The Citizenship Status form is for confirming your U.S. citizenship or eligible noncitizen status in order to qualify for federal financial aid programs.
You will be asked to submit documentation to confirm your citizenship status. A link is provided in the form for a copy of the documentation to be submitted online.
Acceptable documents to submit include:
- Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization
- Permanent U.S. Resident (Green Card - front and back)
- Passport page stamped “processed for I-551” along with the pages identifying you.
- Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure record) stamped “processed for I-551” (front and back)
- United States Travel Document
- Machine Readable Immigrant Visa (MRIV)
- Alien Registration Receipt Card I-151 (front and back)
- Resident Alien Card I-551 (front and back if Conditional Resident Alien)
- Form I-94 stamped:
- Refugee
- Asylum Granted
- Parolee (I-94 confirms paroled for a minimum of 1 year). If applicable, include documentation of permanent residency application.
- T-Visa holder
- Cuban Haitian Entrant
If you are a U.S. citizen, you may submit one of the following:
- U.S. Birth Certificate
- U.S. Passport
- U.S. Passport Card
- Certificate of Naturalization
- Certificate of Citizenship
- Certificate of Foreign Service Birth
- Certificate of Birth Abroad
Use this form if...
- You have been requested to confirm your citizenship status by the UMD Financial Aid and Scholarships Office to qualify for federal financial aid programs
Don't use this form if...
- The UMD Financial Aid and Scholarships Office has not notified you that documentation is required to confirm you citizenship status