<p>I know all the basic options like Scholarships provided by the college itself, education loan, etc. But are their any ways that are a little less known. Or something that might have been missed by me?</p>
<p>Your parents could pay the costs. </p>
<p>Other than that and the options you listed…no others I can think of.</p>
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Find scholarships in your home country.</p>
<p>Find scholarships in your country.</p>
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<p>Only if you can get a loan from your country or have a US citizen co-sign here. You can’t get a loan here by yourself or with your parents. You need an American to co-sign. </p>
<p>Marry a US citizen & get a green card, so u will qualify for more aid</p>
<p>Marry a rich U.S. citizen…or a rich person from your country…maybe someone with a trust fund. Maybe they will pay for you to go to college.</p>
<p>Seriously though…what are you asking…? There is no college tuition “fairy” out there.</p>
<p>It is illegal to marry for those purposes. </p>
<p>You need to show that you have enough money to study in the US before you can get your student visa. So you need to find some money source before even coming here. So do look for loans your family could get in your own country, relatives to help, working and saving money. </p>
<p>If you do high school here in the US, for so many years or whatever the laws are in certain states, you can get residency rates at the state colleges of such states. You could also then qualify for Questbridge, possibly. </p>
<p>How is it illegal to marry someone wealthy enough to pay for you to attend college? HOW.? People can marry for any reason. It’s considered fraud to marry a U.S. citizen SOLELY for the purpose of getting residency and federal money…but there would be immigration issues anyway regarding a marriage that could not be verified as a long term relationship.</p>
<p>But illegal? This person could easily find the love of his life…who just happens to be very wealthy. And if it’s someone in his own country…not illegal at all.</p>
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Pride and Prejudice</p>
<p>Talk to immigration. My brother and SIL were under intense investigation for the same and they were living each other for three years before deciding to get married. They were looking for signs that there was ANY benefit that was the motivation for residency and federal money, and truthfully that’s why they did get married. Cost Uncle Sam an arm and a leg when they married, as he was military being shipped out for a hardship tour, she was going to a college and the dependent spouse’s allowance was one heck of a windfall. Had immigration not stalled her visa request the government would have saved a boat load of money as they really weren’t thinking of getting married then. </p>
<p>If it wasn’t illegality, I don’t know what the intense interrogations were by immigration were checking for. I would think living with someone for three years would be some sign that marriage wasn’t SOLELY for the purpose of getting residency and federal money. , but it was quite coup that she got that much just by getting married. </p>
<p>It’s not illegal. The INS just wants to be sure that folks are not marrying JUST to gain entry into the U.S. I said this in my response to you. The couple needs to show a long term relationship with good documentation of said relationship…to marry a U.S. citizen and move to the U.S.</p>
<p>BUT it is not illegal to marry someone wealthy who will pay your way through college.</p>
<p>My point…if you find a spouse who is wealthy, they can pay your way for you.</p>
<p>But really…this OP is looking for a financial fix that doesn’t exist. He either needs to be able to pay, needs to get sufficient aid to pay, needs to have parents who can pay, or needs to figure out how to get loans in his country. </p>
<p>There really aren’t other easy options…and that sounds like what he is looking for.</p>
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Thumper1 is correct. It might cause some suspicion by INS when the application for residency is reviewed, but if the marriage is not a sham for solely financial and residency purposes, they wouldn’t deny the application just because the wealthy spouse paid for education or a new car or anything else.</p>
<p>We’ve had posts before about people’s reasons for marrying. Unless it’s for fraudulent reasons (to only get a green card), it’s ok to marry for a variety of reasons. It is ok to marry for money</p>
<p>“It is ok to marry for money”</p>
<p>Well, it’s legal. I wouldn’t call it OK morally unless the spouse is aware and happy about it.</p>
<p>Little-known ways: Well, veterans have some tuition benefits under the GI bill. You could enlist in the U.S. military. </p>
<p>This student is not a U.S. citizen. Can he enlist in the U.S. Military?</p>
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Yes, he may be able to enlist. See <a href=“http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/f/noncitizen.htm[quote]In”>http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/f/noncitizen.htm
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<p>Does the OP have a green card? It sure doesn’t sound like it.</p>
<p>Foreign students can also attend one of the service academies.</p>
<p>OP: in other words, it is very difficult to fund an American education without any money you bring yourself since scholarships are so competitive and you wouldn’t be allowed to work in the US.</p>