From tesler@bcc.ctc.edu Wed Sep 16 16:33:10 1998 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id QAA26480 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:33:10 -0700 Received: from cascade.bcc.ctc.edu (email1.bcc.ctc.edu [168.156.32.121]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id QAA11525 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:33:08 -0700 Received: by cascade.bcc.ctc.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:33:12 -0700 Message-ID: <205934FB3A2DD011BD1B08002BE6017001EDF26E@email1.bcc.ctc.edu> From: Tika Esler To: "'residency@u.washington.edu'" Subject: RE: Student from Palau Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:33:01 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain I haven't ran into a student from Palau under a residency issue, but I recall from my financial aid days that they reason they are "ineligible for immigrant status........" is because they are NOT considered immigrants but are seen as eligible for certain federal benefits as a Citizen of Palau (also true for a few other Pacific Islands). They are in a unique class of their own. The student is obviously a "dependent", by the financial aid rules because of their age, and are receiving the federal aid based on their parent's income. Therefore, that alone would make her ineligible because her parents NOT a Washington resident. I would also focus on the fact she receives a scholarship from Palau, to me that translates as receiving aid from another "state". Thus I would not consider the student a resident. Tika A. Esler Associate Dean of Enrollment Services Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA tesler@bcc.ctc.edu (425) 641-2206 > ---------- > From: Elaine Voss[SMTP:vosse@wsu.edu] > Reply To: residency@u.washington.edu > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 10:52 AM > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > Subject: Student from Palau > > I have an 18 year old student who claims US citizenship, but her parent is > a > citizen of Palau and therefore does not file a US tax return. The student > receives Pell, Perkins, and SEOG grants and also has a scholarship from > The > National Treasury of Palau. > > Page 21 of the Residency Handbook states that "Only residents of Palau are > ineligible for immigrant status for resident tuition." A State Department > document states that citizens of Palau have "unrestricted access to US to > live, study, work and assume habitual residence." Has anyone dealt with > one > of these situations? It is very confusing!! > > I am going to ask to see a copy of her passport which would indicate > citizenship. If she is a US citizen, does the fact that she receives > funding from Palau prevent her from a claim of resident for tuition paying > purposes? > > Thanks for any light you can shed on this one. > Elaine Voss, Assistant Dean of Students > Office of Student Affairs > 360 Lighty Student Services Building > Pullman, WA 99164-1066 > 509-335-1464 > 509-335-1208 FAX > email vosse@wsu.edu > .