DACA Student need help with TASFA and FAFSA

b_r_um
Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:48:34 +0000

Your parents don’t need to file taxes for TASFA. The application simply asks, “Did your parents file a tax return for 2015 (federal or foreign)?” Just check “no” and move on.

You can also fill out FAFSA without your parents having filed income taxes, though it’s a bit trickier. On FAFSA, you’d have to check a box saying that your parents were not required to file taxes. It is conceivable that a government hostile towards undocumented immigrants could take negative actions based on this “lie.” As it stands, the government doesn’t care because DACA students are not eligible for federal financial aid. You’d be completing the form to get a Student Aid Report to apply for privately funded financial aid.