APPENDIX B DATA BASE MATCHES AND MATCH FLAGS



APPENDIX B

2002–2003 DATABASE MATCHES AND MATCH FLAGS

As we did in 2001–2002, we are providing an expanded chart to show match flags for all the matches, the reasons associated with these match results, the number and text of the SAR/ISIR comment that is triggered, and information on what action the institution needs to take when resolution of a match problem is required.

For the NSLDS match, we have also shown the relationship between the NSLDS Match Flag and the NSLDS Results Flag.

How to Use the Chart

The information is provided for you to use as a quick reference. The SFA Handbook: Student Eligibility contains more detailed information about student eligibility and the action needed to resolve discrepancies found in the data matches.

A flag of “C” is an indicator that institutional resolution is required. The “C” flag will be printed on the SAR next to the EFC if any of the conditions described in the chart are met.

NOTE: Some of these conditions (as indicated) will generate a rejected record. Comments associated with a reject do not generate a SAR “C” code. However, a SAR “C” code could possibly be generated by another comment/condition and will be printed on rejected SARs. An EFC does not print on rejected records.

An asterisk (*) in the “Match Flag” column of this chart indicates that a match flag value is not generated for cases that were not/could not be sent to the matching agency.

Selective Service Match

|SAR | | | | |

|C code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |Y |Match conducted. |029 |No resolution required. |

| | | |********************* | |

| | |Applicant’s registration |Please Note: No comment text will| |

| | |status confirmed by |print on the SAR/ISIR for this | |

| | |Selective Service. |comment. The comment code, | |

| | | |however, will be provided in the | |

| | | |ISIR record. | |

| | | |********************* | |

| |T |Match conducted. |026 If you want to register with |No resolution required. |

| | | |Selective Service, you may answer | |

| | |Student is within 45 days |“Yes” to both Items 27 and 28 on |An update is not required during the |

| | |of his 18th birthday. |this SAR, complete a Selective |year. |

| | |Applicant is temporarily |Service registration form at your | |

| | |exempt because he is not |local post office, or register | |

| | |yet 18 years old. |online at . Selective | |

| | | |Service will not process your | |

| | | |registration until 30 days before | |

| | | |your 18th birthday. | |

|C code |N |Match conducted. |030 The Selective Service |Resolution required. |

| | | |reported that you have not | |

| | |Applicant not in Selective|registered with them. If you are |In order to meet student eligibility |

| | |Service database. |female or were born before 1960, |requirements, student must: |

| | | |registration is not required. | |

| | | |Otherwise, if you have not yet |register with Selective Service, |

| | | |registered, are male, and are 18 | |

| | | |through 25 years of age, to |present appropriate confirmation (i.e.,|

| | | |receive aid you must answer “Yes” |his Selective Service Registration |

| | | |to both Items 27 and 28 on this |Acknowledgment or his letter of |

| | | |SAR, complete a Selective Service |registration) that he is already |

| | | |registration form at your local |registered, or |

| | | |post office, or register on-line | |

| | | |at . If you believe |qualify for a waiver or exemption |

| | | |you have already registered or are| |

| | | |exempt, please contact the | |

| | | |Selective Service at 847/688-6888.| |

Selective Service Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |Y |Registration conducted. |031 We have forwarded your name |No resolution required. |

| | | |to Selective Service for | |

| | |Forwarded name to |registration, as you requested. | |

| | |Selective Service for | | |

| | |registration as requested | | |

| | |on application or SAR. | | |

| |T |Registration conducted. |028 We have forwarded your name |No resolution required. |

| | | |to Selective Service for | |

| | |Forwarded name to |registration, as you requested. | |

| | |Selective Service for |They will process your | |

| | |registration as requested |registration request 30 days prior| |

| | |on application or SAR. |to your 18th birthday. | |

| | |Registration will be | | |

| | |processed by Selective | | |

| | |Service 30 days prior to | | |

| | |the applicant’s 18th | | |

| | |birthday. | | |

Selective Service Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |blank* |Registration not |033 We could not send your name |Resolution required. |

| | |conducted. |to Selective Service as you | |

| | | |requested because you did not give|If student is between the ages of 18 |

| | |Applicant requested that |us enough information, you are |and 26, help student make corrections |

| | |ED send name to Selective |outside the age range for |to his SAR/ISIR and submit corrections |

| | |Service for registration, |registration, or you did not sign |for processing. If the information |

| | |but applicant is either |your form. If you are at least 18|needed to register the student is |

| | |not within age range or |but not yet 26, you may register |present, student’s name will be sent to|

| | |some information needed to|by answering “Yes” to both Items |Selective Service. Review subsequent |

| | |register him is missing. |27 and 28 on this SAR. You must |SAR/ISIR for updated registration flag.|

| | | |also provide information for Items| |

| | | |1, 2, and 9. You may also |If student is over the age of 26 and |

| | | |register by completing a Selective|has not yet registered, student must |

| | | |Service registration form, |obtain documentation from Selective |

| | | |available at your local post |Service regarding his registration |

| | | |office, or by registering on-line |status. Determine if the student is |

| | | |at . If you are a male|exempt from registering or is eligible |

| | | |who has reached age 26, you cannot|for a waiver of the registration |

| | | |use the SAR to register. You must|requirement. If student did not |

| | | |contact Selective Service at |register by the age of 26 and is not |

| | | |847/688-6888 to resolve your |exempt/waived from the registration |

| | | |registration status before you can|requirement, student may not be |

| | | |receive federal student aid. You |eligible for aid. |

| | | |are exempt from registering if | |

| | | |born before 1960. | |

INS Primary Verification Match

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |Y |Match conducted. |143 Your citizenship status has |No resolution required. |

| | | |been confirmed by the Immigration | |

| | |Applicant’s non-citizen |and Naturalization Service (INS) |Do not initiate secondary confirmation |

| | |eligibility confirmed by |and you meet the citizenship |unless there is conflicting information|

| | |INS. |requirements for federal student |about the student’s status or if you |

| | | |aid. |have reason to believe the status |

| | | | |reported is incorrect. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |The SAR/ISIR will serve as the |

| | | | |necessary documentation to prove the |

| | | | |student’s eligible noncitizenship |

| | | | |status. |

|C code |N |Match conducted. |144 The Immigration and |Resolution required. See match flag on|

| | | |Naturalization Service (INS) has |Secondary Confirmation. |

| | |INS did not confirm |not yet confirmed your statement | |

| | |applicant’s non-citizen |that you are an eligible |INS will conduct the Secondary |

| | |eligibility. |noncitizen. INS will continue to |Confirmation process based on applicant|

| | | |check their records and we will |identifier and Primary Verification |

| | | |notify you when we have received |information only. Next steps will |

| | | |more information from them |depend on results from Secondary |

| | | | |Confirmation match results. |

INS Primary Verification Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|Reject 17 |blank* |Match not conducted. |068 You did not indicate on your |Resolution required. |

| | | |application that you are a U.S. | |

| | |Applicant did not indicate|citizen or an eligible |If student failed to indicate |

| | |citizenship status. |non-citizen. To be eligible to |citizenship, INS match was not |

| | | |receive federal student aid, a |conducted. However, match was still |

| | | |student must be |conducted with SSA to determine |

| | | |(1) A U.S. citizen (or U.S. |citizenship. If SSA Citizenship flag |

| | | |National), or |indicates that the student is a U.S. |

| | | |(2) An eligible non-citizen, such |Citizen, record will not be rejected. |

| | | |as a U.S. permanent resident or a |No resolution is required, but student |

