[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR668.33]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 668--STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Student Eligibility
 
Sec. 668.33  Citizenship and residency requirements.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, to be 
eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance, a student must--
    (1) Be a citizen or national of the United States; or
    (2) Provide evidence from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization 
Service that he or she--
    (i) Is a permanent resident of the United States; or
    (ii) Is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with 
the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident;
    (b)(1) A citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of 
the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau is eligible to receive 
funds under the FWS, FSEOG, and Federal Pell Grant programs if the 
student attends an eligible institution in a State, or a public or 
nonprofit private eligible institution of higher education in those 
jurisdictions.
    (2) A student who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of 
this section is eligible to receive funds under the FWS, FSEOG, and 
Federal Pell Grant programs if the student attends a public or nonprofit 
private eligible institution of higher education in the Federated States 
of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of 
Palau.
    (c)(1) If a student asserts that he or she is a citizen of the 
United States on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 
the Secretary attempts to confirm that assertion under a data match with 
the Social Security Administration. If the Social Security 
Administration confirms the student's citizenship, the Secretary reports 
that confirmation to the institution and the student.
    (2) If the Social Security Administration does not confirm the 
student's citizenship assertion under the data match with the Secretary, 
the student can establish U.S. citizenship by submitting documentary 
evidence of that status to the institution. Before denying title IV, HEA 
assistance to a student for failing to establish citizenship, an 
institution must give a student at

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least 30 days notice to produce evidence of U.S. citizenship.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1091, 5 U.S.C. 552a)