FAFSA Processing Timetable

How long will it take for your FAFSA to process?

It depends on how your FAFSA was submitted, how it was signed and if you provided a valid email address. See the chart below for an estimate:

How did you file the FAFSA?	Online	Online	Online	Online	Mail	Mail
Did you sign the FAFSA with FSA IDs?	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Did you provide a valid email address on the FAFSA?	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
When you will receive your SAR:	3-5 days	7-10 days	2 weeks	2 weeks	2 weeks	3 weeks
Type of SAR you will receive:	Link by email	Paper SAR acknowledgement by mail	Link by email	Paper by mail	Link by email	Paper by mail

After processing, you will receive your Student Aid Report (SAR), which summarizes the information you provided on your FAFSA. If you are either a New York State resident applying to any college or a non-state resident applying to a NYS college, HESC and the colleges listed on your FAFSA will also receive this information electronically in the form of an Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR).

If you don’t receive your SAR within the estimated timeframe, you can check on the status by logging in at studentaid.gov with your FSA ID, name, Social Security Number, and date of birth, or by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).