FAFSA Reject Codes 2026-2027

Reject Code	Reject Reason	Student Action
A	Student taxes paid is greater than zero, and greater than or equal to a fixed percentage of the Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), but not equal to or greater than AGI.	Confirm or correct taxes paid and adjusted gross income.
B	Independent Student has unusually high number of family members.	Confirm or correct Student's Number of Family Members.
C	Student Spouse taxes paid is greater than zero and greater than or equal to a fixed percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), but not equal to or greater than AGI.	Confirm or correct taxes paid and adjusted gross income.
D	Parent has unusually high number of family members.	Confirm or correct Parents' Number of Family Members.
E	Parent taxes paid is greater than zero and greater than or equal to a fixed percentage of the AGI, but not equal to or greater than AGI.	Confirm or correct taxes paid and adjusted gross income.
F	Parent Spouse or Partner taxes paid is greater than zero and greater than or equal to a fixed percentage of the AGI, but not equal to or greater than AGI.	Confirm or correct taxes paid and adjusted gross income.
1	Provisionally Independent with unusual circumstance	Determine the student's dependency status. If Independent, then make corrections to reflect this status. if dependent, then provide parental information.
2	Student's SSN not in Social Security Administration's database	Correct the Social Security number. If the SSN is already correct, contact the Social Security Administration to fix the error in its records. Then re-enter the SSN and submit as a correction for an updated SSA Match.
3	Student's SSN match, but no name match	Correct the student's last name and first initial.
4	Student's SSN match, but no date of birth match	Correct the student's date of birth.
5	Student SSN match with death indicator	Contact the Social Security Administration to fix the error at SSA. Then re-enter name or date of birth and submit as a correction for an updated SSA Match.
7	Student citizenship status left blank and SSA did not confirm citizenship status or applicant reported not a citizen or eligible noncitizen	Provide the citizenship status with the A-number if appropriate
8	Student's Taxes Paid is greater than zero and equal to or greater than AGI	Correct student's taxes paid or AGI.
9	Student required fields left blank	Provide answers to the missing student fields. If the student’s sex is blank the student will need to initiate the correction for that field using the online FAFSA or hard-copy FAFSA Submission Summary.
10	Student's consent to retrieve and disclose FTI is "Not Granted"	The student must provide consent to retrieve and disclose FTI data.
11	Student's signature missing from PDF FAFSA form or FAFSA Submission Summary	Signature correction must be made.
12	Student's signature missing from online FAFSA	Signature correction must be made..
13	An SAI cannot be calculated because the Department of Justice has placed a 'hold' on the student	Student needs to call 202-377-4600 or email applicationprocessingdivision@ed.gov to resolve the issue.
14	Dependency Model is Dependent AND Unsub Only is '1' Yes	If parent data cannot be provided no change is required. Student will be eligible for unsubsidized loans.
15	NSLDS Fraud Loan Flag is set indicating loan was obtained fraudulently	Student needs to contact the lender and resolve issue to have the Fraud Loan Flag reset in NSLDS.
16	An SAI cannot be calculated because the Department of Education has placed an eligiblity 'hold' on the student	Student needs to call 202-377-4600 or email applicationprocessingdivision@ed.gov to resolve the issue.
17	Independent student is married and Updated Family Size is less than 2	Correct the Student's Current Marital Status or Family Size
18	Independent student is not married and Updated Family Size is less than 1	Correct the Student's Current Marital Status or Family Size
19	Student spouse's SSN not in Social Security Administration's database	Correct the student spouse's Social Security number. If the SSN is already correct, contact the Social Security Administration to fix the error in its records. Then re-enter SSN and submit as a correction for an updated SSA Match.
20	Student spouse's SSN match but no Name match	Correct the student spouse's date of birth.
21	Student spouse's SSN match but no Date of Birth match	Correct the student spouse's date of birth.
22	Student Spouse's SSN match with Death Indicator	Contact the Social Security Administration to fix the error at SSA. Then re-enter the student spouse's name or date of birth and submit as a correction for an updated SSA Match.
23	Student's spouse's critical data not provided	Provide answers to the missing student spouse fields.
24	Student spouse’s taxes paid greater than or equal to AGI	Correct student spouse’s taxes paid or AGI.
25	Student spouse’s consent to retrieve and disclose FTI is “Not Granted”	The student’s spouse must provide consent to retrieve and disclose FTI data.
26	Student spouse’s signature missing from PDF FAFSA form or FAFSA Submission Summary	Signature correction must be made.
27	Student spouse’s signature missing from online FAFSA	Signature correction must be made.
28	Parent SSN was not matched with the Social Security Administration	Correct the SSN for the parent. Also review and correct the name and/or date of birth for parent spouse and/or parent to achieve a full match for at least one parent.
29	Parent SSN match, but no name match	Correct the parent’s name.
30	Parent SSN match, but no date of birth match	Correct the parent’s date of birth.
31	Social Security Administration indicates the Parent is deceased	Contact the Social Security Administration to fix the error at SSA. Then re-enter name or date of birth and submit as a correction for an updated SSA Match.
32	Parent is married and Updated Family Size is less than 3	Correct the parent’s Current Marital Status or Family Size.
33	Parent is not married and Updated Family Size is less than 2	Correct the parent’s Current Marital Status or Family Size.
