Citizenship Requirements

You must be one of the following in order to qualify for federal (including Work-Study) and state aid:

• U.S. citizen
• U.S. national (includes natives of America Samoa or Swain’s Island)
• U.S. permanent resident who has an I-151, I-551, or I-551C (Alien Registration Receipt Card)

If you do not belong to any of these categories, you must have an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) issued by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) showing one of the following designations:

• “Refugee”
• “Asylum granted”
• “Indefinite Parole” and/or “Humanitarian parole”
• “Cuban-Haitian Entrant” (only if issued before April 1, 1980)

If you only have a Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence (I-171 or I-464,) you are not eligible for federal student aid.

Also, if you are in the United States on an F1 or F2 student visa only, or on a J1 or J2 exchange visitor visa only, you cannot get financial aid. In addition, persons with G series visas (pertaining to international organizations) are not eligible.

Please refer to the Student Financial Aid Handbook for more information regarding citizenship requirements.

For more information, contact us at (978) 762-4189 or (781) 477-2191 or fin-aid@northshore.edu.