2020-2021 Independent Verification Form
Your 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) was
selected by the federal/state processor for secondary review in a process called verification. Student applications are
randomly selected and asked to validate the information provided on their application is accurate. CSUDH will compare
your FAFSA or CADAA data with the information on this form and with any other submitted documents. If there are any
differences, CSUDH may need to correct information on your application.
Use blue or black ink to complete
Attach copies of any required documents, originals will not be returned
Submit to the CSUDH Financial Aid Office
A. INDEPENDENT STUDENT’S FAMILY INFORMATION
List below the people in your household. Include:
Yourself;
Your spouse, if you are married;
Your children, if you will provide more than half of their support from July 1, 2020June 30, 2021, even if t
he
c
hildren do not live with you.
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pecify name of college for any listed household member and if he/she is, or will be, enrolled at least half time in a
degree, or undergraduate certificate program at an eligible postsecondary educational institution any time betw
een
J
uly 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021
.
Note: We may require additional documentation if we have reason to believe that the information regarding the
household member enrolled in the eligible postsecondary educational institution is inaccurate.
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f more space is needed, attach a separate page with your name and Student ID Number at the top.
Full Name
Age
Relationship
College*
Will be enrolled at
least half time
(Yes/No)*
Self
CSU Dominguez Hills
Name: _______________________________________________
Last First MI
Student ID# __________________________________________
FVRI21
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
1000 East Victoria Street, WHB250
Carson, California 90747
(310)
243
-3691
finaid@csudh.edu
Student’s Name: _____________________________________ Student ID#__________________
B. STUDENT’S INCOME INFORMATION (Check the box that applies)
I have filed and used the IRS Data Retrieval Tool in FAFSA on the Web to transfer my (and my spouse’s, if
married) 2018 IRS tax return information into my FAFSA.
I have filed and attached a copy of my (and my spouse’s, if married) 2018 Tax Return Transcript(s).
A FREE of charge 2018 Tax Return Transcript may be obtained from the IRS by going online to: www.irs.govClick on
“Get Your Tax Record” then select “Get Transcript ONLINE” or “Get Transcript by MAIL.” Make sure to request the
“Return Transcript.”
I (and/or my spouse, if married) was not required by federal law to file a 2018 income tax return with the IRS. I
have attached to this form a copy of my (and my spouse’s, if married) IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter
dated on or after October 1, 2019.
You may request the letter(s) FREE of charge from the IRS by going online to: www.irs.govClick on “Get Your Tax
Record” then select “Get Transcript ONLINE” or “Get Transcript by MAIL.” Make sure to request the “Verification of Non-
Filing Letter.”
Listed below are all sources, types, and amounts of income either earned, received, or paid on my behalf in 2018.
If earnings are from work, I have attached copies of all 2018 W-2 forms issued to me by employer(s). Only
complete if you (and/or spouse, if married) were not required to file a 2018 tax return.
Source
(Name of Employer, Person, agency, etc.)
(work, benefits, family
assistance, financial aid, etc.)
2018 Amount
Student
2018 Amount
Spouse
Total Amount of Income Earned From Work
$
$
Total Amount of Assistance Received
$
$
If more space is needed, attach a separate page with your name and Student ID Number at the top.
C. If you (and/or your spouse, if married) changed or corrected your original 2018 federal income tax return filed with
the IRS, you must submit both items listed below:
Signed copy of the 2018 Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (1040X) with all schedules attached
that was filed with the IRS AND
A copy of your 2018 IRS Tax Return or Transcript 2018 Record of Account Transcript.
D. CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
Each person signing below certifies that all of the information
reported is complete and correct.
____________________________________________ ____________________________
Student’s Signature (Required) Date
____________________________________________ ____________________________
Spouse’s Signature (Optional) Date
WARNING: If you purposely give false or
misleading information you may be fined,
be sentenced to jail, or both.