is there any chance for me to get financial aid?

<p>if I don't have a green card</p>

<p>You are not eligible for federally funded need based aid without a green card. In addition you will be seeking admission as an international student if you don’t have permanent residency status (note there are a couple of states whereby if you are a resident of that state you would have instate status…CT, and CA come to mind, I think). The vast majority of colleges do not give need based aid to international students. Some give NO aid at all to international students. There ARE some colleges that do give aid to international students in the same way as for U.S. citizens…I believe there are 6 that are both need blind and meet full need and they are amongst the most competitive colleges for admissions.</p>

<p>You will need to look carefully at the policies of EACH college you are considering as the policies vary wildly.</p>

<p>I came to New York by the name of visitor but not student,so how can I be an international student?</p>

<p>And,if I have been in a NY high school for 4 whole years,am I considered a in-state studen if I go to college?I wanna figure it out because out-of-state tuition is much more higher.</p>

<p>filete, you are not an American citizen. You do not have a green card and that means you do not have permanent resident status. I believe this means you ARE a citizen of the country from which you came.</p>

<p>I do not know the “rules” for folks who don’t have permanent residency status in NY State. I believe you will not be considered a resident when you apply but someone from NY would be better versed in answering this question for you.</p>

<p>There ARE folks who graduate from American high schools who are NOT citizens (like you) who are therefore considered in the international pool of applicants.</p>

<p>Most schools do not give need-based aid to students who aren’t citizens or green card holders. That’s because most aid is from the gov’t and it can’t go to int’ls.</p>

<p>However, what are your stats? </p>

<p>There are schools that will give large merit scholarships to int’ls.</p>

<p>Here’s the link for SUNY residency requirements:
[SUNY:</a> Residency](<a href=“http://www.suny.edu/student/paying_residence.cfm]SUNY:”>http://www.suny.edu/student/paying_residence.cfm)</p>

<p>If you graduate from a high school in NY after attending there for at least 2 years, you MAY be eligible for in-state tuition at a public college in NY even if you are a non-immigrant (i.e., without a green card).</p>

<p>filete, that’s good news that you MIGHT be eligible for instate tuition at a SUNY. </p>

<p>Just be aware…that is for instate tuition status only…not for financial aid purposes. Even WITH instate status, you are not eligible for any U.S. federally funded monies (including the Stafford loans and Pell grants).</p>

<p>And you would STILL be considered an INTERNATIONAL student for admission purposes at most schools. You need to check each website carefully. They clearly state whether students are/are not considered international students and are/are not eligible for aid.</p>

<p>Worried…if this student DOES receive instate status at a SUNY, would they be eligible for TAP?</p>

<p>[About</a> TAP](<a href=“http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/About_TAP]About”>http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/About_TAP)</p>

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<p>The OP will have to ask the TAP program staff at HESC about his eligibility. I don’t see any specific exceptions to the “legal resident” requirement for non-immigrants, as there are with the SUNY resident tuition rules. </p>

<p>As you rightly pointed out, qualifying for resident tuition is a big savings but the OP will still have to find funding for that tuition as well as other costs (fees, room & board, textbooks, etc.) and he’ll have to look at sources other than NY State or the individual SUNY campuses for that money.</p>

<p>You can get in state rates if you can prove you have been in NY for 3 years, I believe. You will have to check the exact provisions. You don’t qualify for federal funds, you’ll have to check for TAP and HEOP funds, and schools can make their own decisions as to whether they want to give international students any of their own money. Merit money tends to be give regardless of the nationality from what I have seen.</p>

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<p>NOT totally true. There are schools that offer NO AID AT ALL (including Merit aid) to international students. You need to check EACH school for its policies on awarding all kinds of aid to international students.</p>