What does it REALLY mean to be an eligible non citizen?? Im confused

[bepremed]

<p>So, I checked the FAFSA website and found that I am an eligible non citizen, so I will be able to receive financial aid. BUT they did not say whether Im gonna have to pay international tuition to the school Im gonna apply to Or if I am still considered an international student. I was thinking of applying to some SUNY's, NYU, Cornell and Columbia. I will also apply to CUNY, but since I have been living in nyc for 3 years, I would pay in state tuition. so, for the SUNY's NYU, and the Ivy's I mentioned, will I be considered and international student? if not does that mean that I will be exempt from need based financial aid?</p>

[ordinarylives]

<p>If you have a green card, you will not be considered an international student.</p>

[sybbie719]

<p>FAFSA’s definition of an eligible non-citizen:</p>

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@FAFSA

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<p>Generally, you are an eligible noncitizen if you are one of the following:</p>

<p>•U.S. permanent resident, with a Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as an Alien Registration Receipt Card or “Green Card”) </p>

<p>•Conditional permanent resident (I-551C) </p>

<p>•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” </p>

<p>•A citizen of the Republic of Palau (PW), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (MH), or the Federated States of Micronesia (FM).
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>If your citizenship status has changed from an eligible noncitizen to a U.S. citizen, you should contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) to update your citizenship status. If you do not update your citizenship status with the SSA, it could delay processing your student financial aid. To contact the SSA call 1-800-772-1213 or visit the Social Security Administration’s Web site at [The</a> United States Social Security Administration](<a href=“http://www.ssa.gov%5DThe”>http://www.ssa.gov).</p>

<p>[Eligible</a> noncitizen](<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fotw15a.htm]Eligible”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fotw15a.htm)

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<p>Which Category do you fall under?</p>

<p>If you have attended high school in NYS (NYC) for at least 2 years and you graduate from a NYC/NYS high school, you will be considered in city for CUNY and In-State for SUNY.</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>If you qualify for Federal financial aid, you’ll be eligible for need based financial aid from schools.</p>

[bepremed]

<p>I fall under Arrival-Departure Record (I-94), so will I be considered an international student? and I dont have a green card yet.</p>

[sybbie719]

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If you qualify for Federal financial aid, you’ll be eligible for need based financial aid from schools.

Actually, this is not true as some schools specifically state if you are not a US Citizen or permanent resident, you are an international student. Op must check with each school.</p>

[sybbie719]

<p>Do you have one of the following designations:</p>

<p>“Refugee,” “Asylum Granted,” “Indefinite Parole,” “Humanitarian Parole,” or “Cuban-Haitian Entrant”</p>

[bepremed]

<p>yes I do, so, im international?</p>

[sybbie719]

<p>No, You are an eligible non-citizen, which will make you eilgible for federal aid and NYS state aid. However, you will still have to check with each individual school to determine how they will categorize your situation</p>

[4kidsdad]

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so, im international?

See <a href=“http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/International%20Financial%20Aid%20FAQs%208-6-12.pdf[/url]”>http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/International%20Financial%20Aid%20FAQs%208-6-12.pdf&lt;/a&gt; for Cornell

Students who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents, or who do not have refugee/asylee status, are considered international students.

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[4kidsdad]

<p>See [Prospective</a> Students | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing](<a href=“http://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/faq/prospective]Prospective”>FAQs: Prospective Students | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing) for Columbia

All applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or students granted refugee visas by the United States are read in a need-blind manner, no matter where they attend school or where they reside … Columbia admits a large number of international / non-domestic students who receive a substantial amount of financial aid.

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[4kidsdad]

<p>See [Eligibility</a> for Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/about/policies-guidelines-compliance/policies-and-guidelines/eligibility-for-financial-aid.html]Eligibility”>Eligibility for Financial Aid) for NYU

To be eligible for aid from NYU and from federal and state government sources, students must be classified either as U.S. citizens or as eligible non-citizens. Students are considered to be eligible non-citizens for financial aid purposes if one of the following conditions applies:</p>

<p>U.S. permanent resident with an Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551 (“green card”).
Other eligible non-citizen with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) showing any one of the following designations: (a) “Refugee,” (b) “Indefinite Parole,” (c) “Humanitarian Parole,” (d) “Asylum Granted,” or (e)“Cuban-Haitian Entrant.”

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[cptofthehouse]

<p>Sybbie is right on. You are eligible for federal and as far as I now, most state aid. But individual schools have the right to put any restrictions on their own money. I don’t know how restrictive it can be to be an eligible non citizen in terms of federal funds. It could very much vary, and it could also change from year to year at schools, so you do have to check this about every school on your list. All applicants need to read up on policies that affect them when they apply, and keep up with changes, because these things are really changing quickly. </p>

<p>Please be aware that other than the federal entitlements, being eligible for financial aid, having the need still does not guarantee you will get it. Most schools do not meet need. THey gap most students.</p>

[arabrab]

<p>My guess is that a lot of schools will not have this level of detail published, and that it is a question that you need to ask of a financial aid officer (not the student manning the front desk) at each college for financial aid, and possibly at whatever office determines in-state residency status in the case of public colleges.</p>

<p>“I have an I-94 Arrival Departure Record with a status of Refugee (or whatever) issued by the Department of Homeland Security. I have lived in New York City (or wherever) for 3 years and will graduate from high school in New York City. While I understand that I am potentially eligible for federal student aid in these circumstances, I would like to know if I am potentially eligible for in-state financial aid, and whether I will be classified as in-state for tuition and fees?”</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>See <a href=“https://www.suny.edu/student/paying_residence.cfm[/url]”>https://www.suny.edu/student/paying_residence.cfm&lt;/a&gt;. I think you’re ok.

Non-resident students may be eligible for resident tuition if they have graduated from a New York high school or received a NYS GED within 5 years of application to SUNY.

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