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Should I file a FAFSA or VASA Application?
This brief questionnaire will assist in determining if a student should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
or
the free Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) Application.
Students should only complete ONE application, not both.
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1.
Are you any of the following? Check the option that applies to you.
(Required.)
U.S. citizen
U.S. permanent resident with a Permanent Resident Card (also known as a "Green Card")
U.S. national (including American Samoa or Swains Island)
Citizen of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia
T-Visa holder
Person with Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) status
Person with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) showing any of the following:
A) Refugee
B) Asylum Granted
C) Cuban-Haitian Entrant
D) Conditional Entrant (if issued before April 1, 1980)
E) Parolee (you must be paroled for at least one year, and you must be able to show that you are in the United States for other-than-temporary reasons with the intention of becoming a U.S. citizen or permanent resident)
None of the above