| | | |resident of certain Pacific |should correct Item 13 to reflect that |

| | | |Islands, or as determined by the |student is U.S. Citizen/National. |

| | | |Department of Education. | |

| | | | |If SSA does not confirm that student is|

| | | | |a U.S. Citizen, student will receive |

| | | | |reject 17 and resolution will be |

| | | | |required. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If student is an eligible non-citizen, |

| | | | |student should correct citizenship in |

| | | | |question 13 to indicate eligible |

| | | | |non-citizenship status AND should |

| | | | |provide an Alien Registration Number. |

| | | | |Student’s record will then be sent to |

| | | | |the INS match to determine if the |

| | | | |student is an eligible non-citizen. |

| | | | |Once the corrected SAR is returned, |

| | | | |review the INS match flag to determine |

| | | | |student’s citizenship status. |

INS Primary Verification Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |blank* |Match not conducted. |141 You changed your response to |Resolution required. |

| | | |citizenship or you changed the | |

| | |Applicant changed from |Alien Registration Number verified|Determine why student changed |

| | |eligible non-citizen to |with INS. You must submit proof |citizenship status and resolve any |

| | |citizen or changed Alien |of your citizenship status to your|conflicting information. Student may |

| | |Registration Number. |Financial Aid Administrator. |need to submit proof of citizenship |

| | | | |depending on reason for change. |

|C code |blank* |Match not conducted. |142 The Immigration and |Resolution required. |

| | | |Naturalization Service (INS) could| |

| | |Student didn’t provide |not confirm your statement that |If student failed to provide Alien |

| | |Alien Registration Number |you are an eligible non-citizen |Registration Number or provided an |

| | |or provided invalid Alien |because there is a question about |invalid Alien Registration Number, do |

| | |Registration Number. |your Alien Registration Number. |not perform secondary confirmation. |

| | | |You must submit proof of your |Instead, help student make corrections |

| | | |noncitizen eligibility to your |to the SAR/ISIR and resubmit for |

| | | |school. If you fail to submit |processing. If student provides |

| | | |proof within 30 days, or longer if|adequate information to conduct match, |

| | | |your school allows, you may not be|record will be sent back to INS for |

| | | |eligible for federal student aid. |matching. Review match flags on |

| | | | |subsequent transactions for updated |

| | | | |match flag. |

INS Secondary Confirmation Match

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |P |Automated Secondary | |Wait at least five, but no more than |

| | |Confirmation in Progress | |15 business days for CPS |

| | | | |system-generated ISIR with results of |

| | | | |automated secondary confirmation. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If no response within 15 days, school |

| | | | |must begin paper (G845) secondary |

| | | | |confirmation. |

| |Y |INS confirmed student is |120 This SAR has been produced due|No resolution required. |

| | |an eligible noncitizen |to information we received from the| |

| | | |Immigration and Naturalization | |

| | | |Service (INS) regarding your | |

| | | |citizenship status. Your | |

| | | |citizenship status has been | |

| | | |confirmed by the INS and you meet | |

| | | |the citizenship requirements for | |

| | | |federal student aid. | |

|C Code |C |In Continuance |105 This SAR has been produced due|Resolution required. |

| | | |to information we received from the| |

| | | |Immigration and Naturalization |School is encouraged, but not |

| | | |Service (INS) regarding your |required, to wait ten business days |

| | | |citizenship status. The INS has not|for another systems generated ISIR |

| | | |yet confirmed your statement that |with updated secondary confirmation |

| | | |you are an eligible noncitizen. |match flag before beginning mandatory |

| | | |You must submit proof of your |paper (G845) secondary confirmation |

| | | |noncitizen eligibility to your |process. |

| | | |school. If you fail to submit | |

| | | |proof to your school within 30 | |

| | | |days, or longer if your school | |

| | | |allows, you may not be eligible for| |

| | | |federal student aid. | |

|C Code |N |INS did not confirm |46 This SAR has been produced due |Resolution required. |

| | |eligibility |to information we received from the| |

| | | |Immigration and Naturalization |Must begin paper (G845) secondary |

| | | |Service (INS) regarding your |confirmation process. |

| | | |citizenship status. The INS did not| |

| | | |confirm your statement that you are| |

| | | |an eligible noncitizen. You must | |

| | | |submit proof of your noncitizen | |

| | | |eligibility to your school. If you| |

| | | |fail to submit proof within 30 | |

| | | |days, or longer if your school | |

| | | |allows, you may not be eligible for| |

| | | |federal student aid. | |

INS Secondary Confirmation Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C Code |X |INS did not confirm |109 This SAR has been produced |Resolution required. |

| | |eligibility because |due to information we received | |

| | |additional information is |from the Immigration and |Must begin paper (G845) secondary |

| | |needed. |Naturalization Service (INS) |confirmation process. |

| | | |regarding your citizenship status.| |

| | | |The INS did not have enough | |

| | | |information to confirm your | |

| | | |statement that you are an eligible| |

| | | |noncitizen. You must contact the | |

| | | |Financial Aid Administrator at | |

| | | |your school to find out what | |

| | | |information is needed. If you | |

| | | |fail to submit the required | |

| | | |information within 30 days, or | |

| | | |longer if your school allows, you | |

| | | |may not be eligible for federal | |

| | | |student aid. | |

Note 1: Before school sends copies of documentation to INS, it should confirm that the student identifiers on the ISIR, especially Alien Registration Number and date of birth, are accurate. If not correct, corrections to CPS should be submitted instead of paper secondary confirmation.

Note 2: In all cases, if school does not receive a response to paper secondary confirmation request in 15 days, student is eligible for aid if documentation appears to support claim of eligible noncitizen.

Social Security Administration’s Citizenship Status

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |A or blank |Match conducted. |No comment. |No resolution required. |

| | | | | |

| | |SSA confirmed U.S. | | |

| | |Citizenship status | | |

|C code |B, C, D, E,|Match conducted. |146 The Social Security |Resolution required. |

| |F, or * | |Administration (SSA) did not | |

| | |SSA did not confirm U.S. |confirm that you are a U.S. |If student is a U.S. Citizen, student |

| | |citizenship status. |citizen. You need to provide your|should provide birth certificate, |

| | | |school with documentation of your |passport, or other documents that |

| | | |citizenship status before you can |definitively prove citizenship. Voter |

| | | |receive federal student aid. |registration cards are not adequate |

| | | | |proof of citizenship since many |

| | | | |localities do not require proof of |

| | | | |citizenship. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If student is an eligible noncitizen, |

| | | | |student should correct Item 13 to |

| | | | |indicate that the student is an |

| | | | |eligible noncitizen and Item 14 to |

| | | | |indicate a valid Alien Registration |

| | | | |Number. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If student already provided citizenship|

| | | | |and alien registration number on the |

| | | | |FAFSA or SAR, determine if student was |

| | | | |sent to INS for matching. If student |

| | | | |was successfully matched with the INS |

| | | | |as being an eligible noncitizen, we |

| | | | |will suppress comment 146 and no |

| | | | |further resolution is necessary. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Note: A match flag of * (asterisk) |

| | | | |generally indicates that the student |

| | | | |was born in a foreign country to |

| | | | |American parents that were stationed in|

| | | | |another country (e.g., military, State |

| | | | |Department, or Foreign Service). These|

| | | | |students generally have a birth |

| | | | |certificate indicating that they are |

| | | | |U.S. Citizens that were born abroad. |

| | | | |The Social Security Administration will|

| | | | |not automatically update this flag and |

| | | | |the financial aid administrator should |

| | | | |document the information in the |

| | | | |student’s record. |

Social Security Administration’s Citizenship Status (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |N |Match conducted. |062 The Social Security |Resolution required. |

