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<p>The above does not describe Harvard’s policy. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/international/financial_aid/index.html[/url]”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/international/financial_aid/index.html</a> </p>
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<p>I have to acknowledge that the Harvard admission site is a bit confusing on that point. Most of the section on international admissions refers to the situation “If you are applying from a school outside the United States or Canada” without specifying the student’s citizenship. It is the financial aid page (linked above) that makes clear that for some purposes of United States law, a student is either domestic (has United States citizenship or permanent residence) or is international (does not have a right of permanent residence in the United States). Where you received your secondary education is an issue for evaluating your eligibility for admission, and whether you are a permanent resident of the United States is an issue for how you apply for financial aid (which leads to how you get your visa to be a student in the United States). </p>
<p>Please ask follow-up questions as needed. I’d like to refine my wording above, which is hurried tonight.</p>