According to Policy 4.3.4 of the University System of Georgia, any student requesting to pay at the in-state tuition rate will be required to provide verification of their lawful presence in the United States in order to be classified as an in-state student or awarded an out-of-state tuition waiver.
Please note you are not required to submit all of the documents listed below. You can select from one of the following categories to fulfill your VLP requirement.
*Domestic Students includes Permanent Residents.
A Certified U.S. Birth Certificate
A Certified U.S. Birth Certificate showing the student was born in the U.S. or a U.S. territory The copy must clearly show the raised or written seal to be acceptable. Copies that are not clear or do not show the seal cannot be accepted. Birth certificates from Puerto Rico issued before June 2010 are not accepted.
Driver's License/State IDs
A current Driver's License/ID issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008. A limited term license/ID or a license/ID issued for a period of less than two years is not acceptable.
We accept unexpired driver’s licenses and state IDs from the states listed below. Please note the following:
Accepted States:
A current U.S. Passport
Photocopy must include the photo page and the following page.
A U.S. Certificate of Naturalization
USCIS form N-550 or N-570
A U.S. Certificate of Citizenship
USCIS form N-560 or N-561
A U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad
A U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (DS-1350) or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240)
A current Military ID
Service member only, not dependent. Service members must present the military ID to the Admissions office for further documentation. A photocopy is not acceptable.
Lawful U.S. Permanent Resident
U.S. Visa-holding Applicant
If you are a Foreign National in a valid U.S. visa status (H, J-2, E-3, O, TD, etc.), your Verification of Lawful Presence requirement will be fulfilled based on immigration document copies you must submit to your program’s admissions office prior to Student Orientation.
In general, you will be required to submit a copy of your valid passport biographical page(s), a Form I-94 card showing an unexpired period of stay, or an I-797 form showing an approved change of status with an unexpired period of stay.
Pending U.S. Permanent Resident
U.S. Visa-holding Applicant
If you are a Foreign National in a valid U.S. visa status (H, J-2, E-3, O, TD, etc.), your Verification of Lawful Presence requirement will be fulfilled based on immigration document copies you must submit to your program’s admissions office prior to Student Orientation.
In general, you will be required to submit a copy of your valid passport biographical page(s), a Form I-94 card showing an unexpired period of stay, or an I-797 form showing an approved change of status with an unexpired period of stay.
Newly accepted Augusta University F-1 Academic Student or J-1 Exchange Visitor in a student category
• You will meet with representatives from the Augusta University International and
Postdoctoral Services Office upon arrival at AU
for your mandatory immigration check-in to verify your immigration documents.
• The Lawful Presence (LP) hold on your record will be cleared after we confirm that
you were admitted to the U.S. in valid F or J
status.
Foreign National in an immigration status that is not listed above
Medical College of
Georgia
1120 15th Street -
BC-1100
Lee Auditoria Center
Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-3186
706-721-0959
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Dental College of
Georgia
Office of Students,
Admissions & Alumni
1120 15th Street
GC 5022
Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-3587
706-721-0232
OSAAS
Advanced Education
Dental College of
Georgia
Office of Advanced
Education
1120 15th Street
GC 5110
Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-2251
706-721-6276
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