| | | |Administration could not confirm | |

| | |SSA unable to verify |your claim of U.S. citizenship |Help student make corrections to social|

| | |citizenship because there |because of questions about your |security number, name, or date of birth|

| | |was no match on SSN, name,|social security number, name, or |if necessary so that the student’s |

| | |or date of birth. |date of birth. |record can be sent back to SSA for |

| | | | |matching. Review subsequent |

| | | | |transactions for updated match flag. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Note that if the SSN was incorrect, the|

| | | | |student may correct the SSN on the |

| | | | |SAR/ISIR. If this is done, the |

| | | | |student’s original SAR ID will not |

| | | | |change, but the current SSN reported in|

| | | | |field 8 will be changed to reflect the |

| | | | |corrected SSN. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Alternatively, the applicant may file a|

| | | | |new FAFSA under the correct SSN. This |

| | | | |FAFSA will be treated as an original |

| | | | |application and will be sent through |

| | | | |all of the matches as if another FAFSA |

| | | | |was never completed. The SAR ID will |

| | | | |be the same as the SSN reported on this|

| | | | |application. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If the student believes the information|

| | | | |reported on the application is correct,|

| | | | |student should contact the Social |

| | | | |Security Administration. Obtain |

| | | | |documentation from the student that |

| | | | |clearly proves that the student is |

| | | | |either a citizen or eligible |

| | | | |noncitizen. |

Social Security Number Match

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|Reject 18 |1 |Match conducted. |024 The Social Security |Resolution required. |

| | | |Administration (SSA) did not | |

| | |No match on SSN (SSN |confirm that the social security |If the student’s SSN is correct, the |

| | |invalid). |number you reported on your aid |student must contact SSA. Once SSA |

| | | |application is valid. If you |corrects its records, the student may |

| | | |believe that the number you |reenter the SSN and submit it as a |

| | | |reported is correct, contact the |SAR/ISIR correction. Records sent for|

| | | |SSA. If the social security number|rematching will continue to receive |

| | | |is incorrect, you should submit a |this match flag until SSA updates its |

| | | |new application with the correct |database. Review subsequent |

| | | |social security number. |transactions for updated match flag. |

| | | | |If a correction is made to date of |

| | | | |birth, SSN, first name, or last name, |

| | | | |the record will be sent again for |

| | | | |matching. Review subsequent |

| | | | |transactions for updated match flag. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If the SSN is incorrect, the student |

| | | | |may correct the SSN on the SAR/ISIR. |

| | | | |If this is done, the student’s |

| | | | |original SAR ID will not change, but |

| | | | |the current SSN reported in field 8 |

| | | | |will be changed to reflect the |

| | | | |corrected SSN. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Alternatively, to obtain a SAR with a |

| | | | |SAR ID that matches the student’s |

| | | | |reported SSN, the applicant should |

| | | | |file a new FAFSA under the correct |

| | | | |SSN. This FAFSA will be treated as an|

| | | | |original application and will be sent |

| | | | |through all of the matches as if |

| | | | |another FAFSA was never completed. |

| | | | |The SAR ID will be the same as the SSN|

| | | | |reported on this application. |

Social Security Number Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |2 |Match conducted. |060 The date of birth you |Resolution required. |

| | | |reported on your application | |

| | |Date of birth inconsistent|doesn't match the Social Security |Student may provide documentation that |

| | |with SSA records. |Administration's records. If the |explains the discrepancy with the date of|

| | | |date of birth you reported is |birth. |

| | | |correct, contact the SSA. If it | |

| | | |is incorrect, you should make |If the student’s date of birth is |

| | | |corrections on this SAR. |correct, the student must contact SSA. |

| | | | |Once SSA corrects its records, the |

| | | | |student may reenter the date of birth and|

| | | | |submit it as a SAR/ISIR correction. |

| | | | |Records sent for rematching will continue|

| | | | |to receive this match flag until SSA |

| | | | |updates its database. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If the date of birth is incorrect, the |

| | | | |student may correct the date of birth on |

| | | | |SAR/ISIR. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If a correction is made to date of birth,|

| | | | |SSN, first name, or last name, the record|

| | | | |will be sent again for matching. Review |

| | | | |subsequent transactions for updated match|

| | | | |flag. |

|C code |3 |Match conducted. |061 The name you reported on your|Resolution required. |

| | | |application doesn't match the | |

| | |Name inconsistent with SSA|Social Security Administration's |Student may provide documentation |

| | |records. |records. If the name you reported|explaining discrepancy in name (e.g., |

| | | |is correct, contact SSA. If it is|marriage certificate, court order, etc.).|

| | | |incorrect, you should make | |

| | | |corrections on this SAR. |If the student’s name is correct, the |

| | | | |student may wish to contact SSA. Once |

| | | | |SSA corrects its records, the student may|

| | | | |reenter the name and submit it as a |

| | | | |SAR/ISIR correction. Records sent for |

| | | | |rematching will continue to receive this |

| | | | |match flag until SSA updates its |

| | | | |database. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If the name is incorrect, the student may|

| | | | |correct the name on SAR/ISIR. If a |

| | | | |correction is made to date of birth, SSN,|

| | | | |first name, or last name, the record will|

| | | | |be sent again for matching. Review |

| | | | |subsequent transactions for updated match|

| | | | |flag. |

Social Security Number Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |4 |Successful match. |No comment |No resolution required. |

| |4 |No additional match |013 You cannot change your social|No resolution required. |

| | |conducted. |security number because the Social| |

| | | |Security Administration already |This occurs on history correction |

| | |Applicant tried to change |verified that this social security|transactions only. |

| | |SSN after SSA verified |number belongs to you. | |

| | |that reported SSN was | |If student used the wrong SSN, yet his |

| | |correct. | |name, date of birth, and SSN were |

| | | | |confirmed by SSA on the previous |

| | | | |transaction, contact ED’s Correction |

| | | | |Application Coordinator at 202/377-3243 |

| | | | |for further instructions. These cases |

| | | | |usually arise when spouses or siblings |

| | | | |with similar names use each other’s SSNs |

| | | | |by mistake. These cases must be |

| | | | |resolved. |

|Reject 8 |5 |Match conducted. |145 According to Social Security |Resolution required. |

| | | |Administration (SSA) records, the | |

| | |Successful match to a |social security number (SSN) you |If the student’s SSN is correct, the |

| | |deceased person’s record |provided in Item 8 belongs to a |student must contact SSA. Once SSA |

| | |on the SSA database. |deceased person. If the SSN in |corrects its records, the student may |

| | | |Item 8 is correct, you must |reenter the SSN and submit it as a |

| | | |contact an SSA office to resolve |SAR/ISIR correction. Records sent for |

| | | |this problem. |rematching will continue to receive this |

| | | | |match flag until SSA updates its |

| | | | |database. Review subsequent transactions|

| | | | |for updated match flag. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If the SSN is incorrect, the student may |

| | | | |correct the SSN on the SAR/ISIR. If this |

| | | | |is done, the student’s original SAR ID |

| | | | |will not change, but the current SSN |

| | | | |reported in field 8 will be changed to |

| | | | |reflect the corrected SSN. |

| | | | |Alternatively, to obtain a SAR with a SAR|

| | | | |ID that matches the student’s reported |

| | | | |SSN, the applicant should file a new |

| | | | |FAFSA under the correct SSN. This FAFSA |

| | | | |will be treated as an original |

| | | | |application and will be sent through all |

| | | | |of the matches as if another FAFSA was |

| | | | |never completed. The SAR ID will be the |

| | | | |same as the SSN reported on this |

| | | | |application. |

Social Security Number Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|Rejects N, 13,|8 |No match conducted. |059 The Social Security |Resolution required. |

