<p>I'm a 17-year-old non-working US citizen living in Costa Rica with my single mother who is NOT a US citizen. She does not nor is required to pay taxes. The Common Application (and the FAFSA) requires tax information which, if I understand correctly, is used by universities to decide upon financial aid. Does somebody know what information I can substitute it with and how to do so?</p>
<p>Are you eligible noncitizen? See below.</p>
<p>Generally, you are an eligible noncitizen if you are one of the following:
U.S. permanent resident, with a Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as an Alien Registration Receipt Card or “Green Card”)
Conditional permanent resident (I-551C)
Other eligible noncitizen with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the Department of Homeland Security showing any one of the following designations: “Refugee,” “Asylum Granted,” “Indefinite Parole,” “Humanitarian Parole,” or “Cuban-Haitian Entrant”
A citizen of the Republic of Palau (PW), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (MH), or the Federated States of Micronesia (FM).</p>
<p>You can receive federal student aid if you are an eligible noncitizen. You must enter your eight or nine digit Alien Registration Number (ARN) on the FAFSA.</p>
<p>Sorry, scratch my post. Didn’t read your post too closely. You should post on the financial aid forum for more responses.</p>