Financial Aid

Citizenship

To be eligible to receive federal or state aid, students must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. Students may be required to submit proof of their citizenship status before their financial aid application can be considered complete.

Enter your full legal name on your FAFSA application.

If you are a U.S. citizen, you must answer “U. S. Citizen” and provide your Social Security Number.
If you are a U.S. Permanent Resident or other eligible non-citizen, you must answer “Eligible Non-citizen” and then enter your 9-digit USCIS/ Alien Registration Number

If you receive a request for proof of citizenship, please complete the Citizenship Affidavit. You will then upload the affidavit and your acceptable citizenship documentation via the Citizenship Documentation Submission Form.

Citizenship Affidavit

What is the Citizenship & Immigration Status Affidavit?

Please download, print, and complete the 25-26 Citizenship & Immigration Status Affidavit

You will be asked to submit two types of documents: a Valid Government Issued Photo ID and Approved Citizenship/Immigration Documents.
Valid Government Issued Photo ID

Students are required to provide a copy of a valid government issued photo identification card bearing the student’s portrait or likeness. This photo identification is used to verify the student’s citizenship/immigration documents.
Citizenship/Immigration Documentation

Students are required to provide their original Citizenship and Immigration Documentation. Please reference below the acceptable documents per your Citizenship Status.
Signing the Citizenship Affidavit
Students are required to have their Valid Photo ID and Citizenship/Immigration Documents verified and can do this two ways:
1. The student may bring their original documents to Questrom’s Financial Aid Office and have the affidavit verified and signed by BU Financial Aid Staff.
2. The student may bring their original documents to a notary public – If appearing before a notary public is impossible or impractical, consider using the free online notary services offered by the BU Dean of Students Office, or by using Notarize.com.
Submission of Documents

You will then upload the affidavit and your acceptable citizenship documentation via the Citizenship Documentation Submission Form.

Acceptable Citizenship Documentation

Acceptable Documentation for U.S Citizens

A copy of your U.S. Passport, signed on the line which reads “Signature of Bearer”
A copy of your U.S. Certificate of Citizenship or U.S. Certificate of Naturalization. This must be signed in two places: on the photo itself and also on the line which reads “True and Complete Signature of Holder.”
A copy of your U.S. Passport card.
If you are a U.S. Citizen who was born in the U.S., you may provide a copy of your Birth Certificate.
If you were born abroad and at least one parent (adoptive of biological, with legal custody of you) became a U.S. Citizen before you reached the age of 18, you are probably a naturalized citizen under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. Nevertheless, to establish eligibility for federal financial aid you must provide a signed U.S. Passport, a U.S. passport card, or a signed U.S. Certificate of Citizenship. If you have applied for but have not yet been issued a U.S. Passport or U.S. Certificate of Citizenship, you must provide a statement attesting to that fact. In that case, you must also submit ALL of the following documents: a written explanation of your status, a copy of your legal parent’s signed U.S. Passport or signed Certificate of Citizenship, and a copy of the front/back of your U.S. Permanent Resident Card, if in your possession. If you enroll at Boston University, either during orientation or your first week of classes, you will be required to present in person your recently obtained signed U.S. Passport or U.S. Certificate of Citizenship.

Acceptable Documentation for U.S Permanent Residents

A clear copy of the front and back of your U.S. Permanent Resident Card (not expired).
A copy of your Machine-Readable Immigrant Visa (MRIV), which serves as temporary I-551.

Acceptable Documentation for Other Non-citizens

If you are not a U.S. Citizen or US Permanent Resident, but believe you may still be eligible for federal aid, please provide clear copies of ALL (or as many) of the following documents as possible:

All letters ever received from the Department of Homeland Security (often labeled I-797, I-797A, or I-797C). You may also provide any emails received from the Department of Homeland Security.
The photo page of your current and previous foreign passport.
All visa stamps for the U.S. in your current and previous passports.
All I-94’s and I-94A’s (both current and previous). In addition to providing copies of the paper I-94’s in your passport, it is also advised that you retrieve and print an electronic copy of your I-94 from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website.
Your U.S. Employment Authorization Card.
Your Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Resident status.
Once received, the above documents will then be matched with DHS records to verify that you hold a status that makes you eligible for the receipt of federal financial aid. Information on non-U.S. Citizens who qualify for federal student aid may be found on the U.S. Department of Education website.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Undocumented Students

Undocumented students, and those in DACA or TPS status are not eligible for federal financial aid.

International Students

International students are not eligible for federal financial aid.

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