|5, 14, and/or | | |Administration could not determine| |

|16 | |Record could not be sent |if the social security number you |When SSN was checked against valid range |

| | |to SSA because no last |reported belongs to you because |table, SSN was within valid range. |

| | |name, date of birth, or |you did not give us your last |Student will still receive reject for |

| | |signature provided. |name, date of birth and/or |missing name, date of birth, and/or |

| | | |signature. Review these items and|signature. |

| | |Applicant’s SSN passed |make the necessary corrections. | |

| | |ED’s valid range check. | |Reject N: Either first or last name |

| | | |NOTE: This comment will print on |missing. |

| | | |all transactions as long as the |Reject 13: Both first and last name |

| | | |condition exists. |missing. |

| | | | |Reject 5: Date of birth blank. |

| | | | |Reject 14 or 16: Student signature |

| | | | |missing. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Help student make corrections to name, |

| | | | |date of birth, or signature. When |

| | | | |corrections are submitted, record will be|

| | | | |sent to SSA for matching. Review |

| | | | |subsequent transactions for updated match|

| | | | |flag. |

Social Security Number Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|Rejects N, 13,|8 |No match conducted. |023 It appears that the social |Resolution required. |

|5, 14, 16, | | |security number you reported on | |

|and/or P | |Record could not be sent |your application is not valid. |Reject P: When SSN was checked against |

| | |to SSA because no last |Review the number you reported in |valid range table, SSN was NOT within |

| | |name, date of birth, or |Item 8 and make the necessary |valid range. Student will also receive |

| | |signature provided. |corrections. |reject for missing name and/or date of |

| | | | |birth. |

| | |Applicant’s SSN failed | | |

| | |ED’s valid range check. | |Reject N: Either first or last name |

| | | | |missing. |

| | | | |Reject 13: Both first and last name |

| | | | |missing. |

| | | | |Reject 5: Date of birth blank. |

| | | | |Reject 14 or 16: Student signature |

| | | | |missing. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If the student’s SSN is correct, the |

| | | | |student should contact SSA. Once SSA |

| | | | |corrects its records, the student may |

| | | | |reenter the SSN and submit it as a |

| | | | |SAR/ISIR correction. Records sent for |

| | | | |rematching will continue to receive this |

| | | | |match flag until SSA updates its |

| | | | |database. Review subsequent transactions|

| | | | |for updated match flag. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |If the SSN is incorrect, the student may |

| | | | |correct the SSN on the SAR/ISIR. If this |

| | | | |is done, the student’s original SAR ID |

| | | | |will not change, but the current SSN |

| | | | |reported in field 8 will be changed to |

| | | | |reflect the corrected SSN. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Alternatively, to obtain a SAR with a SAR|

| | | | |ID that matches the student’s reported |

| | | | |SSN, the applicant should file a new |

| | | | |FAFSA under the correct SSN. This FAFSA |

| | | | |will be treated as an original |

| | | | |application and will be sent through all |

| | | | |of the matches as if another FAFSA was |

| | | | |never completed. The SAR ID will be the |

| | | | |same as the SSN reported on this |

| | | | |application. |

Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Status Match

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |1 |Successful match. |No comment. |No resolution required. |

|C code |2 |Match conducted. |162 The Department of Veterans |Resolution required. |

| | | |Affairs (VA) did not confirm that | |

| | |Dependent and record found|you are or will be a qualifying |In this situation, CPS assumes No to the |

| | |on VA database but not a |veteran for purposes of receiving |Veteran Status question. The student |

| | |qualifying Veteran. |federal student aid for the |does not qualify for Independent status |

| | | |2002–2003 school year. If VA is |if the response to this question remains |

| | | |correct, you must provide your |No, so it is possible that parents' data |

| | | |parents' information (including |and signature were not provided. If this|

| | | |signature) on this SAR if you have|is the case, Reject 15 and/or Reject 2 |

| | | |not already done so. If you |would also be present on the SAR/ISIR. |

| | | |believe you are or will be a | |

| | | |qualifying veteran, contact a VA |If the student believes the match results|

| | | |office to resolve this problem. |are in error, the student should contact |

| | | | |a regional VA office to have VA records |

| | | | |updated. The student will then need to |

| | | | |correct the VA status question to Yes, |

| | | | |which will generate a history correction |

| | | | |that will be sent to VA for rematching. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |While the student is resolving the |

| | | | |discrepancy with the VA, the financial |

| | | | |aid administrator may collect |

| | | | |documentation from the applicant that |

| | | | |clearly demonstrates that he or she is a |

| | | | |veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. The |

| | | | |student may provide the DD214 form |

| | | | |showing that “Character of Service” is |

| | | | |other than “dishonorable.” However, |

| | | | |until the information is corrected in the|

| | | | |VA database, the match results will not |

| | | | |change. If the documentation confirms |

| | | | |that the student is a veteran, the |

| | | | |financial aid administrator may perform a|

| | | | |dependency override, changing the |

| | | | |student’s dependency status from |

| | | | |dependent to independent. Title IV aid |

| | | | |may then be disbursed to the student. |

Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Status Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |2 |Match conducted. |163 The Department of Veterans |No resolution required. |

| | | |Affairs (VA) did not confirm that | |

| | |Independent and record |you are or will be a qualifying |In this situation, CPS assumes No to this|

| | |found on VA database but |veteran for the 2002–2003 school |question. However, the student qualifies|

| | |not a qualifying Veteran. |year. If VA is not correct, you |for Independent status based on the |

| | | |should contact a VA office to |response(s) to other student status |

| | | |resolve this problem. |questions. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |The student may contact a regional VA |

| | | | |office to have VA records updated. The |

| | | | |student could then correct the VA status |

| | | | |question to Yes which will generate a |

| | | | |history correction that will be sent to |

| | | | |VA for rematching. But, until the |

| | | | |information is corrected in the VA |

| | | | |database, the match results will not |

| | | | |change. |

Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Status Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |3 |Match conducted. |173 The Department of Veterans |Resolution required. |

| | | |Affairs (VA) did not confirm that | |

| | |Dependent and record not |you are or will be a qualifying |In this situation, CPS assumes No to this|

| | |found on VA database. |veteran for purposes of receiving |question. The student does not qualify |

| | | |federal student aid for the |for Independent status if the response to|

| | | |2002–2003 school year. If VA is |this question remains No, so it is |

| | | |correct, you must provide your |possible that parents’ data and signature|

| | | |parents' information (including |were not provided. If this is the case, |

| | | |signature) on this SAR if you have|Reject 15 and/or Reject 2 would also be |

| | | |not already done so. If you |present on the SAR/ISIR. |

| | | |believe you are or will be a | |

| | | |qualifying veteran, contact a VA |If the student believes the match results|

| | | |office to resolve this problem. |are in error, the student may provide the|

| | | | |DD214 form (military separation form). |

| | | | |However, it is likely that the military |

| | | | |branch or Department of Defense has not |

| | | | |sent the data to VA. The student should |

| | | | |contact a regional VA office to have VA |

| | | | |records updated. The student will then |

| | | | |need to correct the VA status question to|

| | | | |Yes which will generate a history |

| | | | |correction that will be sent to VA for |

| | | | |rematching. Until the information is |

| | | | |corrected in the VA database, the match |

| | | | |results will not change. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |While the student is resolving the |

