To be eligible to receive federally funded college aid, a student must be one of the following:
1. a United States citizen
2. a non-citizen national
3. a permanent resident with an I-151 or I-551 without conditions
4. a holder of an I-94 showing one of the following designations:
* "refugee"
* "asylum granted"
* "indefinite parole" and/or "humanitarian parole,"
* "Cuban-Haitian entrant, status pending,"
* "conditional entrant" (valid if issued before April 1, 1980)
5. a participant in a suspension of deportation case pending before Congress.
Individuals in the U.S. on an F1 or F2 visa only or on a J1 or J2 exchange visa only cannot get federal aid.