<p>Just a quick question, I'm going to try to make it brief.</p>
<p>I applied to a PhD program and got accepted with a fellowship and tuition remission. When I applied I was on a student visa / international student so that's on my application. By the time I was accepted though I started the process of adjusting to permanent residency so now I won't be enrolling as an international student. I spoke to the graduate secretary and she said that this change may affect my PhD offer.</p>
<p>Now I'm super confused, would this be a problem and could they rescind something based on it: a fellowship, tuition remission or even the offer itself?</p>
<p>She herself isn't sure and recommended that I speak to the DGS. But he's busy so I'm waiting for him to answer my email but in the midst of this my mind is racing.</p>
<p>That doesn't make sense to me at all. If anything, it should be easier to get in as someone showing interest in being a permanent resident of that country, so I don't think an offer would be rescinded. There might be some financial breaks you got being international, like lower tuition (since out of state is steep most places) or a larger fellowship to help cover costs domestic students don't deal with.</p>
<p>I don't think you should be panicking on this. The way this could affect your offer should be purely procedural (read: more paperwork for the DGS), with no perceptible changes for you. For instance, if the PhD program is in a public institution, and you'll become a permanent resident of the state in which the university is located, numbers will have to be adjusted to reflect that you're only liable for in-state tuition (which an assistantship/fellowship would cover regardless).</p>
<p>Anyway, that's my best guess.</p>