• A U.S. permanent resident who has a Permanent Resident Card (I-551 or I-151) (also known as a green card)



• A conditional permanent resident (I-551C)



• A noncitizen with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (specifically, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) showing any one of the following designations: "Refugee," "Asylum Granted," "Paroled" (the I-94 must confirm 'paroled for a minimum of 1-year and status' has not expired), "Conditional Entrant"(valid only if issued before April 1, 1980) or "Cuban-Haitian Entrant, status pending"



• A student also may qualify as an eligible noncitizen if he or she holds a T-visa (for victims of human trafficking) or if his or her parent holds a T-1 visa.

If you are neither a U.S. citizen nor an eligible noncitizen, you are not eligible for federal student aid; for example, you are not eligible if you are in the U.S. on one of the following:

• An F-1, F-2 or M-1 student visa



• A J-1 or J-2 exchange visitor visa



• A B-1 or B-2 visitor visa



• A G series visa (pertaining to international organizations)



• An H series or L series visa (allowing temporary employment in the U.S.)



• A "Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence" (I-171 or I-464)



• An I-94 stamped "Temporary Protected Status"

However, if your citizenship status has changed from a noncitizen to a citizen and you have not informed the Social Security Administration (SSA), contact the SSA to update your status. Otherwise, the SSA may report that you are not a citizen, and you will have to provide citizenship documentation before receiving aid.

If you are an ineligible noncitizen, we still encourage you to complete the FAFSA and submit it for processing because you may be eligible for state or institutional aid. Please note that if you do not have a Social Security number, your FAFSA will not be processed, you should contact your school for information on how to proceed.

15. Alien Registration Number (A-Number). You are required to provide your A-Number if you are an eligible noncitizen. Enter your eight- or nine-digit A-Number. Leave the first space blank if you have an eight-digit A-Number. The Department of Education will check with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm your A-Number and your eligible noncitizen status.

If you answered "No, I am not a citizen or eligible noncitizen" to Question 14, do not provide an A-Number in this question.

16. Marital status. You are required to provide your marital status as of the date the application is signed. Your marital status directly affects how your income and assets are treated in the EFC calculation. If your marital status changes after you sign your application, you must not change this information.

17. Date of marital status. Enter the date (the month and the year) you were married, divorced, separated or widowed. If you never married, leave this question blank.

18. State of legal residence. You are required to provide your state of legal residence. If you are a dependent student, the state of legal residence is usually the state in which your parents live. If you moved from your family's state of residence into a state for the sole purpose of attending a school, do not count the state to which you moved as your legal residence.

Your state of legal residence is used in the EFC calculation to determine the appropriate allowance for state and other taxes paid by that state's residents. In addition, this information is required so that the Department can send your FAFSA information to the state agency in your state of legal residence. State programs may use the information provided on your FAFSA to determine your eligibility for state aid.

19. Legal resident before January 1, 2004. Select "Yes" if you become a resident of your state before January 1, 2004 or "No" if you become a resident of your state on or after January 1, 2004. States have varying criteria for determining whether you are a resident for purposes of state financial aid. However, if you established a true, fixed, and permanent home in any state more than four years ago, you will meet its residency criteria.

20. Date (month and year) of legal residence. If you answered "No" to Question 19, provide the month and year you became a legal resident of your state. The state will use this information to determine whether you meet its specific residency criteria for state aid.

21. Are you male or female? You are required to indicate whether you are male or female. This information is needed because male students are matched with the Selective Service Administration.

22. Selective Service registration. Only male students should answer. If you are male, 18 through 25 years of age, and have not registered with Selective Service, you can answer "Register me" and Selective Service will register you. You can also register on the Web at www.sss.gov.

Note: Most males, age 18 through 25 must be registered with Selective Service to be eligible for federal student aid.

If you believe that you are not required to register, call the Selective Service office at
1-847-688-6888 for information regarding exemptions.