Student ID
Legal Name
Please use the checklist to ensure that all required documentation is being submitted. Failure to provide all required and
requested documentation will result in the appeal being denied.
Documentation required for all appeals:
Dependent Student Checklist
Independent Student Checklist
A 2019-2020 Dependent Verification Worksheet
(available online: www.emich.edu/finaid )
A 2019-2020 Independent Verification Worksheet
(available online: www.emich.edu/finaid )
A copy of your 2017 and 2018 Federal Tax
Transcripts and a copy of your parent(s)
2017 and 2018 Federal Tax Transcripts.
A copy of your (and your spouse’s)
2017 and 2018 Federal Tax Transcripts.
To obtain the 2017 and 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript, go to www.IRS.gov and click on the “Get Your Tax Record” link,
or call 1-800-908-9946. Make sure to request the “IRS Tax Return Transcript” and not the “IRS Tax Account Transcript.”
Use the Social Security Number and date of birth of the first person listed on the IRS income tax return, and the address on
file with the IRS (normally this will be the address used on the IRS income tax return).
A copy of your & your parent(s) 2017 & 2018
W-2 forms for all jobs held in 2017 & 2018
A copy of your (& your spouse’s) 2017 & 2018
W-2 forms for all jobs held in 2017 & 2018
A copy of your and your parent(s) last pay
stubs for all jobs held in 2019, showing
YTD earnings
A copy of your (and your spouse's) last pay stubs
for all jobs held in 2019, showing the YTD earnings
A letter detailing the date and circumstances of
your parent(s) change of income and how you
are currently meeting living expenses.
A letter detailing the date and circumstances of
your (and/or your spouse's) change of income and
how you are currently meeting living expenses.
Documentation that may also be required, please check and submit all that apply:
Change in household situation:
Effective date: ___/___/___
A copy of the divorce decree/separation papers or
evidence of separate living accommodations
(including any child support arrangements)
Date of death: ___/___/___
Photocopy of the death certificate and information
on any life insurance policy payout as applicable
Effective date: ___/___/___
Copy of unemployment benefits or statement of
ineligibility
Documentation of severance (if applicable)
Loss of other income
or benefit
Effective date: ___/___/___
Statement of Loss (e.g. information on one time buy
out, loss of child support, etc.)
Copy of all paid receipts for medical/dental
expenses (not insurance statements, but
actual receipts). Provide itemized list of
expenses, including dates and amounts.
