FAFSA Mess (Am I eligible or not)

Paying for College
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<p>I am a Russian immigrant (lived in California for 13 years now) and I've been researching the FAFSA because my family's income will definitely qualify for a partial if not full ride but I'm having problems figuring out whether we're eligible or not. </p>

<p>I have an H4 (and my parents, I think, have H1s). We have already filed our I-485 and we're waiting now for our green card (considering my family's past dealings with immigration we do not know when we will receive it) and I have already received my Employment Authorization Permit so we are official on an Adjustment of Status.</p>

<p>Now, does that count for eligibility for FAFSA or not? I have searched Google but I am getting mixed answers all the time. I still have quite a while for FAFSA (graduating high school in 2010) but if I do not receive the Green Card by college acceptance deadlines, I will need to look at other options such as UK, NZ, and Russia. If however I'm already eligible I won't have that whole problem</p>

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<p>Federal student aid requires you to have a green card. This site may be helpful to you:
[FinAid</a> | Other Types of Aid | Scholarships for Undocumented Students](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/undocumented.phtml]FinAid”>Resources for Undocumented Students - Finaid)</p>

<p>Also from finaid.org:</p>

<p>Call the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or 1-800-730-8913 (if hearing impaired) and ask for a free copy of The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the US Department of Education. This toll free hotline is run by the US Department of Education and can answer questions about federal and state student aid programs and applications.</p>