Will the FAFSA Be Provided In Languages Other Than English and Spanish?
Award Year: 2024-25 KA-36676 Helpfulness Rating 536 page viewsThis guidance is specific to the 2024-25 award year and later.
No. The paper and online FAFSAs will continue to be available in English and Spanish. According to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in its Better FAFSA Better Future Q&A Session 2 webinar, any student or FAFSA contributor who needs translation resources and support when completing the FAFSA in another one of the 11 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S. can contact ED's interpretation services at 833-610-2590 for assistance. Students needing assistance in English or Spanish, should contact the FSA Information Center at 1.800.4.FED.AID (1.800.433.3243) for help.
Although ED mentioned "translation resources and support," NASFAA is unaware of any resources that will be translated beyond the personal assistance provided at that number. A list of the different languages, which students may use the interpretation services for, is on ED's Requesting an Interpreter web page.
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