{"id":937,"date":"2018-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ib\/2018\/05\/16\/new-jersey-accepts-first-financial-aid-applications-undocumented-immigrant-students\/"},"modified":"2018-05-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T00:00:00","slug":"new-jersey-accepts-first-financial-aid-applications-undocumented-immigrant-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ib\/undocumented\/new-jersey-accepts-first-financial-aid-applications-undocumented-immigrant-students\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Accepts First Financial Aid Applications from Undocumented Immigrant Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the ink of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy\u2019s signature was still drying on the new law expanding state financial aid to undocumented students, the state\u2019s application website went live.\u00a0 Within minutes, the first application was submitted.<\/p>\n<p>The new law offers state student loans, grants, and scholarships not otherwise available to New Jersey\u2019s undocumented immigrant population, and expands a 2014 New Jersey law that allowed undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state resident tuition rates.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey\u2019s Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) administers the program.\u00a0 According to <a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ib\/2384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HESAA\u2019s application website<\/a>, an immigrant student qualifies for state student loans, grants, and scholarships if the student:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attended a New Jersey high school for at least three years;<\/li>\n<li>Graduated from a New Jersey high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in New Jersey;<\/li>\n<li>If a male student, registered for Selective Service (male students only);<\/li>\n<li>Signs an affidavit stating that the student will file \u201can application to legalize\u201d his or her \u201cimmigration status,\u201d or \u201cwill file an application\u201d as soon as the student is eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To apply, the student must first complete an application for New Jersey Alternative Financial Aid, available by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ib\/2384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many New Jersey colleges and universities have reported concerns raised by undocumented students who fear future reprisals by immigration authorities.\u00a0 When discussing these concerns with students, college and university financial aid administrators should remind students that, according to the application, the process is confidential, not used for federal financial aid purposes, and will be shared only with \u201cpartner colleges, universities, and other state agencies to administer grants and scholarships;\u201d and that \u201cHESAA will do everything within its authority and jurisdiction to protect the ongoing confidentiality of this information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These assurances\u2014just like those that many undocumented students received when applying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) years ago\u2014are not enough.\u00a0 To better alleviate the concerns of undocumented immigrant students as well as other international students, New Jersey\u2019s colleges and universities must be proactive and must effectively communicate with these students to ensure that any misinformation or, better put, \u201cfake news,\u201d is debunked.\u00a0 A useful tool is an on-campus seminar, which provides prospective and current students, as well as those in the United States under a F-1 student visa, the opportunity to learn their rights and responsibilities, to ask questions, and listen to others who may have the same concerns.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, colleges across New Jersey must seize on the incredible opportunity created with the expansion of financial aid to undocumented immigrant students, to continue to seek out the best and brightest of every community\u2014immigrant and non-immigrant, documented and undocumented.\u00a0 So many of these students are of incredible intelligence, but simply need a little financial assistance to achieve their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for an increasing number of applications for admission, as well as applications seeking state financial aid, higher education administrators must establish the necessary protocols and procedures to ensure full compliance with all federal financial assistance requirements, while effectively administering the HESAA\u2019s financial aid programs.<\/p>\n<section class=\"post_content\">If you have any questions about this post or any other immigration matter, feel free to contact me,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ib\/2377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raymond G. Lahoud<\/a>, at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ib\/2378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rglahoud@nmmlaw.com<\/a>.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the ink of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy\u2019s signature was still drying on the new law expanding state financial aid to undocumented students, the state\u2019s application website went live.\u00a0 Within minutes, the first application was submitted. 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