Financial Aid with extension letter and green card

[katalaya 44]

Has anyone ever applied for financial aid while there green card is processing?  I applied and they wanted me to upload my card. I told the lady it is expired and I also got an 18months extension letter.

Edited September 11, 2019 by katalaya

[Ontarkie 14,218]

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[VeVe 76]

The extension letter extends the green card. Upload the green card, front and back and the extension letter.  Financial aid asks if you are a citizen or legal permanent resident. This should suffice.  Just provide what is requested,  you should be okay. 

[millefleur 5,046]

Extension letter extends LPR status. If they are weird about it or don't accept it, please explain this to them and show them the part of the letter where it says that.

 

Worst case scenario, you can get an I-551 stamp in your passport.

[katalaya 44]

On 9/12/2019 at 7:47 PM, VeVe said:

The extension letter extends the green card. Upload the green card, front and back and the extension letter.  Financial aid asks if you are a citizen or legal permanent resident. This should suffice.  Just provide what is requested,  you should be okay. 

They didn’t accept it. I got accepted in the college and I did my application for financial Aid and I was awarded a loan for 12,000 after that they wanted me to  verify my citizenship status. So I uploaded my Extension letter and my expired green card and I explained to them. They told me that I won’t be able to get the money. I have to wait until I get my green card.  I just dont get why It’s not acceptable. Because I read on google that you are qualified to get financial aid with an expired greencard only if your permanent residency has expired you are not qualified. So, I don’t know 🤷🏽‍♀️ 

[katalaya 44]

On 9/12/2019 at 7:47 PM, VeVe said:

The extension letter extends the green card. Upload the green card, front and back and the extension letter.  Financial aid asks if you are a citizen or legal permanent resident. This should suffice.  Just provide what is requested,  you should be okay. 

 

51 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Extension letter extends LPR status. If they are weird about it or don't accept it, please explain this to them and show them the part of the letter where it says that.

 

Worst case scenario, you can get an I-551 stamp in your passport.

They didn’t give it to me. I’m wondering if it’s just that specific college. But the lady said, it’s not the college. It’s a requirement from FAFSA ( Federal Student Aid). She said, it’s one of the verification student loan ask for. So, even if I apply for another college I’m going to have the same problem. 

 

But, they gave me another option at the college, it’s called pay as you go, so I’ll just work with that until I get my new green card, then  I’ll pick up where I left off. The pay as you go option is not a bad one, and it doesn’t come with interest. It’s divided into months for you to pay back. Example , if I’m paying 600 dollar for 1 semester, they gave me 4 months to pay it back without interest. 

I just didn’t want to borrow a loan from the bank to start college, because the interest is too high. Lol. But I like this option too, I’ll see how it goes. 

Edited September 14, 2019 by katalaya

[millefleur 5,046]

2 minutes ago, katalaya said:

 

They didn’t give it to me. I’m wondering if it’s just that specific college. But the lady said, it’s not the college. It’s a requirement from FAFSA ( Federal Student Aid). She said, it’s one of the verification student loan ask for. So, even if I apply for another college I’m going to have the same problem. 

 

But, they gave me another option at the college, it’s called pay as you go, so I’ll just work with that until I get my new green card, then  I’ll pick up where I left off. The pay as you go option is not a bad one, and it doesn’t come with interest. It’s divided into months for you to pay back. Example , if I’m paying 600 dollar for 1 semester, they gave me 4 months to pay it back without interest. 

I just didn’t want to borrow a loan from the bank to start college, because the interest is too high. Lol. But I like this option too, I’ll see how it goes. 

You should call USCIS and get the I-551 stamp. They will give it to you and this would solve the issue. If you live near a USCIS field office, it's worth a try. USCIS gives out the I-551 stamps in cases like this where the extension letter creates problems.

[katalaya 44]

23 minutes ago, millefleur said:

You should call USCIS and get the I-551 stamp. They will give it to you and this would solve the issue. If you live near a USCIS field office, it's worth a try. USCIS gives out the I-551 stamps in cases like this where the extension letter creates problems.

What is the 1551 stamp? 

[millefleur 5,046]

3 minutes ago, katalaya said:

What is the 1551 stamp? 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs

 

It looks like this:

Edited September 14, 2019 by millefleur

[katalaya 44]

10 minutes ago, millefleur said:

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs

 

It looks like this:

Yea, I’m going to call USCIS and see if I get a stamp. Hopefully it works. I’m going to also ask them about the financial aid and see what they say. 

[millefleur 5,046]

5 minutes ago, katalaya said:

Yea, I’m going to call USCIS and see if I get a stamp. Hopefully it works. I’m going to also ask them about the financial aid and see what they say. 

Good luck! 

[VeVe 76]

It may just be the school.  Is it an accredited school? We didn't have a problem at a state university when we applied. 

[katalaya 44]

It’s an accredited college. 

Just now, VeVe said:

It may just be the school.  Is it an accredited school? We didn't have a problem at a state university when we applied. 

Did you use your extension letter to apply?

[VeVe 76]

1 hour ago, katalaya said:

It’s an accredited college. 

Did you use your extension letter to apply?

Used the expired green card. 

[katalaya 44]

1 minute ago, VeVe said:

Used the expired green card. 

I used the greencard and the extension letter