FAFSA on the Web - U.S. Department of Education

Electronically with a PIN
By printing, signing and mailing a signature page after you submit an application
By signing your SAR and returning it in the mail

If you don't have a PIN, you can print, sign, and mail a signature page when you submit your application. However, the application process is faster if you use your PIN to sign your application electronically. If you have a current and valid e-mail address (where we can send you instructions on how to retrieve your PIN electronically), you should consider applying for your PIN, as it will speed up your application process. It takes 1-3 days to get a PIN electronically as opposed to the 7-10 days it would take a signature page to be received and processed through the mail. You can use the same PIN throughout your school years for signing your FAFSA application from one year to the next.

You can use your PIN to electronically sign the following application forms:

FAFSA on the Web
Renewal on the Web
Corrections on the Web
Spanish FAFSA on the Web

If you are a dependent student, your parent(s) may also electronically sign your FAFSA using their PIN. If they do not currently have a PIN, they can apply for a PIN by going to the Department of Education's PIN Web site at www.pin.ed.gov and select 'PIN Request and Information' followed by 'Apply for PIN'. If you do not have an e-mail address, it will take approximately 7-10 days to receive it through the mail. Applying for a PIN is a one-time process. Your parent(s) may use their PIN to electronically sign your application each year, and the application of your siblings, speeding up the time it takes for the application to get processed.

If you have submitted a FAFSA and you and/or your parent need to provide an electronic signature to complete the submission process, go to 'Provide Electronic Signatures' in the 'Filling Out a FAFSA' section of FAFSA on the Web home page.