Please submit a copy of the front and back of your permanent resident card to admissions@gsu.edu.

If your previous college was in the U.S., please see the transfer equivalency chart. It is up to each academic department to determine which credits are transferrable. Once you are accepted, please contact your assigned academic advisor to see how many and which credits transferred.

Georgia State University admits all academically qualified undergraduate students, regardless of immigration status.

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia requires all students applying to Georgia State University to provide verification of their lawful presence in the United States to be classified as in-state for tuition purposes.

This requirement is detailed in the following Board of Regents policies:

• Policy 4.3.4 Verification of Lawful Presence

Students may be verified through one of the following options below:

1. Verification through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
   If you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or eligible non-citizen (this does not apply to international students on a visa) who has completed and submitted a FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education will verify your lawful presence. If you cannot be confirmed as lawfully present, the Office of Financial Aid will follow up with you for additional documentation.
2. Submission of one of the following documents:
   Current Georgia driver’s license issued by the state of Georgia after January 1, 2008*
   Current Georgia State ID Card issued by the state of Georgia after January 1, 2008*
   Current U.S. passport *
   Certified U.S. birth certificate (must be submitted in person)
   Permanent Resident Card (front and back copy)*
   U.S. Certificate of Naturalization *
   U.S. Certificate of Citizenship *
   U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad*
   Military ID (must be verified in person)
   *Copies of these documents are acceptable.
   Submit documents directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in person or to lawfulpresenceua@gsu.edu.
3. Verification through Student and Exchange Information System (SEVIS)
   If you have or are applying for an F or J visa, we will verify your lawful presence through SEVIS. As this is already part of the immigration process, there are no additional steps required to have your Citizenship Verification Hold removed. Simply comply with the requirements outlined by our Office of International Student and Scholar Services before you arrive at Georgia State University.
4. Verification through Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
   All nonresident alien students on some sort of visa will need to submit immigration documents verifying their lawful status to the Office of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS). Such documents may include an I-94 card, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) approval notice or receipt notice, or other documentation confirming the student is in lawful visa status.

This includes students who have been previously enrolled at Georgia State and are either returning (re-entry) to a degree program or applying for a new degree program. Transient students must also be verified.

Academic and disciplinary standing are factors taken into consideration for applicants being reviewed for admission. For the purposes of admission, good disciplinary and academic standing means the applicant has no pending disciplinary charges, outstanding disciplinary sanctions or disciplinary or academic issues that would prevent the applicant from re-enrolling at a previously attended high school, college or university. For additional information, see the General Admission Policy in the Georgia State Undergraduate Catalog.