<p>Hey! I'm currently an international student from Bangladesh. But I'll be soon getting my green card. Thing is that I already applied to universities as an international student since I did not receive my green card yet. I will be having the residency of Florida. </p>
<p>Say I get into Virginia Tech or Penn State,</p>
<p>1)will I be granted any financial aid? </p>
<p>If yes, will I be recieving it from the 2nd year or can I apply for it from the second sem ?</p>
<p>2) Will I be eligible for in-state tuition fees? </p>
<p>If yes, please tell me how is it possible? </p>
<p>These two questions determine a lot of things for me right now. Please any expert out there, help me out !
Thnx in advance :)</p>
<p>You need to check with your counselor to see what can be done to get in state and Bright Futures money for being instate for Florida with a change in status from international to greencard. That’s going to be enough of a challenge.</p>
<p>It is highly unlikely you will get money from VT or PSU; they don’t give a lot of fin aid anyways. Look and see what their policies are for international students. Do they even give money and consider internationals on a need blind basis? Getting your green card soon doesn’t cut it. The thing is your second, third year fin aid usually is based on your first. Chances are not good. Getting in-state status for other states is also not easy. Look up what is needed. If it were, there would be even fewer OOS kids. I know a number of kids OOS at PSU and if there were an honest way to get them instate, they would be. Their parents are shrewd enough to know the ropes on these things, but they are not about to commit fraud. Can’t do it to make it worth while. You usually have to have a parent living in state to get instate status for tuition at a state school. Look at the websites for each school and find out. </p>
<p>I would work on getting in state status and the money for Florida, and if it is not possible for this coming year, see if a gap year would make a difference and if you could be considered for Bright Futures doing so. it’s going to be tough enough to do that.</p>
<p>But I thot u can receive loans and get into work-study programs if you atleast have your green card? </p>
<p>Wont I even receive any loans either? </p>
<p>Until you have a green card in hand, you will not be eligible for any federal aid (loans, federal work study).</p>
<p>Once you get your green card, you will be eligible for Federal aid exactly the same as a US Citizen. Federal aid is fairly limited.</p>
<p>For in-state tuition, you (or your parents for dependent students) usually have to have been a resident of a State for at least 1 year, sometimes 2, before starting college. Florida seems more possible than other States if you already live there. (assuming that why you say you have residency there.)</p>
<p>It doesn’t sound like OP is a high school student in Florida. You have to be a high school student to apply for Bright Futures. But there are other Florida goodies to be had. In-state tuition is low. If attending a private school, you can get a Florida resident grant of $2500, plus a financial need grant. There are quite a few private scholarships available for use only in Florida.</p>
<p>Are you in your last year of high school? If so, you will NOT have instate tuition status anywhere in the U.S. as you currently reside in another country. In the very vast majority of cases, instate residency is established because a FAMILY, including the student, has resided in a state for 12 months PRIOR to starting college. And in the vast majority of situations, you cannot earn instate residency WHILE you are enrolled in college. </p>
<p>If your parents set up their domicile in Florida, THAT eventually will be your state of residency, not PA or VA. </p>
<p>Thing is both my parents are citizens. But I WILL be getting my green card. They wont be living in the US. They will be living in Bangladesh. In this case what can I do please tell me.</p>
<p>and my dad can just afford the first year of college. Later they cannot</p>
<p>You will be eligible for Federal loans and other aid WHEN you get your green card, not a minute before you give them the actual green card info. The process can often be delayed and there are always folks in your situation. “WILL be getting” is not good enough. Have to have it. </p>
<p>If your parents are citizens living outside the US, you need to look up the rules in the state schools you are considering as to where you can claim residencey. My parents were US citizens living overseas and I got NO state residency for college tution, Zip, zero zilch at the schools I checked out because we did not meet the what those schools laid out for students to get that. Unless your parents are US military on assignment or meet other such requirements, and even then they have to be filing state tax forms and other things, it’s highly unlikely that flagship state schools will give you residency rates. </p>
<p>I suggest you run some NPCs and a EFC estimator to get some idea what your parents are expected to pay for college at the schools you are considering. Unless they are so low income that you qualify for PELL, the Direct loans are about all you are guaranteed to get, and unless you have your Green Card, you won’t get that even. A gap year might be a good idea, while you work with all of this info.</p>
