.
No	disbursements	of	Title	IV	aid	may	be	made	until	the	V5	verification	is	satisfactorily	completed.	If	the	student	doesn9t
complete	verification,	the	school	is	not	liable	for	any	Title	IV	aid	it	disbursed	prior	to	receiving	the	group	V5	ISIR.	The
student	is	liable	for	the	full	amount	because	without	verification	there	is	no	evidence	they	were	eligible	for	that	aid.	See
the	October	31,	2016	Electronic	Announcement	for	more	information	about	disbursements	and	potential	return	of	funds
when	students	are	selected	for	verification.
Reporting	Results	for	Groups	V4	and	V5
You	must	report	the	verification	results	of	identity	for	any	student	for	whom	you	(1)	receive	an	ISIR	with	tracking	flag	V4
or	V54as	selected	by	the	FPS,	not	your	school4and	(2)	request	verification	documentation.
You	are	required	to	report	results	no	more	than	60	days	following	your	first	request	to	the	student	for	documentation	of
identity.	Inaccurate	and	untimely	reporting	may	subject	your	school	to	findings	on	your	annual	compliance	audit	or	a
program	review.	If	there	is	a	change	in	a	result	you	have	already	submitted,	you	can	submit	the	new	code	using	the
above	process	and	must	make	that	change	within	30	days	of	becoming	aware	that	a	change	occurred.	The	most	recent
submission	will	supplant	prior	award	year	submissions.
Individual	Reporting
When	the	Verification	of	Identity	function	is	available	in	the	FAFSA	Partner	Portal	(FPP),	you	will	see	a	list	of	applications
who	were	selected	for	either	V4	or	V5	identity	verification	who	also	listed	your	school	on	their	FAFSA	form.	You	can	filter
the	list	by	Name	or	SSN	or	sort	the	records	alphabetically,	in	ascending	or	descending	order.	You	can	select	from	the
following	dropdown	options:
Display	all	3	Default	option;
Display	not	submitted	3	Displays	only	applicants	for	whom	no	results	have	been	provided;	or
Display	submitted	3	Displays	only	the	applicants	for	whom	results	have	been	provided.
For	the	2025-26	award	year,	you	will	then	enter	one	of	the	following	numeric	codes	that	most	applies:
1-Verification	completed	in	person,	no	issues	found
2-Verification	completed	remotely,	no	issues	found
3-Verification	attempted,	issues	found	with	identity.	(You	did	not	receive	acceptable	documentation	for	the	SEP	or
identity.)
5-No	response	from	applicant	or	unable	to	locate
Note:	Numeric	codes	4	and	6	are	reserved	by	the	Department	for	future	use.
Batch	Reporting
Batch	reporting	may	not	be	available	at	the	time	you	are	required	to	begin	reporting	identity	verification	for	the	2025-26
award	year.	However,	these	instructions	are	provided	for	future	use	when	this	functionality	becomes	available.
Note:	The	following	section	provides	guidance	based	on	the	assumption	that	the	Verification	of	Identity
functionality	is	available	in	the	FAFSA	Partner	Portal	(FPP).	However,	this	functionality	was	delayed	and	may	not
be	available.	The	Department	provided	flexibility	to	report	any	V4	or	V5	initial	identity	outcomes	or	changes	within
60	days	or	30	days	respectively	of	the	normal	timeframe	requirement	or	when	the	FPP	Verification	of	Identity
function	becomes	available,	whichever	is	later.	See	Electronic	Announcement	GENERAL-24-63	for	additional
information.