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That's good to know Kailash. In Texas they require PR to be in-state student. May be if you pursue more, they may consider as in-state here too.
 
No, you do not need to be PR to enjoy in-state tuition fee. There's a high court ruling about this. As long as you are on a immigration status and have been living in the state for 12 month with no prior intent to go to school in US - H1, L1 and EAD etc, you are entitled of in-state tuition fee. If you are a non-immigration status, you cannot.

My wife has been paying in-state since the day she enrolled in the university. I am on L1.
 
It's also not true that bank would deny your loan because you don't have PR. Most of my H1 friends and myself got our loans purely based on our credit history. Car, house, whatever loan.
 
chinabee said:
No, you do not need to be PR to enjoy in-state tuition fee. There's a high court ruling about this. As long as you are on a immigration status and have been living in the state for 12 month with no prior intent to go to school in US - H1, L1 and EAD etc, you are entitled of in-state tuition fee. If you are a non-immigration status, you cannot.

My wife has been paying in-state since the day she enrolled in the university. I am on L1.

It's also not true that bank would deny your loan because you don't have PR. Most of my H1 friends and myself got our loans purely based on our credit history. Car, house, whatever loan.
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I made the same (somewhat positive) experience; the college accepted my wife's AOS status and treated her as an in-state student (after some explaining). FYI, this was in Texas.

Earlier this year I checked for loans to buy a house, I didn't seem to have a problem getting a good rate even after specifically mentioning that I'm not a PR. FYI, I went through LendingTree. It really seems to depend on the individuals credit score and the institution. For example, Bank of America didn't give me a credit card because I'm no PR. That was years ago (didn't have a credit history in the U.S.) So, I kept my old CCs and took my business to another company. Back then I was frustrated but now I get CC offers almost every day. At least with regards to credit, I feel being on the same level as U.S. citizens. But then again, banks are much more efficient than the CIS. :(
 
Had no problem at all

I never had any issues getting a loan for a car or a house even when I mentioned that I am in H1. I have maintained a good credit rating for 5 years and there were lenders who wanted to do business with me. There may be some instances where few people are more interested if you are a resident or not....
 
I agree

I absolutely don't think that immigration status has anything to do with your credit, car-loans, housing loan etc.

I am on L-1 too. I had problems getting loans approved, when I first arrive in the US (Thats because I did not have a prior credit history and my Social Security No. was new). But still a Car dealer was able to give me a car loan for a high interest rate (16% I think). Then, when I was paying the car payments without any late payments, within an year my bank was able to give me a credit card (although it was for $500). So I built my credit by using that card and repaying everything the same month. Within an year I started getting CC offers like hell. The third year I was able to get a home loan by showing my L-1 Status(They offered me 30year loan)

So guys if you have a problem in getting credit, that is not because of your status, but because of your credit hostory. Keep in mind that one single 30 day late payment, may haunt you for years (upto may be 7 years).
 
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