<p>I have the whole social security not confirming I'm a US citizen issue going on (which I just got fixed at the Social Security Office today) and I just received an email from University of Illinois at Chicago that they can't verify my citizenship. I sent them a copy of my passport as they asked, but they said that since it expires in May (before the fall semester begins), I'd have to send them something else.
Does anyone know if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California Santa Cruz will also say the same thing?
Also, is it illegal to photocopy a certificate of citizenship? I plan to send that in instead so I won't have to worry about the expiring passport.</p>
<p>you can photocopy your proof of citizenship for this purpose. i know there is a warning label on the document, but for this purpose, it is permissible. </p>
<p>well, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California Santa Cruz are likely to ask for a proof of your citizenship. the schools were told by the dept of education that they need to verify this information because at the time you submitted your application, the social security administration did not verify that you are indeed a US citizenship. this happened to me as well… but since you already fixed it, next time you renew your FAFSA, this shouldnt be a problem anymore.</p>
<p>I have a similar situation. Social Security asked for verification of my citizenship status so I called my college and asked them the procedures. I ended up sending them a copy of my certificate with an enclosed letter explaining what it was, like the admissions office asked me to.
When I checked the FAFSA a month later, the same note “needs to verify citizenship status” was listed. I never got a confirmation letter/email/call from my college either (I don’t know if this is expected or not though). I called the admissions office back and asked them again if that was all that was needed. The lady said yes, but she was very impatient and curt, and i’m skeptical that she heard/understood everything I was saying…</p>
<p>So anyway, am I okay? I’ve done my part. Shouldn’t FAFSA have changed the status online? Maybe i’m just overreacting.</p>
<p>Same thing happened. I sent in a scanned copy of my passport over email and that was fine for them. Often times you can check the status of this on the financial websites of the respective school or email them. FAFSA didnt change for me either because FAFSA just give the schools the notification that citizenship proof is needed. It doesnt get updated by the schools.</p>
<p>^okay, that clears things up. Thanks!</p>