diff --git a/app/services/organizations/importers/google_csv_import_service.rb b/app/services/organizations/importers/google_csv_import_service.rb
index d29723be9..cc167b58a 100644
--- a/app/services/organizations/importers/google_csv_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/organizations/importers/google_csv_import_service.rb
@@ -13,42 +13,64 @@ def initialize(file)
       end
 
       def call
-        CSV.foreach(@file.to_path, headers: true, skip_blanks: true).with_index(1) do |row, index|
-          # Using Google Form headers
-          email = row["Email"].downcase
-          csv_timestamp = Time.parse(row["Timestamp"])
-
-          person = Person.find_by(email:, organization: @organization)
-          previously_matched_form_submission = FormSubmission.where(person:, csv_timestamp:)
-
-          if person.nil?
-            @no_match << [index, email]
-          elsif previously_matched_form_submission.present?
-            next
-          else
-            latest_form_submission = person.latest_form_submission
-            ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
-              # This checks for the empty form submission that is added when a person is created
-              if latest_form_submission.csv_timestamp.nil? && latest_form_submission.form_answers.empty?
-                latest_form_submission.update!(csv_timestamp:)
-                create_form_answers(latest_form_submission, row)
-              else
-                # if the person submits a new/updated form,
-                # i.e. an additional row in the csv with the same email / different timestamp,
-                # a new form_submission will be created
-                create_form_answers(FormSubmission.create!(person:, csv_timestamp:), row)
+        catch(:halt_import) do
+          validate_file
+
+          CSV.foreach(@file.to_path, headers: true, skip_blanks: true).with_index(1) do |row, index|
+            # Using Google Form headers
+            email = row[@email_header].downcase
+            csv_timestamp = Time.parse(row["Timestamp"])
+
+            person = Person.find_by(email:, organization: @organization)
+            previously_matched_form_submission = FormSubmission.where(person:, csv_timestamp:)
+
+            if person.nil?
+              @no_match << [index, email]
+            elsif previously_matched_form_submission.present?
+              next
+            else
+              latest_form_submission = person.latest_form_submission
+              ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
+                # This checks for the empty form submission that is added when a person is created
+                if latest_form_submission.csv_timestamp.nil? && latest_form_submission.form_answers.empty?
+                  latest_form_submission.update!(csv_timestamp:)
+                  create_form_answers(latest_form_submission, row)
+                else
+                  # if the person submits a new/updated form,
+                  # i.e. an additional row in the csv with the same email / different timestamp,
+                  # a new form_submission will be created
+                  create_form_answers(FormSubmission.create!(person:, csv_timestamp:), row)
+                end
+                @count += 1
               end
-              @count += 1
             end
+          rescue => e
+            @errors << [index, e]
           end
-        rescue => e
-          @errors << [index, e]
         end
         Status.new(@errors.empty?, @count, @no_match, @errors)
       end
 
       private
 
+      def validate_file
+        raise FileTypeError unless @file.content_type == "text/csv"
+
+        first_row = CSV.foreach(@file.to_path).first
+        raise FileEmptyError if first_row.nil?
+
+        raise TimestampColumnError unless first_row.include?("Timestamp")
+
+        email_headers = ["Email", "email", "Email Address", "email address"]
+        email_headers.each do |e|
+          @email_header = e if first_row.include?(e)
+        end
+        raise EmailColumnError unless @email_header
+      rescue FileTypeError, FileEmptyError, TimestampColumnError, EmailColumnError => e
+        @errors << e
+        throw :halt_import
+      end
+
       def create_form_answers(form_submission, row)
         row.each do |col|
           next if col[0] == "Email" || col[0] == "Timestamp"
@@ -61,6 +83,30 @@ def create_form_answers(form_submission, row)
           )
         end
       end
+
+      class EmailColumnError < StandardError
+        def message
+          'The column header "Email" was not found in the attached csv'
+        end
+      end
+
+      class TimestampColumnError < StandardError
+        def message
+          'The column header "Timestamp" was not found in the attached csv'
+        end
+      end
+
+      class FileTypeError < StandardError
+        def message
+          "Invalid File Type: File type must be CSV"
+        end
+      end
+
+      class FileEmptyError < StandardError
+        def message
+          "File is empty"
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/services/organizations/csv_import_service_test.rb b/test/services/organizations/csv_import_service_test.rb
index 9794b0bae..0891f5cee 100644
--- a/test/services/organizations/csv_import_service_test.rb
+++ b/test/services/organizations/csv_import_service_test.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class CsvImportServiceTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       Current.organization = adopter.organization
 
       @file = Tempfile.new(["test", ".csv"])
+      @file.stubs(:content_type).returns("text/csv")
+
       headers = ["Timestamp", "First name", "Last name", "Email", "Address", "Phone number", *Faker::Lorem.questions]
 
       @data = [
@@ -110,5 +112,45 @@ class CsvImportServiceTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       refute import.success?
       assert_equal "mon out of range", import.errors[0][1].message
     end
+
+    should "validate file type" do
+      file = Tempfile.new(["test", ".png"])
+      file.stubs(:content_type).returns("image/png")
+      import = Organizations::Importers::GoogleCsvImportService.new(file).call
+
+      assert_equal "Invalid File Type: File type must be CSV", import.errors.first.message
+    end
+
+    should "validate empty file" do
+      file = Tempfile.new(["test", ".csv"])
+      file.stubs(:content_type).returns("text/csv")
+      import = Organizations::Importers::GoogleCsvImportService.new(file).call
+
+      assert_equal "File is empty", import.errors.first.message
+    end
+
+    should "validate email header" do
+      file = Tempfile.new(["test", ".csv"])
+      headers = ["Timestamp", "First name", "Last name", "Address", "Phone number", *Faker::Lorem.questions]
+      CSV.open(file.path, "wb") do |csv|
+        csv << headers
+      end
+      file.stubs(:content_type).returns("text/csv")
+      import = Organizations::Importers::GoogleCsvImportService.new(file).call
+
+      assert_equal 'The column header "Email" was not found in the attached csv', import.errors.first.message
+    end
+
+    should "validate Timestamp header" do
+      file = Tempfile.new(["test", ".csv"])
+      headers = ["Email", "First name", "Last name", "Address", "Phone number", *Faker::Lorem.questions]
+      CSV.open(file.path, "wb") do |csv|
+        csv << headers
+      end
+      file.stubs(:content_type).returns("text/csv")
+      import = Organizations::Importers::GoogleCsvImportService.new(file).call
+
+      assert_equal 'The column header "Timestamp" was not found in the attached csv', import.errors.first.message
+    end
   end
 end