<p>You see, I am a Canadian citizen living in PA. Normally I would be considered for in-state tuition, but being Canadian and all, I am actually considered an out-of-state applicant.</p>
<p>I have heard of applicants who "negotiate" about their scholarship amount. So I was wondering since my problem is more on affordability/financial need rather than merit, do you think Pitt would be willing to understand and maybe allow me to play in-state tuition instead?</p>
<p>I think the rules for residency are fairly straight forward. The question that you need to ask is whether international students get any money–merit or need-based. I am not an expert on this issue.</p>
<p>I think you can simply ask if residency is separate from citizenship. It either is or isn’t. Are you able to work there? Are your parents if a dependent? I would think you might be seen as normal in state…but you should just ask the question.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure international applicants are defined as those who don’t have U.S. citizenship as opposed to being a citizen of another country. If you’re a dual Canadian and U.S. citizen then you wouldn’t be considered international. And if you’re a U.S. citizen, you either are or aren’t a PA resident.</p>
<p>Things may have changed, but when I went to college in 1985, I was a Canadian citizen living in the US. I had lived in the US for 5 years prior to applying. I did not have to apply as an international student because I resided in the US. I was an in-state applicant at the University of Delaware and paid in-state tuition and not the international rate.</p>
<p>(2) Students who are not United States citizens, and have nonimmigrant visas or lack visas, are presumed not to be domiciled in this Commonwealth. The only way to overcome this presumption is to demonstrate that you are not a nonimmigrant and are, in fact, an asylee, refugee, US Lawful Permanent Resident, or that you have an approved l-140 or l-130 AND have a Form l-797 Receipt Notice for the filling of the Form l-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and are otherwise in fact a domiciliary of Pennsylvania as described herein.</p>