@twoinanddone Thank you for the reply! I understand we do not qualify for the Pell Grant but the marital status part is where it gets complicated. My mom has tried to get my dad to sign papers in the past, which never ended well, as he still clings to his traditional views of what a perfect asian family should look like and do. He is the only one in the family who would probably consider them to be married but living apart due to work, when we have clearly been living separate lives from him for the past 6 years. Any advice? Didn’t mean to get too much into the mess apologies if it is overshare.