• Form I-551, I-151, or I-551C (Permanent Resident Card, Resident Alien Card, or Alien Registration Receipt Card), also known as a "green card."

• Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) showing:  “Refugee,” “Asylum Granted,” “Cuban-Haitian Entrant,” “Conditional Entrant” (valid only if issued before April 1, 1980), or “Parolee"

• You hold a T nonimmigrant status ("T-visa") (for victims of human trafficking) or your parent holds a T-1 nonimmigrant status

•  You are a “battered immigrant-qualified alien” who is a victim of abuse by your citizen or permanent resident spouse, or you are the child of a person designated as such under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

• You are a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau

You are NOT an eligible noncitizen and cannot receive federal student aid if:

• You have only a “Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence” (I-171 or I-464),

• You are in the U.S. on an F-1 or F-2 nonimmigrant student visa, or on a J-1 or J-2 nonimmigrant Exchange Visitor Visa, or

• You hold a G series visa (pertaining to international organizations)