Oliver

This is bugging me right now, I'd like to know what the law has to say about
it. I went to college, I took a placement test, I wanted to enroll in Electrical
engineering and they said I need some proof of residence (they said I-551 would
be fine - the person there called it "notice of action") I said I don't have it,
but I'm pending adjustment and it should be any time now. That was just a day
before I actualy got interview invitation letter. After showing EAD and social
security card they sort of agried I can go to college only as a "non-degree"
seeking student - part time, and they said out of state fees apply too. It looked
awful expensive to me. Anyway, to make long story short...I called the college
again, after I got the interview appointment letter and ... I asked if I can be
full time student - in degree program - and without out of state fees after,
eventualy, getting I-551 at the interview? They said I may get away with that,
but out of state fees may still apply...what kinda bull is that? Are the pending
adjustment immigrants alowed to go the college or not ? If there is a work
authorization, should there be some kind of a "education authorization" or
something??

Oliver

Im

Hi, I am also waiting on my AOS and am enrolled at a College (having my AOS interview
next week). My experience is that they just asked me how long I have lived in the
state. They told me it had to be more then 12 months. This way I only pay instate
tuition. My college here verified my status (AOS pending) with the INS, what took
about 2 weeks. After that everything was fine. One thing I found here that people do
not really want to deal with things they do not do every day or at a regular basis.
When you keep on bugging them and ask about everything you will eventually get what
you want. Hang in there! I hope this helps, Isa

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Alvena Ferreira

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You are allowed to attend even without an EAD card, but the college has the last word
on how much tuition you have to pay. Just realize one basic fact: colleges need
money, they are financially-based. Here is what I would do:

Go back over there, and ask them again if you can have in-state tuition. Tell them
that the xyz college just down the road has offered to work with you and allow you to
attend with in-state rates, and that IF they will not give you in-state rates, they
will lose your tuition altogether because you will go to the other school.

Make it believable when you tell them this. Mention that the other school has been
really nice to you and you are really tempted to go there. Tell them that you were
impressed at how nice the other people were to you and how accommodating they were.
Mention that it is such a shame that they cannot be as accommodating as the other
school. Ask to speak to the next higher up about it if necessary.

They may cave in at this, due to the fact that colleges are basically after money,
and faced with the prospect of losing you altogether, they might just change their
minds. It is worth a shot, as you really have nothing to lose. At the worst, they
won't change their minds. At the best, they will.

Alvena
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