Federal Student Loans
Hey,
Im aware that green card holders, specially the conditional ones cant ask the government for assistance like food stamps, etc. The question is does Federal Student Loans fall with such category, or since its a loan its not considered government assistance?
yes i believe you can djhash. My wife received government aid for school while she only had a green card. The conditional should not matter. As long as you have permanent residence status, you should be good.
I also found this information from another forum
Federal, state, and institutional aid includes: Federal Perkins, Stafford and PLUS Loans, Federal Pell and SEOG Grants, Federal Work Study.
To be considered for federal, state, students must be at least one of the following:
~ United States citizen (native-born or naturalized).
~ U.S. national (includes natives of American Samoa or Swains Island).
~ U.S. permanent resident. Must have an I-151, I-551, or I-551C (Alien Registration Receipt Card), or a Passport or an I-94 Form with a stamp indicating I-551 status.
~ Eligible Non-citizen with an INS Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) Form with one of the following designations:
# "Refugee"
# "Indefinite Parole" and/or "Humanitarian Parole"
# "Asylum Granted"
# "Cuban-Haitian Entrant, Status Pending,"
# "Conditional Entrant" (valid only if issued before 4/1/1980).
# Temporary Resident with an I-688 Card.
Students holding only the following Visas are NOT eligible for any federal, state, or institutional financial aid:
~ Student Visas (F1 or F2).
~ Exchange Visitor Visas (J1 or J2).
~ G-Series Visas (international organizations).
~ Non-citizens with only I-688A or I-688B Cards (persons with an EAD thanks to the Amnesty Progran)
~ Non-citizens with only a Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence (I-171 or I-464) (Humanitarian Parolees)
~ Non-citizens with only Family Unity Status (Form I-797) (Under the Voluntary Departure)
Thanks for the quick reply. I guess Ill read more on those.
Thanks again.
The financial aid office at the university can assist you with these type of questions.