Financial problems for international student?

Paying for College
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<p>I'm an international student who has been living in california for over 7 years. I currently have a E2 visa and have yet to recieve a green card. I will be attending UCSD as a freshmen this following year but according to the UCSD's finacial aid policy, it seems to me that there is no way for an international student to receive any sort of fincial aid through the school. (Other than the few scholarship opportunities)</p>

<p>My question is:
A) Do I qualify for in-state tuition rate? (30k as apposed to 50k)</p>

<p>B) Will private loans be my only option in paying for the tuition? Is there any way I can reduce the cost?*
Sent from my SCH-I200 using CC</p>

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<p>You know, if you were UNDOCUMENTED, you would be eligible for instate tuition and Cal grants and other things. Documented and out of the state/ country when you apply, you get zip. Documented and in the state, I don’t know. The way things have been going, I wouldn’t be surprised if you are better off illegal than legal in terms of paying for college–BUT I don’t know. Interested in reading some answers from those who do.</p>

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<p>Wow, cpt, that’s very interesting – undocumented can get more funds to pay for college than documented! That doesn’t seem right!</p>

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<p>Read up. Try googling it. Can’t even get info on LEGAL immigrants. Just ILLEGAL ones. It’s really crazy right now.</p>

<p>My brother is in CA right now, and he thinks the whole thing is crazy, and that the state deserves to go broke, not just for these issues but a slew of ridiculous policies and decisions. But this is a great example. </p>

<p>OP, I think anyone who did three years at CA high school gets in state tuition, at CA state schools, just as they do here in NY, but do check it out. NY at least did not get into the legal/illegal arena when they made the three year rule. The Dream Act seems to specifically exclude those who have done things legally.</p>

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<p>The relevant law is AB 540, and it expressly excludes from its provisions any person holding a valid non-immigrant visa. Check it out yourself.</p>

<p>I would guess that the reasoning is that you can return to your native country to attend university. Undocumented immigrant children, who may well have been brought to this country at a very young age by their parents, and who may not even speak their “native” language, do not have this option.</p>

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<p>And what about those in transition to getting a green card and have been dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s? It’s insane.</p>

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<p>Those whose green cards are in process can wait a semester or year, and then they can access all the federal money. Which is what I’d recommend the OP do.</p>

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<p>Those whose green cards are in process can wait a semester or year, and then they can access all the federal money. Which is what I’d recommend the OP do.</p>

<p>true, but don’t get this student’s hopes up with terms like “all the federal money.” It’s likely that his parents’ income is too high for Pell grants. This country doesn’t usually offer green cards to families who aren’t self-supporting.</p>

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<p>You can wait a long time for that green card. I know people who have been in a transitional state for one for a long time. I would not put off too many plans in hopes of getting it anytime soon.</p>

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<p>True, but if the thing us in process, and the lawyers have a clear date (sometimes they do), waiting it out would be an option.</p>

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<p>Daniel: Please refer to the following link. Page 34. An E2 should be eligible for instate tuition rates. </p>

<p>CPTO: Why? This isn’t the first such post is it? </p>

<p><a href=“UC Legal - Office of the General Counsel | UCOP”>UC Legal - Office of the General Counsel | UCOP;

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<p>“No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.” ― John F. Kennedy</p>

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<p>I’ve worked at my school’s admissions office, and I know that US citizens qualify for AB540 as well. The requirement is that the student went to a California high school for at least 3 years, and that the student has a CA high school diploma or GED. </p>

<p>I was looking at some statistics recently, and the vast majority of those who get AB540 are in fact US citizens. Undocumented students taking advantage of this are a very small percentage, more at community colleges, and significantly less at UCs and CSUs.</p>

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<p>sosomenza - </p>

<p>And perhaps that is the reason that E-2 visa holders are not included under AB 540 - they’re already covered elsewhere! Thanks for the link.</p>