Dependency Review

Use this form to request a review of your dependency status. Dependency appeals are only approved for documented extenuating circumstances (i.e., abuse, abandonment, etc.). The Higher Education Act allows an aid administrator to make dependency overrides on a case-by-case basis for students with unusual circumstances. However, none of the conditions listed below, singly or in combination, qualify as unusual circumstances or merit a dependency override:

1. Parents refuse to contribute to the student's education;
2. Parents are unwilling to provide information on the application or for verification;
3. Parents do not claim the student as a dependent for income tax purposes;
4. Student demonstrates total self-sufficiency.

Unusual circumstances do include an abusive family environment or abandonment by parents and may cause any of the above conditions. In such cases a dependency override might be warranted.

If your parents will not financially support you and refuse to provide their information on the FAFSA, you can be considered for a student Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan by submitting the Request for Federal Student Loan Due to Parental Nondisclosure (for aid year 2020-2021 only).

If there are no unusual circumstances that would qualify you for a Dependency Review, you must correct your FAFSA and include your parent's information on it.

Important

• You must complete this form each academic year in order to be granted independent status at ASU.
• Changes resulting from this review do not guarantee an increase in aid.
• Notification of the decision will be sent to your ASU email account

Instructions

1. Please follow the instructions provided on the form
2. Submit this form to Financial Aid and Scholarship Services