| | | | |discrepancy with the VA, the financial |

| | | | |aid administrator may collect the DD214 |

| | | | |from the applicant that clearly |

| | | | |demonstrates that he or she is a veteran |

| | | | |of the U.S. Armed Forces. If the |

| | | | |documentation confirms that the student |

| | | | |is a veteran, the financial aid |

| | | | |administrator may perform a dependency |

| | | | |override, changing the student’s |

| | | | |dependency status from dependent to |

| | | | |independent. Title IV aid may then be |

| | | | |disbursed to the student. |

Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Status Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |3 |Match conducted. |174 The Department of Veterans |No resolution required. |

| | | |Affairs (VA) did not confirm that | |

| | |Independent and record not|you are or will be a qualifying |In this situation, CPS assumes No to this|

| | |found on VA database. |veteran for the 2002–2003 school |question. However, the student qualifies|

| | | |year. If VA is not correct, you |for Independent status based on the |

| | | |should contact a VA office to |response(s) to other student status |

| | | |resolve this problem. |questions. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |It is likely that the military branch or |

| | | | |Department of Defense has not sent the |

| | | | |data to VA. The student may contact a |

| | | | |regional VA office to have VA records |

| | | | |updated. The student could then correct |

| | | | |the VA status question to Yes which will |

| | | | |generate a history correction that will |

| | | | |be sent to VA for rematching. But, until|

| | | | |the information is corrected in the VA |

| | | | |database, the match results will not |

| | | | |change. |

Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Status Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |4 |Match conducted. |180 The Department of Veterans |Resolution required. |

| | | |Affairs (VA) has confirmed that | |

| | |Record found on VA |you are currently serving in the |Student must provide documentation to the|

| | |database but applicant on |U.S. Armed Forces. You indicated |school that shows upcoming release orders|

| | |active duty. |on your application that you will |from a military branch, typically in |

| | | |be released from active duty by |memorandum format or letter, stating |

| | | |June 30, 2003. You must provide |intent to release. There is no |

| | | |documentation of this to your |requirement to reconfirm actual |

| | | |Financial Aid Administrator before|separation during the award year. |

| | | |you can receive federal student | |

| | | |aid. | |

| |8 |No match conducted. |161 We could not match your |Help student make corrections to name, |

| | | |information with the Department of|date of birth, or signature if necessary |

| | |Record could not be sent |Veterans Affairs (VA) because you |so that the student' record can be sent |

| | |to VA because no name, |did not give us your full name, |to VA for matching. Review subsequent |

| | |date of birth, or |date of birth and/or signature. |transactions for updated match flag. |

| | |signature provided. |You should review and correct | |

| | | |these items on your SAR. | |

Social Security Administration (Postscreening) Prisoner Match

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |Blank |Applicant has not yet been| |No resolution required |

| | |sent to SSA Prisoner | | |

| | |Match, is not a prisoner, | |Transaction 01 will always have a blank |

| | |OR cannot be verified | |value in this field because it has not |

| | |because SSN Match was not | |yet been sent to postscreening. If the |

| | |successful. | |postscreening record shows that the |

| | | | |applicant is a prisoner, an 02 |

| | | | |transaction will be generated showing the|

| | | | |prisoner status. If the applicant is |

| | | | |not a prisoner, an 02 transaction will |

| | | | |not automatically be generated. At this |

| | | | |point, if there is a correction made, the|

| | | | |resulting transaction will have a blank |

| | | | |value again. It is only the transaction |

| | | | |from the postscreening that follows the |

| | | | |correction that will have the prisoner |

| | | | |status match flag. If the subsequent |

| | | | |postscreening shows that the applicant is|

| | | | |no longer a prisoner, another transaction|

| | | | |will be generated and a match flag of “3”|

| | | | |will be provided. (See below). At this |

| | | | |point, if the applicant makes a |

| | | | |subsequent correction and the following |

| | | | |postscreening shows that the applicant |

| | | | |remains a non-prisoner, a postscreening |

| | | | |transaction will not be generated. |

|C code |1 |Match conducted. |81 Social Security Administration|Resolution required. |

| | | |records indicate that you are | |

| | |Applicant incarcerated in |incarcerated in a local prison |A student incarcerated in a local prison |

| | |local prison facility. |facility. Your incarceration may |facility is not eligible to borrow under |

| | | |affect your eligibility for |any Federal loan programs. If the |

| | | |federal student aid. |student is not incarcerated, the student |

| | | | |can contest the match with the Social |

| | | | |Security Administration—Office of Program|

| | | | |Benefits either within 30 days after the |

| | | | |student receives the SAR and discusses |

| | | | |the match with the institution or within |

| | | | |30 days after the receipt of the ISIR by |

| | | | |the institution. The student can |

| | | | |self-certify to the FAA at the |

| | | | |institution that he or she is not |

| | | | |incarcerated in a local prison facility. |

Social Security Administration (Postscreening) Prisoner Match (continued)

|SAR | | | | |

|C Code/ |Match |Reason for Comment/Results| | |

|Reject |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |2 |Match conducted. |83 Social Security Administration|Resolution required. |

| | | |records indicate that you are | |

| | |Applicant incarcerated in |incarcerated in a state or federal|A student incarcerated in a state or |

| | |state or federal prison |prison facility. Your |federal prison facility is not eligible |

| | |facility. |incarceration may affect your |for aid under the Federal Pell Grant, |

| | | |eligibility for federal student |FFEL, Direct Loan, or Perkins Loan |

| | | |aid. |programs. If the student is not |

| | | | |incarcerated, the student can contest the|

| | | | |match with the Social Security |

| | | | |Administration—Office of Program Benefits|

| | | | |either within 30 days after the student |

| | | | |receives the SAR and discusses the match |

| | | | |with the institution or within 30 days |

| | | | |after the receipt of the ISIR by the |

| | | | |institution. The student can self-certify|

| | | | |to the FAA at the institution that he or |

| | | | |she is not incarcerated in a state or |

| | | | |federal prison facility. |

| |3 |Match conducted. | |No resolution required. |

| | | | | |

| | |Applicant's incarcerated | | |

| | |status changed from | | |

| | |prisoner to not a prisoner| | |

| |8 |No match conducted. |84 We could not match your |Help student make corrections to social |

| | | |information with the Social |security number, name, date of birth, or |

| | |Record could not be sent |Security Administration because |signature if necessary so that the |

| | |to SSA because no last |you did not give us your last |student' record can be sent back to SSA |

| | |name, date of birth, or |name, date of birth, and/or |for matching. Review subsequent |

| | |signature provided. |signature. Review these items and|transactions for updated match flag. |

| | | |make the necessary corrections. | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |1 |1 |Match conducted. |No comment |No resolution required. |

| | | | | | |

| |Match found; | |Student not in | | |

| |NSLDS data | |default or | | |

| |sent. | |overpayment. | | |

|C code |2 |7 |Match conducted. |138 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | | |System (NSLDS) found your reported social| |

| |Incomplete | |SSN matched, but |security number on their database, but |Determine if the NSLDS record |

| |match; No NSLDS| |name and DOB did not|your name and date of birth did not |is that of the applicant, by |

| |data sent. | |match. |match. Therefore, this SAR does not |accessing NSLDS online using |

| | | | |contain the financial aid history that is|SSN only to retrieve the |

| | | | |associated with your reported social |matching data. |

| | | | |security number. | |

| | | | | |This will help determine |

| | | | | |whether that SSN belongs to the|

| | | | | |student being assisted. This |

| | | | | |method will reveal which data |

| | | | | |provider supplied the |

| | | | | |conflicting SSN information. |

| | | | | |This provider may then be |

| | | | | |contacted directly to resolve |

| | | | | |the discrepancy. There is no |

| | | | | |need to wait for NSLDS to be |

| | | | | |updated before continuing the |

| | | | | |award process. |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | |If the record belongs to the |

