8Criteria for dependent students: Aggregate Verification Tracking Group (DepV5)

The V5 verification tracking group is the Aggregate Verification Group. Students must verify identity or statement of educational purpose in addition to the items in the Standard Verification Group.

Note: Students with ISIRs that have any one of these Incarcerated Applicant flag values aren't required to complete Standard (V1) verification requirements:

1 (Correctional Facility Address file)
2 (Received via P.O. Box at IDC)
3 (Incarcerated Applicant Flag set in FAA Access)

For award year 2025–2026, baseline configuration has been updated so that only Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose (SOEP) documents are requested for this population. SOEP is only requested for ISIRs received before June 6, 2025.

For award year 2026–2027 and later, baseline configuration has been updated so that only Identity documents are requested for this population.

The Dependent Verification Worksheet is only requested in scenarios where the Parent Updated Family Size and/or Assumed Parent Family Size values aren't blank. When these values aren't blank the parent must provide all of their family information.

The Rollover Statement is only requested from Student and/or Student Spouse if these fields have a value greater than 0:

Student Untaxed IRA distributions
Student IRA deductible and payments
Student Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions
Student IRA Rollover
Parent Untaxed IRA distributions
Parent Spouse Untaxed IRA distributions
Parent Spouse IRA deductible and payments
Parent Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions
Parent IRA Rollover
Parent Spouse Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions
Parent Spouse IRA Rollover

One of the following documents—Tax Transcript, 1040, 1040x, or Foreign Tax Transcript—will be requested from Student, Parent, or Parent Spouse if the following fields have a value greater than 0:

Student Foreign Income Tax Exclusion
Parent Foreign Income Tax Exclusion
Parent Spouse Foreign Income Tax Exclusion