(Watch this short video explaining how to create your FSA ID)
What is an FSA ID?An FSA ID is a username and password that you must use to log in to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) site at fafsa.gov. It’s important to understand that the student and the parent may not share an FSA ID: Your FSA ID is your signature, so it has to be unique to you. If you are a parent of a dependent student, you will need your own FSA ID if you want to sign your child's FAFSA form electronically. If you have more than one child attending college, you can use the same FSA ID to sign all applications, but each child must have his or her own. Please note: Each FSA ID user must have a unique mobile phone number and/or email address.
Do I need to have a mobile phone or email address to create my FSA ID?No, a mobile phone or an email address is not required to create or use an FSA ID. However, we strongly recommend that you do enter your mobile phone number and your email address when you create your FSA ID. If we have your mobile phone number and email address on file, it’s easier for us to help you if you get locked out of your account or forget your username or password. Also, your email address can be used as an alternative to your username when you log in to fafsa.gov, StudentLoans.gov, or certain other websites. Your email address will also be used to protect your FSA ID by communicating important messages about changes to your account.
Remember: A mobile phone or an email address can be associated with only one FSA ID. Why? The FSA ID is used to electronically sign documents such as loan promissory notes (which establish the binding legal obligation for the loan debt). Therefore, it is extremely important that any communications related to those documents or that FSA ID go to the correct person. Similarly, make sure you don’t let anyone else know your FSA ID or create it for you because you’ll be putting yourself at risk of identity theft or—at the very least—at risk of not knowing how to sign into your own accounts. |
How do I get an FSA ID?You can create an FSA ID when logging into certain ED websites, including this one. Create an FSA ID now. The FSA ID process consists of three main steps:
Does my FSA ID expire?Your username does not expire, but your FSA ID password will expire every 18 months unless you change it.
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Important: When creating your FSA ID, don’t use your school-assigned email address. Use an email address that you’ll have access to after you leave school. You’ll probably need to use your FSA ID after you leave school, and it’s important to have an active email address associated with your FSA ID account.
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(Watch these short videos for help if you forget your FSA ID username or password)
All of this information was gathered verbatim from:
The FSA ID. (2017, December 12). Retrieved January 12, 2018,
from https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid#fsaid-intro
The FSA ID. (2017, December 12). Retrieved January 12, 2018,
from https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid#fsaid-intro