| | | | | |student, use the information in|

| | | | | |NSLDS to determine eligibility |

| | | | | |for SFA funds. |

| |3 |1 |Match conducted. |140 |No resolution required. |

| | | | |********************* | |

| |No match found.| |Student not in the |Please Note: No comment text will print | |

| | | |NSLDS data file. |on the SAR/ISIR for this comment. The | |

| | | | |comment code, however, will be provided | |

| | | | |in the ISIR record. | |

| | | | |********************* | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |4 |1 |Match conducted. |137 |No resolution required. |

| | | | |********************* | |

| |Match found, | |Student in the NSLDS|Please Note: No comment text will print | |

| |but no NSLDS | |data file, but there|on the SAR/ISIR for this comment. The | |

| |data sent to | |is no relevant data |comment code, however, will be provided | |

| |CPS | |to print on the |in the ISIR record. | |

| | | |NSLDS page. |********************* | |

|C code |1 |2 |Match conducted. |132 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | | |System (NSLDS) indicates that you are in | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |DEFAULT on a federal student loan. You |Depending on loan status, |

| |NSLDS data | |least one loan in |are not eligible to receive any federal |student may need to contact GA,|

| |sent. | |default. |student aid until your default has been |DLS, or EDR and make |

| | | | |resolved. |satisfactory arrangements to |

| | | | | |repay loan. If student has |

| | | |Defaulted loan is |124 Contact the following agency(ies) |already repaid loan, obtain |

| | | |held by a Guaranty |regarding your defaulted federal student |documentation that the loan |

| | | |Agency, Direct |loan: |identified as being in default |

| | | |Loan Servicer or ED | |is the loan that was paid off |

| | | |Region. |Up to three names and phone numbers of |by the student. |

| | | | |Guaranty Agencies, Direct Loan Servicers | |

| | | | |or ED Regions that are holding the |See attached list of loan |

| | | | |student’s defaulted loan(s) will be |status codes and information on|

| | | | |listed (comments 181–253). |student eligibility. |

|C code |1 |2 |Match conducted. |132 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | | |System (NSLDS) indicates that you are in | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |DEFAULT on a federal student loan. You |Depending on loan status, |

| |NSLDS data | |least one loan in |are not eligible to receive any federal |student may need to contact ED |

| |sent. | |default. |student aid until your default has been |and make satisfactory |

| | | | |resolved. |arrangements to repay loan. If|

| | | |Defaulted loan is | |student has already repaid |

| | | |held by ED. | |loan, obtain documentation that|

| | | | | |the loan identified as being in|

| | | | | |default is the loan that was |

| | | | | |paid off by the student. |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | |See attached list of loan |

| | | | | |status codes and information on|

| | | | | |student eligibility. |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |1 |2 |Match conducted. |132 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | | |System (NSLDS) indicates that you are in | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |DEFAULT on a federal student loan. You | |

| |NSLDS data | |least one loan in |are not eligible to receive any federal | |

| |sent. | |default. |student aid until your default has been | |

| | | | |resolved. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Defaulted loan is |135 To resolve your defaulted federal | |

| | | |held by lender. |student loan(s), contact the lender | |

| | | | |associated with the loan. | |

|C code |1 |2 |Match conducted. |132 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | | |System (NSLDS) indicates that you are in | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |DEFAULT on a federal student loan. You | |

| |NSLDS data | |least one loan in |are not eligible to receive any federal | |

| |sent. | |default. |student aid until your default has been | |

| | | | |resolved. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Defaulted loan is |136 To resolve your defaulted federal | |

| | | |held by school. |student loan(s), contact the school | |

| | | | |associated with the loan. | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |1 |3 |Match conducted. |133 The National Student Loan Data System |Resolution required. |

| | | | |(NSLDS) indicates that you have received at | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |least one overpayment of federal student aid |Comment 133 will be |

| |NSLDS data | |least one Pell |funds. You are required by law to repay any |provided with one of |

| |sent. | |Overpayment |funds received from the federal student aid |comments 020, 038, 039, |

| | | | |programs to which you were not entitled. You|041, 042, or 043. |

| | | | |are not eligible to receive any federal | |

| | | | |student aid until your overpayment has been | |

| | | | |resolved. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |038 To resolve your Pell overpayment, your | |

| | | |school |FAA must contact the school associated with | |

| | | | |the Pell overpayment. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |041 To resolve your Pell overpayment, call | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | |ED Region 4 |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. Department| |

| | | | |of Education, P.O. Box 4222, Iowa City, IA | |

| | | | |52245. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |042 To resolve your Pell overpayment, call | |

| | | |ED Region 5 |the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | | |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. Department| |

| | | | |of Education, P.O. Box 4222, Iowa City, IA | |

| | | | |52245. | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 9 |043 To resolve your Pell overpayment, call | |

| | | | |the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | | |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. Department| |

| | | | |of Education, P.O. Box 4222, Iowa City, IA | |

| | | | |52245. | |

| | | |Overpayment contact | | |

| | | |code is blank |020 To resolve your Pell overpayment, your | |

| | | | |FAA must access NSLDS for additional Pell | |

| | | | |overpayment information. | |

| | | |More than one | | |

| | | |overpayment |039 To resolve your Pell overpayments, your | |

| | | | |FAA must access NSLDS for additional Pell | |

| | | | |overpayment information. | |

| | | | | | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |1 |1 |Match conducted. |********************* |No resolution required. |

| | | | |Please Note: No comment text will print | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |on the SAR/ISIR for these comments. The | |

| |NSLDS data | |least one Pell |comment codes, however, will be provided | |

| |sent. | |Overpayment in |in the ISIR record. | |

| | | |satisfactory |********************* | |

| | | |repayment. | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |022 | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |school | | |

| | | | |025 | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 4 | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |032 | |

| | | |ED Region 5 | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 9 |034 | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment contact | | |

| | | |code is blank |036 | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |More than one | | |

| | | |overpayment |035 | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |1 |3 |Match conducted. |133 The National Student Loan Data System |Resolution required. |

| | | | |(NSLDS) indicates that you have received at | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at least|least one overpayment of federal student aid |Comment 133 will be provided |

| |NSLDS data | |one FSEOG Overpayment |funds. You are required by law to repay any |with one of comments 077, 065, |

| |sent. | | |funds received from the federal student aid |066, 067, 010, or 079 |

| | | | |programs to which you were not entitled. You | |

| | | | |are not eligible to receive any federal | |

| | | | |student aid until your overpayment has been | |

| | | | |resolved. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |077 To resolve your FSEOG overpayment, your | |

| | | |school |FAA must contact the school associated with | |

| | | | |the FSEOG overpayment. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |065 To resolve your FSEOG overpayment, call | |

| | | |Overpayment held by ED|the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | |Region 4 |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. Department | |

| | | | |of Education, P.O. Box 4222, Iowa City, IA | |

| | | | |52245. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by ED|066 To resolve your FSEOG overpayment, call | |

| | | |Region 5 |the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | | |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. Department | |

| | | | |of Education, P.O. Box 4222, Iowa City, IA | |

| | | | |52245. | |

| | | |Overpayment held by ED| | |

| | | |Region 9 |067 To resolve your FSEOG overpayment, call | |

| | | | |the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | | |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. Department | |

