Can International Student Apply For Financial Aid?
I am an international Student with J-2 Visa. I've leave in US for one and half a year, and currently a U.S High School Senior. Can I apply for financial aid? I have an ACT 27, and 3.7 GPA, if I apply for international Fiancial Aid, is that risky. 'cause some univercities said that "International Student applying for Financial Aid is highly competitive, even if I was qulified for the college, I won't be able to get in if I didn't get aid.?" How can I do? Apply or not? My parents and I have no idea about it, and I'm really nervous about my future tution. Can anyone help me?
Public Comments
- 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.
