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21-22 Request to Apply without Parent Information
 Student Name     Last:      First:      M.I.: 
 ctcLink ID Number:    --   Birthdate:  //   MM/DD/YYYY
   Social Security Number: --
 
Applicants are considered dependent until the age of 24 unless certain criteria is met. This is true even if the applicant does not live with their parents, their parents do not support them, or their parents do not claim the applicant on their taxes.
Complete this form if the financial aid application [FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or WASFA (Washington Application for State Financial Aid)] is asking you for parent information and signature, but meet one of the criteria in section B of this form or have other extenuating circumstances. Based on your situation, we may be able to make an exception and allow you to apply for financial aid without parent information.
Section A: Financial Aid Application
 You must complete the 2021-22 financial aid application online before we process your request.
  Yes, I have already submitted my 2021–22 FAFSA or WASFA application       No, I have not submitted my 2021–22 FAFSA or WASFA application
Section B: Independent Status
The following questions were asked on the FAFSA to determine your dependency status. If you answered yes to any of the following questions and can provide documentation, you will automatically be considered an independent student and do not have to provide parent information. You can skip sections C, D, and E on this form. You can update your FAFSA if you missed this question.
Check the question that applies to you and provide documentation:
     Since I turned age 13, both of my parents were deceased - Provide documentation.
     I was in foster care since turning age 13 - Provide documentation.
     I was a dependent or ward of the court since turning age 13 - Provide legal court documentation.
     At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court? - Provide legal court documentation.
     As determined by a court in your state of legal residence, are you or were you an emancipated minor? - Provide legal court documentation.
     Does someone other than your parent or stepparent have legal guardianship of you, as determined by a court in your state of legal residence? - Provide legal court documentation.
     At any time on or after July 1, 2020, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? - Provide letter from your high school homeless liaison or McKinney Vento determination.
     At any time on or after July 1, 2020, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? - Provide letter from the HUD shelter or transitional housing.
     At any time on or after July 1, 2020, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? - Provide letter from the shelter or transitional housing.
     Does Not Apply   (Please fill out sections C, D, E)
Section C: Household and Living Situation
Where did you live, or who provided support for you, in 2020? (check all that apply)
Parent Relative Friend Shelter Foster Care Guardian My Own Home/Apt. Charitable
Organization		 Other
Where do/will you live between July 2021 and June 2022? 
 Do you currently receive all or part of your living expenses (Room and Board) from an organization or individual?
    Yes       No 
 If yes, indicate the name and relationship to you:   Relationship 
 
Section D: Income Information
Indicate the monthly sources of income and resources you are currently receiving:
Employment Social Security Financial Aid Food Stamps Welfare Benefits Section 8 Housing Charitable Organization
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
 If you do not work or receive any of the benefits listed above, how do you support yourself?
 

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Section E:
1. Parent Contact
 Do you currently have any contact with one or both of your parent(s)? Yes       No 
Provide the following(skip if you were approved in 2020-21):
  • A letter from you explaining your situation and the reason you cannot provide parent information.
  • Two additional letters from professionals (teachers, counselors, health care provider, attorney, etc.) documenting your circumstances and what they know of your situation. Letters from friends or other family members are usually not enough to approve independent status, but if you include them, they will be reviewed and considered.
  • Any other legal documents that would help to confirm the situation with your parents.
2. Complete this section if you applied without parent information in the 2020-21 academic year at Edmonds.
 Do you now, or did you at any time during the previous year have contact with either of your parents?
       Yes    No
 

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 Is the situation and relationship with your parents the same now as it was when you previously applied in 2020-2021.?       Yes    No
 

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Section F: Certification
 I certify that all of the information provided on this form and related documents are true and correct. I understand that this information is used to determine eligibility for Federal, State, and institutional financial aid, and if I provide any misleading information I may be fined, sentenced to jail, or both.
 
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