Eligibility & Notes on the College Application Process for Undocumented and CUP Students
Admission to College
Admission to H/EOP, SEEK, CD
In-State Tuition Rates at CUNY and SUNY
Federal Financial Aid
State Financial Aid
Institutional Aid from Colleges/Scholarships
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Undocumented Student
Depends - Currently, there is no federal law prohibiting undocumented students from attending college. South Carolina was the first state to ban undocumented students from attending public colleges and universities. Individual colleges may have different policies. Call to find out.
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Depends - Attended a NYS high school for two or more years, graduated, and applied to CUNY within 5 years, OR attended an approved NYS GED program, received the GED, and applied to CUNY within 5 years. Call SUNY campuses to check
NO
Student SHOULD NOT file the FAFSA NO
Student SHOULD NOT file TAP application Depends - Can vary from college to college and scholarship provider to scholarship provider, depending on their policy towards undocumented students. Student may need to fill out the college's financial aid form and the CSS profile
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Citizen with Undocumented Parent
YES
YES
Student and parents should be ready to prove residency. May be challenging. Will need to fill out EOP financial verification. YES
Student and parents should be ready to prove residency. May be challenging. YES
Students should enter 000-00-0000 for SSN on the FAFSA. They will have to sign the signature page and send it in. They should be ready to verify their income to their school's financial aid office in the likely case they are flagged for verification. YES
Student should be ready to prove residency to HESC. May be a challenge depending on what proof of residence their parents can provide. May need to fill out residency questionnaire. YES
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Eligibility for Financial Support Based on Immigrant Status
Financial Support
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Who is Eligible?
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Federal Financial Support
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New York State Aid
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New York State residents for 12 consecutive months, who are:
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Instate Tuition at CUNY
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New York State residents who are
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Instate Tuition at SUNY
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New York State residents who are
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Opportunity Programs (SEEK, CD, EOP, and HEOP)
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New York State residents for at least 12 months prior to enrollment who are:
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Scholarships
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Varies by individual scholarship
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