Verification Instructional Video & Forms

2025-2026 Verification Forms are for anyone who filed the 2526 FAFSA between December 1, 2024-June 30, 2026, for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Name	Description
Proof of Independent Status	Verification of Independent Status
Institutional Verification Form - Independent Student	Institutional Verification Form - Independent Student
Institutional Verification Form - Dependent Student	Institutional Verification Form - Dependent Student
Asset Verification	Asset Verification
Citizenship Affidavit	Citizenship Affidavit
Degree Verification	Degree Verification
Proof of Illinois Residency - Dependent	Proof of Illinois Map Residency - Dependent
Proof of Illinois Residency - Independent	Proof of Illinois Map Residency - Independent
Identity Verification	Identity Verification

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is authorized to operate as a postsecondary educational institution by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.