DACA/financial aid for college

would i be eligible? if not, how else am i suppost to keep up with payments? what do you guys do if youre in a similar situation?


also i heard to renew DACA in two years, you need to prove youre studying? would this statement be true?

No Federal aid, although state aid varies depending on the state.

DACA: If you are working on a GED or high school diploma, you qualify. To renew it you'll either have to show that you're still working on the aforementioned or submit proof of completion. The renewal details are still unknown. Essentially, they want to see that you will complete high school.

DREAM act: If you are working on a GED or high school diploma, you'll qualify for registered provisional immigrant (RPI) status, and in addition to this you'll have to complete two years of college in good standing towards obtaining a four-year degree. You will have approximately 5 years to do this unless for some reason you need to appeal your inability to meet the requirement and you are granted a time extension. At the end of this period, if you've met all the requirements, you'll be granted permanent residency, and if you had DACA before applying for RPI status, you'll immediately become eligible to apply for naturalization. You won't be given permanent residency any earlier than the five years even if you have already obtained a college degree.

We don't qualify for federal aid under either of these statuses. We still qualify for scholarships, state aid (depending on where you live), certain grants, full academic rides at private universities, etc.
The cheapest and fastest way to meet the higher education requirements of the DREAM act is to attend a community college, where classes are drastically more affordable. If your state does not grant in-state tuition for the undocumented, then you could save up for a year or two and attend another state's community college as an out-of-state student. You could also apply for student loans, you'll just need a co-signer or the ability to hide the fact that you are legal in the United States for a short period of time (2 years under DACA, 5 years under RPI). Lenders rightfully have the impression that you could leave the country without paying your debt(s).

You could also do four years in the military instead of going to college and essentially get free shit, an education, and most likely no naturalization costs. If you fail to get RPI status through the DREAM act, you'll probably end up being moved to the other RPI status category. The difference is that it will take you longer to become a permanent residence and with the delay, your chances of unwittingly getting in trouble with the law increase, which could ruin your chances of becoming a permanent resident.

Portions of the DREAM act could be affected now that senators are submitting the changes to the bill and some of these clauses might work against us just so the bill appeals conservatives, thus ensuring its passing. Do not forget that the bill could fail to pass the House. In that case you'll just remain with DACA.

You need to apply for DACA ASAP so that you get to renew it before Obama's presidential term ends.

You're supposed to work lol. I'm not back in college because I don't have a job yet...