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#21
05-05-2009, 01:10 PM
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If you qualify for AB540, why don't you just change it? You could say it was an error in your application. Since you would pay the same amount of tuition anyway, there wouldn't be any problem.

In Texas law, if you lie on your application, then you can correct it, but you would have to pay back the amount in which you where suppose to pay. The university could punish you, but not exactly sure why they would since you are telling them about it... I made the mistake in 2006, but I am going to correct it in a few weeks, so I will tell you how it goes. I just don't want to take the chance.

Edit: Also in my case, I applied to college in 2005, and I didn't know I was undocumented at the time. Since I don't look undocumented, my adviser assumed that I was a citizen, and told me to mark it.
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Have you asked the administration at your school if you can change your status to that of an ab-540 student?
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05-13-2009, 12:08 AM
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bumpp for this thread... im in the same boat right now.
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I went to college for 3 years and I put that I was a citizen because I did not qualify for AB540 and I was not about to pay out of state tuition. I married 2 years later and had to go to Juarez and they did not mention anything about my college application and I was able to get my residency.

I doubt that there is any type of connection between college applications and ICE. I think the only way they could get that information is if you were suspected of something and they knew that you were in college and went there to request more information about you.

I wouldn't worry .... Good Luck!!!

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Is this the SD Angel from CoSA?

I think lot of us have done something simliar, at one time or the other. Our excuses should be "we didn't know any better".... but I'm still curious to how it'll affect the adjustment interview. I wonder if they'll ask that at all, or will have the record in front of them, I doubt it though. I'll probably lawyer up just to be sure when it's time, I fubared an I-9 in college, it wasn't even the citizen part, I basically wrote in random numbers for the most of it O_o

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lol, agreed. Hows post-husband's legalization life Tasksgirl?

And I also agree with her comment, I dont think USCIS Will check every or even have the capabilities to check EVERY single document we have filled out while living here. However if we are filing under the dream act they probably will want to check our college apps.
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Hello fellow dreamies, I am new to the forum, but have been checking the site a few times a week over the last few months. I was hoping you guys could help me because i have a problem that I think might be serious. I have been attending a California CC since Fall 06, but the problem is that I "lied" in my application and claimed to be a citizen not knowing the possible consequences in doing so. I simply wasn't aware there were other options.

Would it be possible to change that now and adjust my status to AB540? Did I unknowingly screw myself over if DA passes? Can you or do you know someone who could help?

Any input good or bad would be greatly appreciated.
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I was in a similar situation as you before. During my senior year of high school, I applied to a California CC and put "H1B dependent" as my status. At the time, my father still had a petition with the USCIS, but it still wasn't approved (it has since been rejected). They classified me as a nonresident (even though I graduated from a California high school), because they needed proof of my status. I obviously didn't, so they didn't let me change my status to AB540. This meant I had to pay really expensive out-of-state tuition, but I had no choice.

Are you planning on transferring to a UC or Cal State? My advice to you is this: when you apply, make sure you leave the citizenship portion blank or put "other" (I forgot what it is exactly). I go to Cal Poly Pomona and am now classified as AB540. Your citizenship isn't included in your transcript, so my new school doesn't have my wrong info anymore.
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As of right now i'm not sure which of the two I will be applying to because my major has changed over the years and currently I am unsure of which one to pursue.(English and Nutrition or Food Service Management) I am seriously considering double majoring because I want to do something that is food related and I really enjoy literature as well. My main worry was being penalized for claiming to be citizen when/if DA passes.
Nope, you will not be penalized, DREAM act does not care.
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I really hate to say this but technically you do not qualify for DREAM or any other method of legalization. You should talk to your lawyer but claiming to be a citizen is a permanent ban if USCIS finds out and it's really sad in your case because you didn't do it to get any benefit. In California, you already get in-state tuition. Again, don't take my word for it but make sure you mention it when you go speak to a lawyer.

This goes to everyone else. NEVER CLAIM TO BE A CITIZEN ON ANY APPLICATION. If USCIS finds out, you will never be allowed to become legal.
What is the complete info on this bill? Does the bill say anything like this?
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