Financial Aid and Domicile Officers

Information for Financial Aid Coordinators

• Financial Aid Award Letters Policies and Guidance
• Financial Aid Deadlines
• Financial Aid Regulations
• Institutional Allocations
• TAG Eligibility Program
• Post 9-11 GI Bill also known as the Yellow Ribbon Program. View a list of participating Virginia institutions.
• Cybersecurity Public Service Grant Regulations

Information for Domicile Officers

• Code of Virginia Relating to Domicile
• Domicile Guideline  [Printable Version]
• Addendum A - Descriptions and Domicile Eligibility Status for Various Categories of Aliens
• Addendum B - Common Forms & Definitions
• Establishing Virginia Domicile

DACA Students:

• Attorney General's Advice to Public Institutions Regarding DACA Students – April 29, 2014
• Domicile Determinations for Students Under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 

Military Provisions:

• Comparison of Federal and State Military Provisions
• Veteran's Choice Act: In-state tuition FAQs
• SCHEV Bulletin - Photocopying Military IDs

Domicile Officer's Web Resources

NOTE: SCHEV provides the following websites for your information and/or additional research.

Descriptions of resident eligibility and responsibility under other state offices

• Driver's License Eligibility Requirements (Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles)
• Residency Status Definitions (Virginia Dept. of Taxation)
• Registering to Vote (Virginia State Board of Elections)

Resources pertaining to non-immigrant students

• US Citizenship and Immigration Services (includes descriptions)
• 2017-18 Federal Student Financial Aid Handbook (contains examples of immigration documentation)
• US Code Title 8 Chapter 14 Section 1623 (undocumented aliens not eligible for educational benefits based on domicile)
• What the codes mean on an Employment Authorization Document (EAD or "work authorization card")
• Check status of a pending case (must have a case receipt number)
• Nonimmigrant classifications
• Special instructions for B-1/B-2 visitors who want to enroll in school