<p>You (and a parent if you are a dependent student) must each get a PIN. You have to provide your SSN, name, birthdate to get the PIN. The procedure checks that your SSN is valid and that you are a citizen or eligible permanent resident. Then you use the PINs to electronically sign your FAFSA. </p>
<p>Whatever you think of it, you can not do your FAFSA online without having the PINs. You also use your PIN for required loan counseling, master promissory note etc.</p>
<p>You get them here
[The</a> PIN Web Site - Federal Student Aid](<a href=“http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp]The”>http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp)</p>