; or (II) newspaper obituaries. (vii) An attestation from the student, which includes a description of why the student may qualify for a status described in paragraph (1)(B), including the approximate dates that the student was in foster care, dependent, or a ward of the court, to the best of the student’s knowledge after making reasonable efforts to provide any requested documentation. (B) Additional streamlining permitted Nothing in this paragraph prohibits an institution from implementing polices that streamline the determination of independent status and improve a student’s access to financial aid because that student is an orphan, in foster care, or a ward of the court, or was an orphan, in foster care, or a ward of the court at any time since such student was 13 years of age or older. (5) Timing; use of earlier determination (A) Timing A determination under subparagraph (B) or (H) of paragraph (1) for a student— (i) shall be made as quickly as practicable; (ii) may be made as early as the year before the award year for which the student initially submits an application; and (iii) shall be made no later than during the award year for which the student initially submits an application. (B) Use of earlier determination Any student who is determined to be independent under subparagraph (B) or (H) of paragraph (1) for a preceding award year at an institution shall be presumed to be independent for a subsequent award year at the same institution unless— (i) the student informs the institution that circumstances have changed