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id: "2f759481-1700-4f38-a07c-66db47165dc3"
name: "FAFSA 2026–27 Flow"
micro_summary: "Verified 2026–27 FAFSA navigation and safety gates for StudentAid.gov; application data stays out of this shared skill."
status: "resolved"
see_also: []
scope: "Reusable browser flow for a signed-in applicant beginning and progressing through the 2026–27 FAFSA, without storing applicant-specific answers or decisions."
---
## Verified flow

1. From the authenticated Dashboard, start the 2026–27 form.
2. Proceed through the student role, identity review, consent/import, student questions, colleges, contributor invite, and review/sign stages.
3. Stop for FSA ID authentication, unknown or time-sensitive answers, IRS-consent approval, contributor-invite sending, electronic signature, and final submission unless the user explicitly authorizes that exact action.
4. Confirm each school from the user's current plan; do not infer a current list from an older FAFSA.

Do not record names, contact information, balances, tax values, family details, invite codes, or application status here.