<p>So, I'm trying to get financial aid from University of Rochester since i just got my green card approved. I've asked my financial aid counselor if my temporary green card stamp (that they stamp on passports after the interview. Actually, I heard they stopped doing that but you could still get it stamped if you request it) will count as being eligible for financial aid. However, he said he needs the actual copy. People on cc(thank you for the replies on my previous thread!) have said the stamp will suffice in order to be eligible. Isn't the stamp to provide temporary evidence as a permanent resident?</p>
<p>I’ve even checked the Rochester financial aid and it says, </p>
<p>Eligible non-citizens and permanent residents must send acceptable proof of United States permanent resident status: a photocopy of form I-551 or Alien Registration Receipt Card (green card), or a photocopy of the passport page indicating approval of application of I-551. Doesn’t this mean the stamp…? Or am i just being mistaken?</p>
<p>Yup. That would be the stamp they are looking for. Get one in your passport. Then you can straighten this all out with U Rochester.</p>
<p>I remember my greencard did nt make it to me for 3 months and I had to reapply because INS claimed they had already sent it and so it took almost 6 months from the time of the stamp. The fact that you dont have a card in your possession means absolutely nothing for your residency status.</p>
<p>Ask to speak to someone above the financial counselor to see why their written policies seem to differ from what this person is asking. Do you not have a copy of I-551? This might be better than a stamp on your passport.</p>
<p>Im Waiting for the green card(form i551) right now because I recently have done the interview. I will try to call them on Monday.</p>
<p>Update: So I have called them. The first person I talked to said that it should work and then directed me to my admissions counselor that I’ve been emailing and my admissions counselor said the stamp does not count as being an eligible non-citizen(I forgot what he directly said, but I think it was something about it not being official documentation). Can anyone clarify to me what a “photocopy of the passport page indicating approval of application of I-551” is? I thought it was the stamp…</p>
<p>Do you have a passport? If yes, on your passport is there any notation indicating approval of application for I-5551? If yes, make a copy of that page and send it to the school</p>
<p>I am getting the stamp on wednesday and from googling what it looks like, it says “Processed for I-551, Temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence until ____ Employment Authorized” There really isnt anything besides the stamp that would indicate that.</p>
<p>As Sybbie said, you should have a stamp on your passport approving your residency. This is what allows you to leave and enter US without any other paperwork.</p>
<p>You may also want to check with your attorney if you keep having problems to send some kind of legal letter proving you are a permanent resident despite lacking a card.</p>
<p>Eligible non-citizens and permanent residents must send acceptable proof of United States permanent resident status: a photocopy of form I-551 or Alien Registration Receipt Card (green card), or a photocopy of the passport page indicating approval of application of I-551. Send this documentation to the Financial Aid Office as soon as reasonably possible. </p>
<p>[University</a> of Rochester : Financial Aid](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/international/]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/international/)</p>
<p>Their website is very clear in stating what is acceptable. If you can provide i-551 stamp on your passport or the actual approved form as opposed to having phone conversations, you should be ok.</p>
<p>But the counselor said that he won’t accept it,should I still just send it in and let him determine if it’s acceptable?</p>
<p>You are fulfilling the requirements as outlined on their website. If they turn it down for lack of evidence, get a lawyer involved.</p>
<p>Are you the student or parent? You should get your parents involved in this if you are a student.</p>
<p>Yes, I am a student. Problem is, my parents are not very fluent in English nor do they know much about this stuff, so my parents aren’t much of a help. </p>
<p>Also, my counselor has now requested me that I should send in the passport page with i551 stamp as well as i-797C. He will then send these documents to the Department of Homeland Security to confirm if I am an eligible non-citizen. I am worried that the DHS as well might reject my status.</p>
<p>Ranyis, Don’t panic about this. This is just a standard procedure for the university. They need to verify that your records are correct. It is to keep people from submitting falsified documents. Your’s are real. You have nothing to be concerned about.</p>