EDUCATORS FOR FAIR CONSIDERATION (E4FC)

California Dream Act

• The California Dream Act: A Financial Aid Guide for Undocumented Students

Paying for College

• E4FC Paying for College

College and Financial Aid (General)

• DACA-Related Financial Aid Appeal Letters (KeyJargon)
• Repository of Resources for Undocumented Students (Published by College Board)
• Keeping the Dream Alive: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students (Handbook designed for school counselors, student advocates, and secondary students, published by NCLR)
• The College and Financial Aid Guide for AB540 Undocumented Immigrant Students - English (Resource guide for college-bound undocumented students, published by the AB540 College Access Network)
• Gula de Asistencia Financiera para la Universidad y Colegios Comunitarios para: Estudiantes Inmigrantes Indocumentados AB 540 - Spanish (Published by AB 540 College Access Network)
• Access to Public Education Guide: Unlocking the Key to Our Nation's Future (Resource guide for college-bound undocumented students, published by NAKASEC & KRC)
• Five Secrets to Success for Undocumented Students (Written by Katharine Gin and reprinted with permission from the Journal of College Admission. It originally appeared in the Winter 2010 issue, number 206. Copyright 2009 National Association for College Admission Counseling.)

College Admissions Instructions (School-Specific)

• CA Public Colleges: Information Required of Undocumented Student Applicants (Created by E4FC, Updated on 11/16/10)
• CSUMentor Guide: Tips for First-Time Freshman AB540 Students (created by Nancy Jodaitis, SFSU)
• CSUMentor Guide: Tips for AB540 Transfer Students (created by Nancy Jodaitis, SFSU)
• SFSU: Steps to Successfully Enroll as an AB540 Student (created by Nancy Jodaitis at San Francisco State University, Updated 1/21/12)
• UC: Detailed Instructions for Undocumented Students (from Susan Wilbur, UC Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Updated for 2010-2011)
• UC Berkeley: Low Cost Housing Alternatives (created by Student Life Advising Services Educational Opportunity Program)

Living as an Immigrant Youth

• Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth - UPDATED IN 2015 English (Resource guide for immigrant youth, published by Immigrant Legal Resource Center)
• Vivir en los Estados Unidos: una Gula para Jóvenes Inmigrantes - UPDATED IN 2015 Spanish (Published by El Centro de Recursos Legales para Inmigrantes)
• Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth - Korean (Resource guide for immigrant youth, published by Immigrant Legal Resource Center and NAKASEC)
• Immigration: What Teens Need to Know - English (Resource guide for immigrant youth, published by Public Counsel Law Center)
• Immigración lo que Jóvenes Deberían saber - Spanish (Resource guide for immigrant youth, published by Public Counsel Law Center)

Life After College (Graduate/Professional School, Earning a Living)

• Life After College Guide: For Undocumented Students (Published by E4FC)
• Limited Liability Companies as Worker-Owned Cooperatives (Published by Insight Center for Community Economic Development)
• Application and Instructions for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number ITIN / Form W-7 (from Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service)

Important Forms and Instructions

• California Nonresident Tuition Exemption (Instructions and application for students applying for AB-540 status)
• Federal Student Aid Eligibility for "Battered Immigrants - Qualified Aliens" (provided for in VAWA)
• Application and Instructions for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number ITIN / Form W-7 (from Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service)

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