HELP--Pending asylum qualify SUNY in-state tuition?

Hello this is Katie. I had moved to NYC with my family at 2014. We came here on a B1/B2 visa and submitted our political asylum case in 2015 which is still pending. I already received a Social Security card & a work permit till now. I had filed my New York State Tax at year 2016.

I will be graduate form NYC high school this July 2017 and going to college at Fall 2017. I did good on my academic and I got admission from SUNYs and CUNYs. I think I will choose to go to Stony Brook.

Could I be eligible for SUNY in-state tuition with a pending asylum case?

Please Help and Thank you very much.

Yes, you will be eligible for in-state tuition because you have graduated from high school in NYS, having attended 3 years and your family has resided in NYC

However, you are not eligible for financial aid. You will not be eligible for any of the HESC based initiatives; Excelsior Scholarship, STEM Scholarship, TAP or Federal aid, because you are not eligible to file a FAFSA.

You do not know when or if you will obtain asylum (it could easily be years)

Will you/your family be able to pay for Stony Brook out of pocket?

Thank you so much for answering!!!

My Mom said she could able to provid me for around $25,000 per year. But I don’t want to put too much burdens on her shoulder. If I can’t get financial aid, could I able to get student loans? Where I can claim for students loans and what type of loans?

I had high school in NYC for 10th grade. Then for some reasons I went to Michigan for 11th grade. But moved back to NYC at 12th grade. I only had 2 years in NYS. Will this be fine for in state tuition?

You will not be eligible for student loans either unless you have a qualified co-signer who is a U.S. citizen.

Are your parents physically present in NYS? When did they come back to NYS?

Yes. They are currently in NYS and spend total for 2.5 years in NYS just like my situation.

I have the same issue. I’m in NYS and on asylum pending status already 2 years. I want to apply to SUNY Downstate Medical school. I have an SSN and EAD form, and filed 2016 NY Tax form. The problem is, I can’t afford the expensive medical education, so I just want to know If there is any changes to get in-state tuition or maybe any other fin aid for Medical education? Can find nothing on SUNY’s website. Please advise me. Thank you in advance.