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International Students at UVI. UVI’s TUITION STRUCTURE: A BREAKDOWN. Category One: Resident tuition: $3300 per year. Roughly 94 % of students claim this status (source: Deborah Fontaine) Citizenship requirements necessary to claim resident tuition status U.S. citizen, OR
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International Students at UVI UVI’s TUITION STRUCTURE: A BREAKDOWN
Category One: Resident tuition: $3300 per year • Roughly 94 % of students claim this status (source: Deborah Fontaine) • Citizenship requirements necessary to claim resident tuition status • U.S. citizen, OR • Resident alien (i.e. green card), OR • Legal alien granted indefinite status by INS
Residency requirements necessary to claim resident tuition status: • Independentstudents must reside in the VI 12 months continuously, and must demonstrate that they did not move to the VI simply to go to school (i.e., they must show documents demonstrating they came here for other reasons, such as marriage or work.)
Residency requirements necessary to claim resident tuition status • Dependent students must prove their parent has resided in the VI 12 months continuously.
Grant Opportunities for Resident Tuition Status Students • Federal Pell Grant • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. • University of the Virgin Islands Grant
Loan Opportunities • Federal Direct Loan Program • Federal PLUS Loan • University of the Virgin Islands Loan • Private loans???
Work/Study Opportunities • Federal Need Based Work-Study • University of the Virgin Islands work-study
American non-resident tuition: $9, 900 per year • Roughly 2 percent of students claim this status • U.S. citizenship Requirements • U.S. citizen, OR • Resident alien (i.e. green card), OR • Legal alien granted indefinite status by INS
Grant Opportunities • Federal Pell Grant • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. • University of the Virgin Islands Grant
Loan Opportunities • Federal Direct Loan Program • Federal PLUS Loan • University of the Virgin Islands Loan • Private loans???
Work/Study Opportunities • Federal Need Based Work-Study • University of the Virgin Islands work-study
Non-American non-resident tuition: $9, 900 per year What is an International Student: A student who isn't a citizen or resident of the United States and who intends to attend or is attending a college, university, or other postsecondary educational institution.nonimmigrant visa (F1) www.1student.org/glossary-i.cfm
Non-American, non-resident tuition: $9, 900 per year • Roughly 100 students, or 4 percent of total claim this status (Source: Mary Ann La Fleur) • U.S. citizenship requirements: NONE • Prior residency requirements: NONE
Tuition Help for International Students • Grant opportunities: NONE • Scholarship opportunities: 2, but only for business majors • Loan opportunities: No Federal
Foreign Students at UVI • Number of Foreign Students: • Roughly 100 students, or 4 percent of total claim this status (Source: Mary Ann La Fleur) • Majority live on campus