34	Parent’s critical data not provided	Provide answers to the missing parent fields.
35	Parents’ taxes paid is greater than zero and equal to or greater than AGI	Correct the parents’ taxes paid or AGI.
36	Parent’s consent to retrieve and disclose FTI is “Not Granted”	The student’s parent must provide consent to retrieve and disclose FTI data.
37	Parent’s signature missing from PDF FAFSA form or FAFSA Submission Summary	Signature correction must be made.
38	Parent’s signature missing from online FAFSA	Signature correction must be made.
39	Parent Spouse or Partner SSN was not matched with the Social Security Administration	Correct the SSN for the Parent spouse or partner. Also review and correct the name and/or date of birth for Parent spouse or partner.
40	Parent spouse or partner SSN match, but no name match.	Correct the Parent Spouse or partner's last name and first initial.
41	Parent spouse or partner SSN match, but no date of birth match	Correct the Parent Spouse or Partner's date of birth.
42	Social Security Administration indicates the Parent Spouse or Partner is deceased	Contact the Social Security Administration to fix the error at SSA. Then re-enter name or date of birth and submit as a correction for an updated SSA Match.
43	Parent Spouse or Partner’s critical data not provided.	Provide answers to the missing Parent Spouse or Partner fields.
44	Parent Spouse or Partner's taxes paid is greater than or equal to AGI	Correct Parent Spouse or Partner's taxes paid or AGI.
45	Parent Spouse or Partner's consent to retrieve and disclose FTI is 'Not Granted"	The student’s Parent Spouse or Partner must provide consent to retrieve and disclose FTI data.
46	Parent Spouse or Partner's signature missing from PDF FAFSA form or FAFSA Submission Summary	Signature correction must be made.
47	Parent Spouse or Partner's signature missing from online FAFSA	Signature correction must be made.
48	Student - No Match for Transunion match	Student must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
49	Student - First/Last Name Mismatch for Transunion match	Student must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
50	Student - DOB Mismatch for Transunion match	Student must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
51	Student - Address Mismatch for Transunion match	Student must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
52	Student - Pending match for Transunion match	Student must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
53	Parent - No Match for Transunion match	Parent must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
54	Parent - First/Last Name Mismatch for Transunion match	Parent must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
55	Parent - DOB Mismatch for Transunion match	Parent must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
56	Parent - Address Mismatch for Transunion match	Parent must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
57	Parent - Pending match for Transunion match	Parent must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
58	Parent Spouse or Partner - No Match for Transunion match	Parent Spouse or Partner must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
59	Parent Spouse or Partner - First/Last Name Mismatch for Transunion match	Parent Spouse or Partner must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
60	Parent Spouse or Partner - DOB Mismatch for Transunion match	Parent Spouse or Partner must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
61	Parent Spouse or Partner - Address Mismatch for Transunion match	Parent Spouse or Partner must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
62	Parent Spouse or Partner - Pending match for Transunion match	Parent Spouse or Partner must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
63	Student Spouse - No Match for Transunion match	Student Spouse must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
64	Student Spouse - First/Last Name Mismatch for Transunion match	Student Spouse must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
65	Student Spouse - DOB Mismatch for Transunion match	Student Spouse must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
66	Student Spouse - Address Mismatch for Transunion match	Student Spouse must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
67	Student Spouse - Pending match for Transunion match	Student Spouse must contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) to determine the issue and resolution.
68	SAI is blank and current transaction is not rejected	No action needed.
69	Parent Spouse or Partner DOB is required	Provide the Parent Spouse or Partner date of birth.
70	Student PAS Compromise Flag is TRUE	Student must verify/recover their account at StudentAid.gov/recover.
71	Parent PAS Compromise Flag is TRUE	Parent must verify/recover their account at StudentAid.gov/recover.
72	Parent Spouse or Partner PAS Compromise Flag is TRUE	Parent Spouse or Partner must verify/recover their account at StudentAid.gov/recover.
73	Student Spouse PAS Compromise Flag is TRUE	Student Spouse must verify/recover their account at StudentAid.gov/recover.
74	Applicant was selected for identity verification due to detection of increased fraud risk and FSA has not verified the identity of the student.	If contacted by the student, the FAA must complete verification using the procedures associated with V4 verification. Verify the student’s identity and submit a correction via the FAFSA Partner Portal, using the new “'FAA Fraud Override” field. The dropdown labels are: 1 – Verification completed in person – no issues found 2 – Verification completed remotely – no issues found 3 – Verification attempted – issues found with identity A value of 1 or 2 will override the reject, and the verification outcome will apply to the FAFSA transaction across all schools—no separate verification is required by any other institution.
75	We have detected fraudulent activity on your FAFSA form. Contact your college's or career school's financial aid office for assistance.	If contacted by the student, the FAA must complete verification using the procedures associated with V4 verification. Verify the student’s identity and submit a correction via the FAFSA Partner Portal, using the new “'FAA Fraud Override” field. The dropdown labels are: 1 – Verification completed in person – no issues found 2 – Verification completed remotely – no issues found 3 – Verification attempted – issues found with identity A value of 1 or 2 will override the reject, and the verification outcome will apply to the FAFSA transaction across all schools—no separate verification is required by any other institution.
76	Your college or career school attempted to verify your identity but was unsuccessful. Contact your college's or career school's financial aid office for assistance.	No further action is required unless student provides additional information to the school.