can i get the student financial aid if my parents are not US citizen?
my name is malinda im 19 years old.. im a us citizen but not my parents.. i lived in indonesia since i was a baby till i finish my junior high school.. and i finish my high school in taiwan.. .. i just came here about 2 month and wantetd to collage that i can't afford.. my parents divorce sinse i was a baby, my father lives in indonesia and my mother in taiwan.. i go to FAFSA.ED.GOV to aply an student financial aid, but they said i need to give them at least one of my parents information... and they have to sign the aplication if its on paper.. or they can also aply for a pin number if i aply by electronic.. the problem is they not here, so they can't sign the aplication and they didn't have a social security number so they can't aply the pin number.. i also did'nt contact them for a long time for some reason.. but FAFSA said i can't aply as an independent student... so... is there anybody have an idea what should i do?
Financial Aid - 4 Answers
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you need to contact your school's financial aid office and have them help you. there are ways around your parents and the fact that they do not live in the us will help you not have to use their information. get the financial aid officer help you out, that's what they're for.
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If you are a citizen, you are eligible for Federal Student Aid -- your parents don't have to be US citizens. The FAFSA automatically asks every student for parent information (unless you are married, have children, are 24 or older, or are a veteran/ward/orphan) and the Department of Education will not process your application without it. However, the law allows for a school to override this requirement if you can prove that you are truly independent. This is known as a "Dependency Override." Schools have to be cautious about these things and, in general they only approve appeals with appropriate documentation. However, it sounds like you have a good case for an Override (I've approved appeals for this reason). All you need to do is contact your school's Financial Aid Office and explain your situation. They will tell you what you need to submit.
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There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill. Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc. Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!
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You should get high score on entrance test that is requied by that college. You will be able to apply FA at the college if your score is high.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
how do colleges know if you are a first generation college student?
how do colleges know if you are a first generation college student?
I know that if you are a first generation college student then you will get priority in admissions. I am asian. my mom went to university in Taiwan, and my dad went to undergraduate school in taiwan, and graduate school in america. Will they be able to check whether my parents went to college or not?
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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I've never heard of this. If they do ask on the application, just be honest. If you're grades are up to par, you have nothing to worry about. Getting into college isn't that hard.
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I know that if you are a first generation college student then you will get priority in admissions. I am asian. my mom went to university in Taiwan, and my dad went to undergraduate school in taiwan, and graduate school in america. Will they be able to check whether my parents went to college or not?
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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I've never heard of this. If they do ask on the application, just be honest. If you're grades are up to par, you have nothing to worry about. Getting into college isn't that hard.
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why do china and taiwan hate each other?
why do china and taiwan hate each other?
there is an exchange student from Taiwan that is going to my school, some people were trying to get him to go out for Chinese and he was saying no because china is bad or something like that (he has a accent that's hard to understand) so why do they hate each other?
Other - Cultures & Groups - 7 Answers
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because China wants to claim Taiwan as its own and bring us to communism. never surrender. Taiwan is not apart of China.
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chinese people are jealous because taiwanese are better looking
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Um, sometimes the Chinese government is a little threatening to Taiwan. (kind of like north and south Korea) I can speak Chinese, so I have a lot of Chinese friends. Taiwan also thinks of China as a "backwards," undeveloping country. I heard that a Taiwanese music group that I listened to a long time ago got taken apart by the government because of singing a song about a girl that missed her home China.
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White people...that way they will stay dumb downed
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PRChina is a communist country. Taiwan are not communist people so they seperate. I see why, I hate communists too.
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thats like asking why do crip and bloods fight
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Taiwan, or the Republic of China (ROC), is an independent country because it has its own people, land and government. The constitution of a state is defined by these three critical elements. However, The People's Republic of China (PRC) doesn't seem to know it. That is why many Taiwanese hate to relate themselves with China or Chinese.
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What should I say to a my exchange student over email?
What should I say to a my exchange student over email?
I'm in a Taiwan exchange program, and recently recieved my Taiwanese student's email. I was wondering what I should say for the first email? I don't want to go on about myself too much and don't want to ask dorky questions either... The internet makes ineracting with other people difficult and I don't want to come across the wrong way :S
Etiquette - 2 Answers
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Well you do need to ask some questions so that they will be able to have something to talk about in their next letter. But try to tell them something interesting about where you live or interesting things that americans like to do, or what not. I had a japanese exchange student and I tried to make my letters interesting because I know how it is to receive a boring letter.
