<p>I moved here from Taiwan 3.5 years ago. I have green card. I live with my aunt and uncle (they both have citizenship and they are my guardians), and my biological parents live in Taiwan, cause they do not have green card. Basically, my question is, am I allowed to apply fin. aid (FAFSA..etc)?</p>
<p>yes -- I believe that as the holder of a legal green card, you are eligible.</p>
<p>From the official FAFSA website -- </p>
<p>here is the link: <a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0304/help/fotw15a.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0304/help/fotw15a.htm</a></p>
<p>Here are the details: "Select "Eligible Noncitizen" if the student is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, and he or she is one of the following:</p>
<p>U.S. permanent resident, and the student has an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-551)
Conditional permanent resident (I-551C)
Other eligible noncitizen with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service showing any one of the following designations: "Refugee," "Asylum Granted," "Indefinite Parole," "Humanitarian Parole," or "Cuban-Haitian Entrant"</p>
<p>The student can receive federal student aid if he or she is a U.S. citizen, an eligible noncitizen, or a U.S. national. If the student has changed from a noncitizen to a citizen, the student should contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) to update his or her citizenship status. Otherwise, the SSA may report to the Department of Education that the student is not a citizen, and the student will have to provide documentation to verify his or her citizenship before being eligible to receive aid. The student can call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 or visit the Social Security Administration's Web site at <a href="http://www.ssa.gov%5B/url%5D">www.ssa.gov</a> to update his or her citizenship status.</p>
<p>If the student is an eligible noncitizen, the student must provide his or her Alien Registration Number (ARN) on the FAFSA"</p>
<p>so then on FAFSA i would have to put down my biological parents info right? I gosh...oh those Taiwanese tax stuff... a lot of transilation to do...</p>
<p>umm yes, unless other ppl have legal guardianship over you.</p>
<p>ok -- that is going to be tricky. I would call FAFSA and ask -- do your aunt and uncle have guardianship of you? </p>
<p>I do think that you are going to have to put in your parents info -- and you want to get the info filed ASAP in order to qualify for the best aid.</p>
<p>here is just a little info from the FAFSA website -- What if my parents earned foreign income?</p>
<p>Income earned in a foreign country is treated in the same way as income earned in the U.S. Convert all figures to U.S. dollars, using the exchange rate in effect on the day you fill out the FAFSA. Information about exchange rates can be found in many newspapers or on the Internet, using the key search words "exchange rates."</p>
<p>Your parents should also include the value of any taxes paid to the foreign government in the "U.S. income tax paid" line item. (If the income earned in the foreign country was not taxed by the central government of that country, the income should be reported as untaxed income.) </p>
<p>In many cases, if your parents file a return with the IRS for a year in which foreign income was earned, a portion of the foreign income can be excluded on IRS Form 2555 for U.S. tax purposes. The figure reported on line 43 of Form 2555 (or line 18 of Form 2555EZ) should be reported on the "Foreign income exclusions" line on Worksheet B on page 8 of the paper FAFSA. The final total for Form 2555 must not be reported as untaxed income because it contains other exclusions. "</p>
<p>I have nothing to add, except, that one could work together with their parents in order to obtain all the information they need electronically. It is downright amazing how quickly things work now a days. </p>
<p>But, op, are your aunt and uncle your legal guardians? I am just curious, because that would change a few things (I think).</p>
<p>I think before you get information from this board, you need to call FAFSA and ask them if you need to put your aunt and uncles info or your parents -- and find out from your aunt and uncle what you legal status is in regards to guardianship.</p>
<p>make sure you post and let us know what FAFSA says -- others will have the same questions in the future, I am sure.</p>
<p>I college requires the information of the OPs parents in order to be considered for financial aid.</p>
<p>While his/her aunt and uncle are the students guardians, their information will not be used in the FA process (unless they have adopted the OP, which does not seem to be the case). </p>
<p>Since many FA deadlines are approaching I would suggest that OP contact his/her prospective schools first thing tuesday and get cracking on gathering the information.</p>