<p>hey guys, i'm an international student, but i'm currently studying in a high school in the usa. i was applying to FAFSA and to get the PIN, i must enter my social security number. the problem is, I DON'T HAVE ONE!!!</p>
<p>is it possible for international students to apply to fafsa??</p>
<p>thanks!!</p>
<p>I'd say the answer is no; from the FAFSA website:</p>
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Who is eligible to receive Federal Student Aid?
To be eligible to receive federal student aid, you must meet certain requirements. You must:</p>
<p>Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
Have a valid Social Security number (unless you're from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau)
Comply with Selective Service registration, if required (see <a href="http://www.sss.gov%5B/url%5D">www.sss.gov</a> for more information)
Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) Certificate or pass an approved ability-to-benefit (ATB) test
Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program at a school that participates in the federal student aid programs
Also:</p>
<p>You must not owe a refund on a federal grant or be in default on a federal student loan
You must have financial need (except for unsubsidized Stafford Loans)
You must not have certain drug convictions
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<p>just to add some more info regarding what an "eligible non-citizen" is:</p>
<p>"Select "Eligible Noncitizen" if the student is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, and he or she is one of the following:</p>
<p>U.S. permanent resident, and the student has an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-551)
Conditional permanent resident (I-551C)
Other eligible noncitizen with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service showing any one of the following designations: "Refugee," "Asylum Granted," "Indefinite Parole," "Humanitarian Parole," or "Cuban-Haitian Entrant"</p>
<p>The student can receive federal student aid if he or she is a U.S. citizen, an eligible noncitizen, or a U.S. national. If the student has changed from a noncitizen to a citizen, the student should contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) to update his or her citizenship status. Otherwise, the SSA may report to the Department of Education that the student is not a citizen, and the student will have to provide documentation to verify his or her citizenship before being eligible to receive aid. The student can call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 or visit the Social Security Administration's Web site at <a href="http://www.ssa.gov%5B/url%5D">www.ssa.gov</a> to update his or her citizenship status.</p>
<p>If the student is an eligible noncitizen, the student must provide his or her Alien Registration Number (ARN) on the FAFSA."</p>