Revision 15-4; Effective October 1, 2015

The Former Foster Care in Higher Education (FFCHE) program follows the Medical Programs policy for citizenship and alien status eligibility in A-300, Citizenship.

Exception: Applicants do not receive the period of reasonable opportunity explained in A-351.1, Reasonable Opportunity.

Applicants who are U.S. citizens and certain legally admitted alien residents are eligible for FFCHE if they meet all other eligibility criteria.

Reminder: The State Online Query (SOLQ) and the Wire Third-Party Query (WTPY) inquiry systems cannot be used to verify citizenship for this program. See F-2140, Pending Information on Applications.