<p>“It will take about 1 and half year for me to complete my degree here in Bangladesh.”</p>
<p>If you can finish in that amount of time, and you can sort out the travel issues, this could work if you don’t get any affordable transfer admissions. If the time frame were any longer than that, I would not recommend staying in Bangladesh because of the expense and headache of the travel and paperwork required to maintain your green card. Once you have that undergrad degree, you are an independent student for financial aid and residence purposes. You would be able to establish residence wherever you could find a job in the US, and after the minimum time required by the local community college or public university, you could take classes at local rates in accounting or whatever field makes sense to you. If you would study as a full-time student, you would be able to take out federal loans. Don’t take the accounting classes in Bangladesh if they will mean that your graduation is delayed. Just finish the degree program that is quickest for you.</p>
<p>If you have a green card, you are not taken as an international student. If you get a driver’s license in where you stay, you become a resident in that state. If you attend college in that state, you pay in-state tuition. Otherwise you pay out-of-state tuition but not international student tuition.</p>
<p>@happymomof1 - I am not taking accounting classes here in Bangladesh. Thank you for all your great advice. I don’t have enough words to tell you how much I appreciate your help. Thank you. @dougwhy- I am green card holder who currently doesn’t have any state residency. I guess things will be a whole lot easier when finally start living in USA. Thank you for your reply.</p>
<p>Dougwhy…if this student’s parents live in another country, he will have difficulty establishing residency for instate purposes at most public universities. Getting a drivers licenses is not sufficient for this purpose. Most states and schools (as this varies by school in some states) state that the student must be establishing a domicile in that state. For undergrad students, this means that the PARENTS are establishing a domicile and are paying taxes to the state.</p>
<p>Also most states will NOT permit you to establish residency WHILE you are attending college. In other words, attending college in a state will not make you instate eligible. Most states require that the FAMILY actually move to the state one year prior to the expected college enrollment date. Many schools are very clear that if you are enrolled in college only, that is not establishing a domicile…it is for the purpose of attending college and this will not help you gain instate status.</p>
<p>Most green card holders who live abroad DO NOT have in state status anywhere.</p>
<p>Then there is the issue of financial aid. This student would be required to list the parents income/assets on the FAFSA (he is a green card holder) regardless of his in or out of state tuition status.</p>
<p>@thumper1 - I have already given up hope for getting in state status in any public university. My parents are filling up FAFSA now. I know it’s very unlikely that I will get enough scholarships as a transfer student with out of state status. But I hoping that at least one out of the ten universities I am applying will be affordable. Thank you for your reply.</p>
<p>@happymomof1- Hi, thank you for being so helpful during the first few months of my application process when I clueless about almost everything. I just wanted you to know that I am currently enrolled in UNC at Chapel Hill. Once again, thank you</p>