Domestic applicant or International applicant?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Being a domestic applicant (US citizen or permanent resident) gives you a slightly better chance of getting accepted to MIT when compared to an international applicant.(Due to the limited number of seats MIT has for international applicants)</p>

<p>Well my question is, If I get a SB-1 visa which gives me the status of a returning permanent resident (because I have been out of the US for way too long); will I be considered as a domestic applicant or an international applicant. </p>

<p>If international, then is there a different criteria that students get selected from (the best of the best) or is it the same as the domestic applicants.</p>

<p>Would really appreciate your help.</p>

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<p>When are you applying?</p>

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<p>This year, probably early action (October - December) if I am considered as a permanent resident.</p>

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<p>Does the SB-1 visa end up to a new green card ?
MIT’s website states that “permanent residents” are people holding a green card or in the process of getting one.</p>

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<p>This would be a question to direct to the admissions office, or possibly the MIT International Scholars Office (though I imagine the admissions office would be the best choice right off the bat).</p>

<p>From a quick read of the State Department website, it seems to me that permanent residents awarded an SB-1 visa are considered to have been permanent residents continuously by the US government, and therefore would be considered permanent residents by MIT. But I am not an admissions officer (or a State Department official!).</p>

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<p>Thanks for your help, I’ll contact the admissions office directly. Although, it may not be a good time since they might be busy reading applications for the class of 2017.</p>

<p>I guess I’ll contact them anyway.
Thanks again for the very prompt answer.</p>

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<p>^don’t worry about that, the people answering the phones aren’t the people reading the apps. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the clarification :slight_smile:
I’ll email them tonight (morning in Massachusetts)</p>

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<p>It has been 4 days since I’ve sent the email, yet I still haven’t gotten a reply.
I’ll try sending it again tonight.</p>