The Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment gives full financial aid consideration to United States citizens and eligible non-citizens. 

Eligible non-citizens are:

• permanent residents
• refugees
• asylees

Acceptable forms of documentation include:

• Resident Alien Card (I-551)
• Arrival/Departure Record (I-94) with the temporary I-551 stamp that has not expired

Prospective Students:

• Must document permanent residency by the admission deposit deadline. If you will not be able to document permanent residency status, apply for financial aid as an international student.
  
• If granted permanent residency later in the academic year, you will be considered for William D. Ford Loan and Federal Pell Grant only. Be sure to submit a complete continuing student financial aid application and apply for full financial aid for the following academic year.

Continuing Students:

• Must document permanent residency before the start of the semester.
• If documentation is provided before the start of the fall semester, then you will be considered for Cornell and federal aid funding for the academic year. 
• If documentation comes in after the start of fall semester but before the beginning of the spring semester, you will be considered for the William D. Ford and Federal Pell Grant for the fall semester and reviewed for eligibility for all sources of aid for the spring semester.
• If documentation comes in after the start of spring semester, you will be considered for the William D. Ford Loan and Federal Pell Grant only. You can submit a complete continuing student financial aid application and apply for full financial aid during the following academic year.