Federal Student Aid
From page 3:
Who gets federal student aid?
Eligibility for most federal student aid programs is based
on financial need and several other factors. Your eligibility is
determined by the information you provide on the FAFSA.
Basic eligibility requirements:
• Demonstrate financial need (except for certain
loans, see pages 9 and 10).
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen* (for
most programs) with a valid Social Security
number (SSN).
• Be working toward a degree or certificate
in an eligible program.*
From page 38
Eligible Noncitizen
You must be one of the following to receive federal student aid:
• U.S. citizen
• U.S. national (includes natives of American Samoa
or Swain’s Island)
• U.S. permanent resident who has an I-151, I-551,
or I-551C (Permanent Resident Card)
If you’re not in one of these categories, you must have an Arrival-Departure
Record (I-94) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) showing
one of the following designations:
• “Refugee”
• “Asylum Granted”
• “Cuban-Haitian Entrant, Status Pending”
• “Conditional Entrant” (valid only if issued before
April 1, 1980)
• Victims of human trafficking, T-visa
(T-2, T-3, or T-4, etc.) holder
• “Parolee” (You must be paroled into the United States for
at least one year and you must be able to provide evidence
from the USCIS that you are in the United States for other
than a temporary purpose and that you intend to become
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.)
If you have only a Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence
(I-171 or I-464), you’re not eligible for federal student financial aid.
If you’re in the United States on certain visas, including an F1 or F2
student visa, or a J1 or J2 exchange visitor visa, you’re not eligible for
federal student financial aid.
Also, people with G series visas (pertaining to international organizations)
are not eligible for federal student financial aid. For more information about
other types of visas that are not acceptable, check with your school’s financial
aid office. Citizens and eligible noncitizens may receive loans from the FFEL
Program at participating foreign schools. Citizens of the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau are
eligible only for Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grants or Federal Work-Study. These applicants should check with their schools’
financial aid office for more information.
From page 3:
Who gets federal student aid?
Eligibility for most federal student aid programs is based
on financial need and several other factors. Your eligibility is
determined by the information you provide on the FAFSA.
Basic eligibility requirements:
• Demonstrate financial need (except for certain
loans, see pages 9 and 10).
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen* (for
most programs) with a valid Social Security
number (SSN).
• Be working toward a degree or certificate
in an eligible program.*
From page 38
Eligible Noncitizen
You must be one of the following to receive federal student aid:
• U.S. citizen
• U.S. national (includes natives of American Samoa
or Swain’s Island)
• U.S. permanent resident who has an I-151, I-551,
or I-551C (Permanent Resident Card)
If you’re not in one of these categories, you must have an Arrival-Departure
Record (I-94) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) showing
one of the following designations:
• “Refugee”
• “Asylum Granted”
• “Cuban-Haitian Entrant, Status Pending”
• “Conditional Entrant” (valid only if issued before
April 1, 1980)
• Victims of human trafficking, T-visa
(T-2, T-3, or T-4, etc.) holder
• “Parolee” (You must be paroled into the United States for
at least one year and you must be able to provide evidence
from the USCIS that you are in the United States for other
than a temporary purpose and that you intend to become
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.)
If you have only a Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence
(I-171 or I-464), you’re not eligible for federal student financial aid.
If you’re in the United States on certain visas, including an F1 or F2
student visa, or a J1 or J2 exchange visitor visa, you’re not eligible for
federal student financial aid.
Also, people with G series visas (pertaining to international organizations)
are not eligible for federal student financial aid. For more information about
other types of visas that are not acceptable, check with your school’s financial
aid office. Citizens and eligible noncitizens may receive loans from the FFEL
Program at participating foreign schools. Citizens of the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau are
eligible only for Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grants or Federal Work-Study. These applicants should check with their schools’
financial aid office for more information.