<p>Where are you going to high school? Some states, some state schools may give in state rates to grads of their high schools. It all comes down to the rules of each school. No one size fits all answer here, except without green card number that you can give on the forms, no federal aid for you, and you are considered international by most colleges.</p>
<p>Im done with my high-school. I completed it in Dhaka, Bangladesh.</p>
<p>Ok. I’m willing to pay my first year tuition fees.</p>
<p>BUT WILL I BE GETTING ANY FINANCIAL AID ( LOANS, GRANTS, WORK-STUDY) FROM MY SECOND COLLEGE YEAR? </p>
<p>Once you have your green card, you will be able to receive federal financial aid. Whether or not your college/university will also give you other aid is up to them.</p>
<p>It is most likely that you will be limited to the federal student loans of
$5,500 freshman year
$6,500 sophomore year
$7,500 junior year
$7,500 senior year</p>
<p>That is the amount of money you should plan on getting once you have your green card.</p>
<p>So, you need to think about where you can study that is not expensive, and where you will be able to find a decent part-time job for the school year and good summer jobs or paid internships.</p>
<p>If your parents are citizens, you should find out if you are eligible for citizenship now rather than just a green card. </p>
<p>Neither Penn State nor VA Tech meets full need for all accepted students. The ONLY guaranteed aid YPU will receive once you have your green card and are eligible to file the FAFSA is a Direct Loan. Amounts are listed above. </p>
<p>You are NOT an instate student for Pennsylvania or Virginia. It is highly unlikely that you will be able to gain instate status at all in these two states if your parents continue to reside outside of those states. Your residency is based on where your PARENTS reside as an undergrad. You would pay OUT OF STATE costs for all four years in PA and VA.</p>
<p>I’m curious why you don’t have citizenship given that your parents are both citizens. </p>
<p>Thing is I will be an independent student. File my own tax returns and pay my own bills. Stay at my own place.</p>
<p>Does that change anything? I mean that my parents aren’t involved at all as I’ll be independent and live on my own. </p>
<p>And my stepmom is a citizen and my dad is a PR of Florida. </p>
<p>Wont I be considered an instate student if I am an independent student?</p>
<p>Are you over 24? Are you married? Do you have a dependent child who you support?</p>
<p>Living here and paying your own bills does NOT make you independent for instate tuition OR financial aid purposes in Pennsylvania or Virginia (or actually MOST states). YOUR domicile as an undergrad is based on the place of residence of your PARENTS. </p>
<p>In the vast majority of cases, as an undergrad, you cannot establish instate residency WHILE attending college. And you certainly can’t do that with your parents living NOT in that state.</p>
<p>And as an aside, just how WILL you pay for housing and tuition and food and all of your other bills yourself the first year you are here. If you don’t have a green card, your hours of work will be SIGNIFICANTLY limited. Once you have your green card, you would need to earn enough money to pay ALL of your own bills, including your out of state tuition (upwards of $40,000 a year) plus all other living expenses before a school would even consider looking at you as independent for residency purposes. You say your parent’s can pay that first year…well THAT would NOT demonstrate that you are “independent” from them.</p>
<p>If you are over 24, and can come to the state you choose, get a job for a year before enrolling in college, then you would become a resident of that ONE state. At 24 you would be independent and could establish residency based on your own domicile.</p>
<p>No…You won’t be considered an instate student in PA or VA if your parents reside elsewhere…because you are NOT independent as an undergrad.</p>
<p>ohk. Well my parents are residents of Florida. But they DO NOT live there currently. My mom lived there for a long time. But my dad goes there after every 6 months to keep his green card from getting cancelled. </p>
<p>Will I be considered an instate student of florida? or not even that. :(</p>
<p>As Thumper said, unless you are aged 24 or meet one of the other independence requirements, you will not be considered an independent student. </p>
<p>My son went back to school at 22 after working and being completely self supporting for a couple of years. He was still considered our dependent for college related issues.</p>
<p>ok i’ll be dependent bt my parents are permanent residents of florida. and my mom is a citizen. </p>
<p>So as a resident of florida wont I be considerd an instate student of florida even? </p>
<p>I thought you said they currently live in Bangladesh? Even if their last state of residence was Florida they have to have been physically living there for the last year in order for you to qualify as in state for tuition purposes. You could have lived there your whole life, but if you have not lived there for the last year, you are not instate.</p>