To be eligible to receive federal student aid, a student must be one of the following (1) U.S. citizen or national; (2) U.S. permanent resident; (3) Citizens of the Freely Associated States: the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands; or (4) other eligible non-citizens.
Before federal student aid can be disbursed, the student must provide one of the following within 30 days: DO NOT MAIL ORIGINAL DOCUMENT, SUBMIT ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IN PERSON TO A FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR.
- The original document of the Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570), from USCIS, which must include name, petition number, certificate number, USCIS A-number, name of the court that granted naturalization, date of naturalization and signature
- The original document of the U.S. passport or U.S. passport card, current or expired
- The original document of the Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561), issued by USCIS, which must include name, application number, certificate number, date issued and signature
- The original document of the Permanent Resident Card or Resident Alien Card; Arrival-Departure Record, I-94 Arrival Departure record stamped for temporary permanent resident, refugees, asylees, conditional entrants, parolees, Cuban/Haitian entrants
- A copy of the student’s Birth certificate showing that you were born in the United States
- A copy of the Form FS-240 (Consular Report of Birth Abroad)
- A copy of the Form FS-545 (Certificate of birth issued by foreign service post)
- A copy of the Form DS-1350 (Certification of Report of Birth)
If you have any questions regarding your citizenship, you may contact the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by visiting their webpage at https://www.uscis.gov.