Non resident status

Paying for College
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<p>I am a student with TPS (temporary protected service) I am Salvadorian & have been in the US for 14 years now I am currently filling out my Fafsa and I put myself down as an non resident but I want to know if I even qualify for that can someone help me? Thanks :) </p>

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<p>Did you talk to your guidance counselor at your school and ask for help with this? I am not sure if you are eligible for Federal Aid, I’m afraid the answer might be no but I am not familiar with this completely, just made a quick web search. You may be eligible for state or institutional aid. What state are you in and what colleges are you applying to?</p>

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<p>You should call FAFSA Helpline or your school to find out. However, see <a href=“http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/question/index?qid=20110316184927AAPuOtA”>http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/question/index?qid=20110316184927AAPuOtA&lt;/a&gt;

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<p>Gloria, please realize that the above quote is not from anything official–it is just an answer some random person with no stated credentials posted on a question board and carries no weight or authority–might be right, might be wrong. Just like here - do your own verifying and call FAFSA as suggested above, but I have to admit it looks unlikely based on other things I have read–info from college websites and newspaper articles.</p>

<p>This booklet may help you find resources. Although it is meant for undocumented people, which you are not, it has resources listed that may help you and your guidance counselor.
<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/Repository-Resources-Undocumented-Students_2012.pdf”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/Repository-Resources-Undocumented-Students_2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Ok, the official links: <a href=“https://fafsa.ed.gov/help/fotw15a.htm”>https://fafsa.ed.gov/help/fotw15a.htm&lt;/a&gt; or <a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/eligibility/non-us-citizens”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/eligibility/non-us-citizens&lt;/a&gt;

And TPS is not an eligible noncitizen status.</p>

<p>More, an unofficial link: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1149410-do-i-use-fafsa-non-resident-help.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1149410-do-i-use-fafsa-non-resident-help.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>However, you should really call FAFSA Helpline or your school’s financial aid office to find out.</p>

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<p>I think this is the “most official” official link: <a href=“http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/1112FSAHbkVol1Ch2.pdf”>http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/1112FSAHbkVol1Ch2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;

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<p>Still you should contact FAFSA Helpline or you school for confirmation.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for the help :slight_smile: I’m not sure what other financial aid I would be able to get if I’m not eligible for fafsa becauSe I don’t think I can do the dream act since I am not ab540 & it’s really stressing since I am a senior at the moment. </p>