All About Financial Aid Verification

What is Verification?

We are verifying information you put on your FAFSA.

This process is completed online. That means you must check your email often. Through email, you will find out your status, if there are any other documents we need, etc.

If you are selected, your financial aid application will not be processed until Verification is complete.

How will I know if I am selected for Verification?

The Verification email will be sent to the email address you listed on your FAFSA. If you don’t see it in your inbox, check your spam.

This email will arrive in two ways:

You will get an email from FAFSA that includes your FAFSA Submission Summary. Your FAFSA Submission Summary will tell you if you have been chosen for Verification.
Dallas College will also send you an email from Verification Gateway with the subject line “Financial Aid Verification/FAFSA Review.”

If your Student Aid Report FAFSA Submission Summary says you have been chosen for Verification, but you don’t get an email, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

If you are a dependent student, your parents will also receive the same email.

How To Complete the Verification Process

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The Verification email from Verification Gateway will include a link. This link is your personal URL (PURL). Click on the link. This will take you to the Verification Gateway webpage, managed by our partners at Inceptia. Enter the requested information to register.

Create your user name, password and security questions. Be sure to choose things you will easily remember.
If you are a dependent student, the Parent Information Box will appear. Enter the information requested. Click “Next” to continue.
You will be asked to complete requirements specific to your FAFSA and information on your tax return.

Note:

Your parent will also receive a Verification email from Verification Gateway. The email will be sent to the address they listed on the FAFSA.
You and your parent can complete your required steps in any order. However, your Verification will not be considered complete until both you and your parent finish all required steps.

Verification Worksheet

This worksheet tells us who lives in your home, who is going to college and what kind of income you had last year.

Tax Return

Visit the IRS Get Transcript page for information on acceptable documents and how to order them.

How will I know when I’m done?

You will get an email from Verification Gateway that tells you when you are done with Verification; the subject line will say, “Your Financial Aid Documents Have Been Successfully Reviewed.”

Need help with Verification?

Our partners at Inceptia are here to answer your questions Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Central Time at 833-932-1877 or VGCS@Inceptia.org.