REGULAR DECISION - FOREIGN
2010-2011 Application Process for Regular Decision Applicants
The following information will help you determine which applications and forms you need to complete and the dates you should submit them. In order to submit your application materials by the March 1st due date, you may need to estimate some of the information.
Print the student's name and Columbia Application ID Number (starts C00...) on all documents which you submit to the Office of Financial Aid & Educational Financing to ensure proper filing.
Foreign citizens who are also US Permanent Residents should refer to the instructions for Eligible Non-Citizens.
Foreign Students Living Outside of the US
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CSS Profile |
Complete the 2010-2011 CSS Profile online. Profile data will be sent electronically from CSS to Columbia so you do not need to send us copies or printouts of your application. |
March 1, 2010 |
Foreign Students Living in the US
Please note that as a non-US Citizen or Permanent Resident you do not complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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CSS Profile |
Complete the 2010-2011 CSS Profile online. CSS School Codes: 2116 Profile data will be sent electronically from CSS to Columbia so you do not need to send us copies or printouts of your application. |
March 1, 2010 |
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2009 Tax Returns & W-2 Forms |
Submit signed copies of your and your parents’ 2009 tax returns (including all schedules, W-2 forms, and any business returns) to the following address: Financial Aid & Educational Financing 1130 Amsterdam Avenue Or FAX to 212-854-5353. If your parents will not file a 2009 federal tax return, they must submit a Parent Tax Non-Filer certification (available from our Downloads page) and provide a current statement of earnings from your parents’ employers that states their yearly earnings. All tax/income documents (if not already in English) should be officially translated into English. If 2009 federal income taxes are not available by March 1, 2010, please submit 2009 W-2 forms and 2008 federal income tax returns (personal and business returns: including all schedules and W-2 forms). Please note that a financial aid award will not be finalized until the 2009 federal income tax returns have been reviewed by the Columbia financial aid office. Please do NOT send state income tax returns. |
March 1, 2010 |
Most Recent Tax Returns
Submit signed copies of your and your parents' most recently completed income tax returns (including all schedules and any business returns) to the following address:
Financial Aid & Educational Financing
Columbia University
1130 Amsterdam Avenue
100 Hamilton Hall, MC 2802
New York , NY 10027
Or FAX to 212-854-5353.
If a tax return is not filed in your country, please provide a current statement of earnings from your parents' employers that state their yearly earnings.
All tax/income documents (if not already in English) should be translated into English but report all figures in local currency.