How would admissions view this applicant-American or International?

[sbjdorlo]

<p>Said student is an American citizen (all his life) but has been out of the country for two years with parents who are on sabbatical. Will apply to college while out of the country but will come back during the summer before college starts.</p>

[lidusha]

<p>If you are an American citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) you are considered a domestic applicant. If you do not have a green card and are not an American citizen, then you are an international applicant.</p>

<p>You’re an American citizen, so you’re not an international applicant.</p>

[jym626]

<p>yup. Agree.</p>

[lidusha]

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MIT considers any student who does not hold US citizenship or permanent residency to be an international applicant, regardless of where you live or attend school. US Permanent Residents are those students who have an official copy of their Green Card in hand. If you are in the process of obtaining a Green Card, then you are considered by MIT to be an international student, regardless of where your high school is located. If you are an American citizen or permanent resident, then you are considered a domestic applicant; however, if you have lived for long periods of time outside the United States, some of this information may still be helpful to orient you in the process.

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<p>[How</a> To Apply To MIT | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/international/howto]How”>International applicants | MIT Admissions)</p>

[sbjdorlo]

<p>Thank-you very much for the information.</p>