| | | | |of Education, P.O. Box 4222, Iowa City, IA | |

| | | | |52245. | |

| | | |Overpayment contact | | |

| | | |code is blank |010 To resolve your FSEOG overpayment, your | |

| | | | |FAA must access NSLDS for additional FSEOG | |

| | | | |overpayment information. | |

| | | |More than one | | |

| | | |overpayment | | |

| | | | |079 To resolve your FSEOG overpayments, our | |

| | | | |FAA must access NSLDS for additional FSEOG | |

| | | | |overpayment information. | |

| | | | | | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |1 |1 |Match conducted. |********************* |No resolution required. |

| | | | |Please Note: No comment text will print | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |on the SAR/ISIR for these comments. The | |

| |NSLDS data | |least one FSEOG |comment codes, however, will be provided | |

| |sent. | |Overpayment in |in the ISIR record. | |

| | | |satisfactory |********************* | |

| | | |repayment. | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |011 | |

| | | |school | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |012 | |

| | | |ED Region 4 | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 5 | | |

| | | | |014 | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 9 | | |

| | | | |015 | |

| | | |Overpayment contact | | |

| | | |code is blank | | |

| | | | |019 | |

| | | |More than one | | |

| | | |overpayment | | |

| | | | |017 | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |1 |3 |Match conducted. |133 The National Student Loan Data System |Resolution required. |

| | | | |(NSLDS) indicates that you have received at| |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |least one overpayment of federal student |Comment 133 will be provided |

| |NSLDS data | |least one Perkins |aid funds. You are required by law to |with one of comments 090, 100, |

| |sent. | |Overpayment |repay any funds received from the federal |101, 102, 086, or 107 |

| | | | |student aid programs to which you were not | |

| | | | |entitled. You are not eligible to receive | |

| | | | |any federal student aid until your | |

| | | | |overpayment has been resolved. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |090 To resolve your Perkins overpayment, | |

| | | |school |your FAA must contact the school associated| |

| | | | |with the Perkins overpayment. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |100 To resolve your Perkins overpayment, | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |call the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | |ED Region 4 |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. | |

| | | | |Department of Education, P.O. Box 4222, | |

| | | | |Iowa City, IA 52245. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |101 To resolve your Perkins overpayment, | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |call the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | |ED Region 5 |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. | |

| | | | |Department of Education, P.O. Box 4222, | |

| | | | |Iowa City, IA 52245. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |102 To resolve your Perkins overpayment, | |

| | | |Overpayment held by |call the U.S. Department of Education at | |

| | | |ED Region 9 |800/621-3115, or write to the U.S. | |

| | | | |Department of Education, P.O. Box 4222, | |

| | | | |Iowa City, IA 52245. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |086 To resolve your Perkins overpayment, | |

| | | |Overpayment contact |your FAA must access NSLDS for additional | |

| | | |code is blank |Perkins overpayment information. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |107 To resolve your Perkins overpayments, | |

| | | |More than one |our FAA must access NSLDS for additional | |

| | | |overpayment |Perkins overpayment information. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |1 |1 |Match conducted. |********************* |No resolution required. |

| | | | |Please Note: No comment text will print | |

| |Match found; | |Applicant has at |on the SAR/ISIR for these comments. The | |

| |NSLDS data | |least one Perkins |comment codes, however, will be provided | |

| |sent. | |Overpayment in |in the ISIR record. | |

| | | |satisfactory |********************* | |

| | | |repayment. | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |school |088 | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 4 |091 | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 5 | | |

| | | | |092 | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |Overpayment held by | | |

| | | |ED Region 9 | | |

| | | | |093 | |

| | | |Overpayment contact | | |

| | | |code is blank | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | |More than one |098 | |

| | | |overpayment | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |096 | |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag |Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |1 |4 |Applicant has at |134 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | |least one loan in |System (NSLDS) indicates that you are in | |

| |Match found; | |default and owes at |DEFAULT on at least one federal student |See resolution for match flags 2 |

| |NSLDS data | |least one |loan and that you received at least one |and 3 above. |

| |sent. | |overpayment. |overpayment of federal student aid funds.| |

| | | | |You are not eligible to receive any | |

| | | |See information for |federal student aid until these items | |

| | | |match flags 2 and 3.|have been resolved. | |

| |1 |1 |Loan is in |126 |No resolution required. |

| | | |Satisfactory |********************* | |

| | | |Repayment |Please Note: No comment text will print |Applicant must continue to make |

| | | | |on the SAR/ISIR for this comment. The |payments. However, school is not |

| | | | |comment code, however, will be provided |responsible for monitoring |

| | | | |in the ISIR record. |continued repayment. |

| | | | |********************* | |

|C code |1 | |Loan is discharged |115 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | |due to disability |System (NSLDS) indicates you have one or | |

| | | | |more student loans discharged because of |See Chapter 10 of the 2000–2001 |

| | | | |a total and permanent disability. Before|Federal Student Financial Aid |

| | | | |you can receive additional federal |Handbook for additional |

| | | | |student loans, you must see your |information. |

| | | | |Financial Aid Administrator. |Resolution depends on when the |

| | | | | |discharge was granted. Schools |

| | | | | |must check the effective date of |

| | | | | |the discharge in NSLDS and take |

| | | | | |the action described in the SFA |

| | | | | |Handbook and other information |

| | | | | |provided by ED. |

|C code |1 | |Loan is in |116 The National Student Loan Data |Resolution required. |

| | | |Bankruptcy |System (NSLDS) indicates you have one or | |

| | | | |more student loans in an active |See the September 1995 Dear |

| | | | |bankruptcy status. Before you can |Colleague letter GEN-95-40 and |

| | | | |receive additional federal student loans,|Chapter 10 of the 2000–2001 |

| | | | |you must see your Financial Aid |Federal Student Financial Aid |

| | | | |Administrator. |Handbook for additional |

| | | | | |information. |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag|Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| | |8 |Match not conducted |131 |If corrections to the student’s |

| | | |due to processing | |data are required, NSLDS match |

| | | |problems. | |will be conducted again when |

| | | | | |corrections are sent to the CPS. |

| | | | | | |

| | | | | |If no corrections are needed, you |

| | | | | |must request a duplicate SAR/ISIR.|

| | | | | |When duplicate SAR/ISIR is |

| | | | | |requested, record will be sent |

| | | | | |through NSLDS match again. |

|C code | | |NSLDS |Subsidized: 254, 255 |Resolution required. |

| | | |Subsidized or |Based upon data provided by the National | |

| | | |Combined Loan |Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and your |In general, students who borrow in|

| | | |Total has exceeded |reported grade level, we have determined |excess of aggregate loan limits |

| | | |loan limits based on|that you may have received subsidized |are ineligible to receive further |

| | | |dependency status |student loans in excess of loan limits |Title IV assistance; however, if |

| | | |and grade level |established for the federal loan programs.|the school determines that the |

| | | | |Please contact your FAA to resolve this |student inadvertently borrowed in |

| | | | |issue. |excess of the limits, the student |

| | | | | |may regain eligibility by either( |

| | | | |Combined: 260, 261, 266, 267 Based upon |repaying the amount borrowed in |

| | | | |data provided by the National Student Loan|excess of the aggregate limits, or|

| | | | |Data System (NSLDS) and your reported |making repayment arrangements for |

| | | | |grade level and dependency status, we have|the excess amount that are |

| | | | |determined that you may have received |satisfactory to the holder of the |

| | | | |student loans in excess of loan limits |loan. |

| | | | |established for the federal loan programs.| |

| | | | |Please contact your FAA for resolution of |Refer to Section 668.35(b)(1) of |

| | | | |this issue. |the Federal Student Financial Aid |

| | | | | |Regulations and Dear Colleague |

| | | | | |Letter GEN 96-13, Q&A #17 for |

| | | | | |additional information. |

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Match (continued)

