<p>I am a US citizen and my home state is Virginia. However, I have been living in France for around 5 years now and I’m having trouble with scholarship applications. I have noticed that you have to supply a permanent address when applying but I don’t have a permanent address. My whole family is moving back once I have finished this senior year but by then it will be a little late for me to start applying for scholarships for my freshman year in college. Are there any sites that don’t require a permanent address when applying? My dad has his work office in the US but I don’t think I’m allowed to put that as my address, am I? Thanks for your help!!</p>
<p>Right now yout permanent address is in france. Later it will be in the US. Thet don’t mean permanent like forever.</p>
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<p>Yes you do have a “permanent address”. It’s where you are living NOW…in France. </p>
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<p>As an expat, you might not have instate residency anywhere here in the U.S. since your domicile has been elsewhere for five years. If you are looking for instate tuition for example…you may find you don’t have it anywhere. In other words, you may NOT be an instate resident for tuition purposes in VA. You will need to check this.</p>
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<p>You use your HOME address. But just use the one where you live in France.</p>
<p>Also…are you sure your home state is still Virginia? If so, how has your family kept its residency in VA? Do they own a home there, pay taxes there, etc? (not sure how it all works for those who have to go overseas for awhile).</p>
<p>you need to check on this…you may not be considered “instate” for VA.</p>
<p>Also, if you need scholarships, you need to look at the SCHOOLS that give them. Private scholarships are often small and only for frosh year. So, you wouldn’t have funds for years 2, 3, 4.</p>
<p>What are your stats? We can recommend which schools you can apply to get scholarships. And, what is your major.</p>
<p>I have lived overseas for many years (working for Uncle Sam). One of the consequences of this has been that we do not qualify for in-state tuition in any state. It happens and I accept it. </p>
<p>Use your current address in France as your permanent address and start looking into private schools that offer merit-based, need-based financial aid or both.</p>