In a continuation from Tuesday's post, this information will cover those students who may meet citizenship requirements for financial aid as other than natural born U.S. residents. They include permanent residents and other eligible noncitizens.

A permanent resident is a noncitizen who is legally allowed to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis. Documentation of permanent residence includes:

• Permanent Residence Card (Form I-551 since 1997) or Resident Alien Card (Form I-551 before 1997);
• Arrival/Departure Record (CBP Form I-94) or the new Departure Record (Form I-94A) with the endorsement "Processed for I-551. Temporary Evidence of Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence. Valid until _________. Employment Authorized." The record is acceptable if the expiration date has not passed;
• A machine readable immigrant visa (MRIV) issued by the U.S. Department of State that has the U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspector admission stamp and statement "UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENT FOR 1 YEAR." The MRIV must be contained in an unexpired foreign passport and is only valid for one year from the date of the stamp's endorsement; or
  
• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issued United States Travel Document (replaces Reentry Permit Form I-327) for reentry of lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees. Must have the annotation "Permit to Reenter Form I-327 (Rev. 9-2-03)."

There are other instances of noncitizens meeting citizenship criteria for federal and/or state financial aid. The most common form of documentation is the Form I-94. However, other documentation may be acceptable:

• Refugees with Form I-94 or I-94A with a stamp showing admission under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The older Form I-571, Refugee Travel Document, or the new Form I-571 U.S. Travel Document stamped with "Refugee Travel Document Form I-571 (Rev. 9-2-03)" are also acceptable;
• Victims of Human Trafficking. Status is confirmed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There is no form for the student to provide. Financial Aid personnel must perform verification and documentation;
• Asylees will have an I-94 or I-94A with a stamp showing admission under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Other documents may include those listed under Refugees;
  
• Students admitted to the U.S. on conditional entrant status with a stamp on the I-94 prior to April 1, 1980;
• Parolees with a stamp on the I-94 that indicates the student has been paroled into the U.S. for at least one year. Federal student aid cannot be disbursed after the document has expired; or
  
• Cuban-Haitian entrants with a stamp on the face of the I-94 that reads "Cuban-Haitian Entrant (Status Pending) Reviewable January 15, 1981. Employment authorized until January 15, 1981." This is the one instance where the document is still valid after the expiration dated has passed.

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