<p>Im not a US citizen yet and do not have the green card. I heard from somewhere that you have to be a US citizen to qualify for national merit semifinalist standing. I've been in America for about 11 years and got a 222 on my psat. Does anyone know what I have to do in order to qualify for national merit without a citizenship status?</p>
<p>Edit - wrong section sorry. Can someone move it to SAT/ACT</p>
<p>This might be wrong section but you MUST be a citizen/green card to be eligible, it states it on the score report</p>
<p>Is there anyway to bypass that requirement? And not even to be in the running for the scholarship (semifinalist)?</p>
<p>devrybound…Have you applied for citizenship yet? You can reference the student requirements listed at this link</p>
<p>[National</a> Merit Scholarship Corporation - NMSP](<a href=“http://www.nationalmerit.org/nmsp.php#entryreq]National”>http://www.nationalmerit.org/nmsp.php#entryreq)</p>
<p>and find instructions on how to provide documentation of your status IF you have already applied. If you answered a straight “NO” to the citizenship question on your PSAT form, I believe you are out of luck.</p>
<p>Yes I have applied for citizenship. I understand now… there are requirements only for obtaining the scholarship, not for the semifinalist standing. Thanks for the link.</p>