202 S. Halsted St.
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Financial Aid Office
(708) 709-3735
Fax: (708) 709-3716
CitizenshipStatusConf.docx
Citizenship Status Confirmation Form
Student’s name________________________________________ ID#____________________________
The U.S. Department of Education requires that we verify your citizenship status. We must have the
required documentation before we can continue processing your financial aid.
Submit ONE of the following:
Copy of your U.S. birth certificate
Copy of your U.S. passport or passport card
Submit ONE of the following:
Copy of your U.S. passport or passport card
Copy of your Certificate of Birth Aboard (FS-240, FS-545,
or DS-1350)
Copy of your Certificate of Citizenship (N560, N561)
Copy of your Certificate of Naturalization (N550, N570)
After we received your document we
will send them to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) for
verification of your status. It can take
up to 8 weeks for DHS to respond.
Bring ONE of the following ORIGINAL documents to the
Financial Aid Office:
Alien Registration Receipt/Resident Alien/Permanent
Resident/Conditional Permanent Resident card (I-551, I-
94, I94A)
Foreign passport with I-551 endorsement
Arrival/Departure Record I-94 with I-551 endorsements
Other eligible non-citizen:
I-94 designated as “Refugee”; “Asylum
Granted”; “Parolee” or “Cuban-Haitian
Entrant;” or “Conditional Entrant”*
Bring the following ORIGINAL document to the Financial Aid
Office:
Arrive/Departure Record (I-94, I94A or I-571 with
proper endorsements).
After we receive your documents we will send them to the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for verification of
your status. It can take up to 8 weeks for DHS to respond.
Victim of Human Trafficking
-OR-
Battered immigrant-qualified alien
Submit ONE of the following:
Copy of your eligibility letter from Health & Human
Services (HHS) or a T-visa
Copy of your I-797, Notice of Action form from US
Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), with a
valid expiration date verifying financial aid eligibility.
If you are in the US on an F1 or F2 student visa you are neither a citizen nor an eligible non-citizen.
If you are neither a citizen nor an eligible non-citizen you are ineligible for federal student aid. However,
you may still file an annual FAFSA as in some cases you may be eligible for college aid.
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information on this form is true, complete, and accurate to
the best of my knowledge.
Student’s Signature____________________________________ Date____________________________