|SAR | | |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results Flag|Match |Results | | |

|Reject | |Flag | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| | | |NSLDS Subsidized or |Subsidized: 256–259 |No resolution required. |

| | | |Combined Loan Total |Based upon data provided by the National | |

| | | |is close to the loan|Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and your |However, caution should be used to|

| | | |limits based on |reported grade level, we have determined |ensure that the student does not |

| | | |dependency status |that you have received a total amount of |exceed his or her loan limits with|

| | | |and grade level |subsidized loans that is close to the loan|subsequent Title IV loans. |

| | | | |limits established for the federal loan | |

| | | | |programs. Therefore, your eligibility for| |

| | | | |additional subsidized student loans may be| |

| | | | |limited. Please contact your FAA if you | |

| | | | |have any questions. | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |Combined: 262–265, 268–271 | |

| | | | |Based upon data provided by the National | |

| | | | |Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and your | |

| | | | |reported grade level and dependency | |

| | | | |status, we have determined that you have | |

| | | | |received a total amount of student loans | |

| | | | |that is close to the loan limits | |

| | | | |established for the federal loan programs.| |

| | | | |Therefore, your eligibility for additional| |

| | | | |student loans may be limited. Please | |

| | | | |contact your FAA if you have any | |

| | | | |questions. | |

Drug Abuse Hold

|SAR |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results | | |

|Reject | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|Reject 19 |Applicant is on the |009 We cannot process your application further because|No resolution required. May be |

| |Drug Abuse hold file. |of issues raised by terms of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of|resolved only by ED. |

| | |1988. For information on how to proceed, you must | |

| | |contact us within 30 days from the date of this letter |Reject 19. |

| | |by telephone at 202/377-3243. | |

| | | |Student is not eligible for aid. |

| |Applicant has been |055 Your denial of benefits under the Anti-Drug Abuse |No resolution required. |

| |released from the Drug |Act of 1988 has been resolved and processing of your | |

| |Abuse hold file. |student aid application may continue. | |

NOTE: There are no match flag values associated with hold files. Hold files are maintained at the CPS and not at an outside matching agency.

Drug Conviction Question #35

|SAR |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results | | |

|Reject | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |Applicant left question|053 You left Item 35 blank. Your failure to provide |Resolution required. |

| |35 blank. |an answer to this question makes you ineligible to | |

| | |receive Title IV aid. Either indicate that you have |Applicant is not eligible for federal|

| | |never been convicted of possessing or selling illegal |aid if this response is left blank. |

| | |drugs or use the enclosed worksheet to determine your |A correction to provide a response |

| | |answer to this question. In any case, you can correct |must be made by following the |

| | |this item by calling 800/4FED-AID (800/433-3243) or by |directions provided in the comment |

| | |going to fafsa.. You can also use your SAR. |text. |

| | |Please understand that a drug conviction does not | |

| | |necessarily disqualify you from receiving student aid. | |

|C code |Applicant response to |054 You reported a “2” in response to Item 35. This |Resolution required. |

| |question 35 was “Yes |indicates that you are ineligible for federal student | |

| |(Part Year).” |aid for part of the 2002–2003 school year. Your period|Applicant is not eligible for federal|

| | |of ineligibility resulting from your drug-related |aid until ineligibility period |

| | |conviction(s) ends on or after July 1, 2002 but before |expires between July 1, 2002 and June|

| | |June 30, 2003. You should contact your FAA when your |30, 2003. |

| | |ineligibility period ends so that he or she can | |

| | |determine if you may receive federal funds during the | |

| | |2002– | |

| | |2003 award year. | |

Drug Conviction Question #35 (continued)

|SAR |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results | | |

|Reject | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

|C code |Applicant response to |056 You reported in Item 35 that you have been |Resolution required. |

| |question 35 was “Yes” |convicted of an illegal drug offense. Use the enclosed| |

| |on a paper FAFSA. |worksheet to determine if your conviction(s) affect |Applicant is not eligible for federal|

| | |your eligibility for federal student aid. If you |aid. If response is incorrect, |

| | |determine that your conviction(s) do not affect your |applicant should follow directions in|

| | |eligibility for federal student aid, or affect it for |the comment text to make a change. |

| | |only part of the 2002–2003 school year, you must |Applicant should not be referred to |

| | |correct Item 35 by using your SAR. You can also |any other phone numbers at the |

| | |correct this item or get additional help with this |Department of Education for |

| | |question by calling 800/4FED-AID (800/433-3243). |resolution. |

| | |YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID WHILE YOUR| |

| | |ANSWER TO ITEM 35 IS “3.” Whether or not your | |

| | |conviction(s) affect your eligibility for federal | |

| | |student aid, you may still be eligible to receive | |

| | |state, school, or other non-federal student aid. | |

|C code |Applicant response to |058 You reported in Item 35 that you are not eligible |Resolution required. |

| |question 35 was “Yes” |for federal student aid as a result of a drug-related | |

| |on other than a paper |conviction, or that you do not know if your |Applicant is not eligible for federal|

| |FAFSA. |conviction(s) affect your eligibility. You may still |aid. If response is incorrect, |

| | |be eligible to receive state, school, or other |applicant should follow directions in|

| | |non-federal student aid. If you determine that you |the comment text to make a change. |

| | |have incorrectly answered this question, you must |Applicant should not be referred to |

| | |correct Item 35 by using your SAR. You can also |any other phone numbers at the |

| | |correct this item or get help with this question by |Department of Education for |

| | |calling 800/4FED-AID (800/433-3243). |resolution. |

| |Applicant changed |052 Your answer to Item 35 has changed since you filed|No resolution required. |

| |response to question 35|your initial application. | |

| |from “Yes (Part Year)” | | |

| |or “Yes/Don’t Know” to | | |

| |“No.” | | |

Verification Selection Edits

|SAR |Reason for Comment/ | | |

|C Code/ |Results | | |

|Reject | |Comment Number/Text |Action Needed |

| |Applicant was selected |If dependent: |Resolution required. |

| |for Verification. | | |

| | |170 Your school will ask you to provide copies of |Student must complete verification |

| | |certain financial documents for you and your parents. |and submit all necessary |

| | | |documentation within the necessary |

| | |If independent: |time frames. |

| | | | |

| | |171 Your school will ask you to provide copies of |See The Verification Guide for more |

| | |certain financial documents for you (and your spouse). |detailed information. |

2002–2003 Comments that generate the C-Flag on SARs and ISIRs *

Comments that generate the C-Flag grouped together:

10, 20, 30, 33, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 46, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 77, 79, 81, 83, 86, 90, 100, 101, 102, 105, 107, 109, 115, 116, 124, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 141, 142, 144, 146, 162, 173, 180, 254, 255, 260, 261, 266, 267.

Comments that generate the C-Flag broken out into the areas that the comments are associated with:

Selective Service Match

30, 33, 57

INS Match

46, 105, 109, 141, 142, 144

Social Security Administration Citizenship Status

146

Social Security Number Match

60, 61, 63, 64

Veterans Affairs Status Match

162, 173, 180

Prisoner Match

81, 83

NSLDS

10, 20, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 65, 66, 67, 77, 79, 86, 90, 100, 101, 102, 107, 115, 116, 124, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 254, 255, 260, 261, 266, 267

Responses to Question 35/Drug Conviction

53, 54, 56, 58

* Please note that in some extremely isolated cases, the C-flag will be provided on an ISIR/SAR without a corresponding comment. This would only happen if the applicant receives an excessive number of comments (including C-Flag comments) and some of the comments have to be suppressed so that a SAR/ISIR can be generated.

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