<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I just found this site, it is terrific!</p>
<p>I'm hoping someone can please help with this particular case:</p>
<p>A high school senior wanted to know if she would be eligible for federal and state financial aid (NY):</p>
<p>The student has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada.</p>
<p>Her mom has an A2 Visa (working for a foreign government agency).
Her dad has a G2 Visa (foreign mission accredited to the UN).</p>
<p>Please help,
Thanks so much!</p>
<p>It is not a special case at all. If the student is a US citizen then she is treated the same as any other US citizen and is eligible to submit FAFSA and apply for federal aid. What she is eligible to actually receive in the way of federal aid would depend on the parent income/assets and the resulting EFC produced by FAFSA. To be eligible for the federal grant money (money that does not have to be repaid) requires a very low EFC (<4619 for the 2009-2010 school year for the main fed grant, the Pell) which requires a low income. If the EFC is not low enough to be eligible for grant aid (no idea of the parent income but with both parents working it is fairly likely the EFC will be too high for Pell grants etc likely) then the student will still be eligible for Stafford loans (max $5500 for a freshman) and possibly work study.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about NY State aid but imagine roughly the same rules would apply plus whatever residency requirements (such as living in the State a certain length of time, graduating from a NY high school etc) and income requirements NY aid has.</p>
<p>Swimcat is right…this child is not a special case. She’s a US citizen. And her other citizenship is irrelevant to her college apps or F/A qualifications. She would also get any benefits from whatever state is her state of residency.</p>
<p>To receive a TAP award, just make sure to file the separate application after filing FAFSA! There should be a link available at the end of the FAFSA filing.</p>