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well you should tell a little bit about your self and what you do and then ask him questions like do you work what age do you get to work at i heard you could go partying at a young age there you know along the lines of that. and then in the next letter he will ask you more about you about you since you told him a little about you he will have more to say and you will ask you more question you and so on you get it
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My girlfriend is in Taiwan, what visa should we use to bring her back to the US?
My girlfriend is in Taiwan, what visa should we use to bring her back to the US?
I met her while she was a student here in the U.S. but she graduated and went back to Taiwan, what kind of visa should we get for her to stay here permenently? Or how can she get her green card?
Immigration - 4 Answers
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dude ! i'm like having the same problem as you! except he hasn't actually left for taiwan yet, because we're talking about marrying instead, but if we decided for him to move instead of me marrying so young, then i will be going back to this question to see the responses! basically i'm just writing to say thanks for asking this . . ..
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I think you only have 2 choices and they are employment based (I don't know if she would qualify for one of these) or family based which if she has no US citizens who are family means marriage. I met my Taiwanese wife when she was doing some post graduate work and I was working on a doctorate. We decided to just be friends as she was going back to Taiwan and I was staying here. 25 years later and I still want to know what happened to staying just friends! Keep in touch. If it was meant to be it will turn out OK in the long run. Sorry I can not be of more help. You might want to check out the website below to get a better idea of possible green card paths. Good Luck!
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You can only get her a green card if you two get married or she gets an employment based green card through a sponsor (employer in that case). If she cannot get a green card and she is well-qualified, she may qualify for a working visa. Don't forget that international students being on student visas are usually NOT allowed to go back to the U.S. for a certain amount of time (I think it is 2 years).
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1. To marry your girlfriend in the US, file an I-129F petition, found at: http://www.uscis.gov/i-129f You have 90 days in which to get married, and file an I-485 petition (adjust status to permanent resident based on marriage to US citizen) for your new wife. Once approved, it will be valid for 2 years. 90 days before this 2 years expires (look at the date on the visa) you must file another form to renew the visa: the I-751. http://www.uscis.gov/i-751 2. If your boyfriend/girlfriend is in the US on an F-1 visa, you can marry and file an I-485, and follow the procedure above. You will need to convince the authorities a little more this way that you are really married and will stick together, and not just saying so in order to get the visa.
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I met her while she was a student here in the U.S. but she graduated and went back to Taiwan, what kind of visa should we get for her to stay here permenently? Or how can she get her green card?
Immigration - 4 Answers
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dude ! i'm like having the same problem as you! except he hasn't actually left for taiwan yet, because we're talking about marrying instead, but if we decided for him to move instead of me marrying so young, then i will be going back to this question to see the responses! basically i'm just writing to say thanks for asking this . . ..
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I think you only have 2 choices and they are employment based (I don't know if she would qualify for one of these) or family based which if she has no US citizens who are family means marriage. I met my Taiwanese wife when she was doing some post graduate work and I was working on a doctorate. We decided to just be friends as she was going back to Taiwan and I was staying here. 25 years later and I still want to know what happened to staying just friends! Keep in touch. If it was meant to be it will turn out OK in the long run. Sorry I can not be of more help. You might want to check out the website below to get a better idea of possible green card paths. Good Luck!
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You can only get her a green card if you two get married or she gets an employment based green card through a sponsor (employer in that case). If she cannot get a green card and she is well-qualified, she may qualify for a working visa. Don't forget that international students being on student visas are usually NOT allowed to go back to the U.S. for a certain amount of time (I think it is 2 years).
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1. To marry your girlfriend in the US, file an I-129F petition, found at: http://www.uscis.gov/i-129f You have 90 days in which to get married, and file an I-485 petition (adjust status to permanent resident based on marriage to US citizen) for your new wife. Once approved, it will be valid for 2 years. 90 days before this 2 years expires (look at the date on the visa) you must file another form to renew the visa: the I-751. http://www.uscis.gov/i-751 2. If your boyfriend/girlfriend is in the US on an F-1 visa, you can marry and file an I-485, and follow the procedure above. You will need to convince the authorities a little more this way that you are really married and will stick together, and not just saying so in order to get the visa.
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