Can I Qualify for an International Student Loan?

By Charles Gloson

Were you planning to study abroad this year, but haven't been able to work out the financial part? Don't get discouraged. Approximately 175,000 other students are, also, planning to study abroad, and many of them are facing the same difficulty that you. There is a much higher financial commitment when you study abroad. Why not join the ranks, and apply for an international student loan?

It is not uncommon for a student to have problems with their finances while studying abroad. Grants and scholarships are often difficult to come by, and they usually don't pay the entire school bill. The advantage of a federal international loan is that you can receive the full amount of your schooling less any other aid that you have received.

The qualifications for an international loan are: Be enrolled full time and be working toward a degree in an approved foreign university or be enrolled part time for a short period of study with plans to earn your degree from a university in the United States. You will, also, need a FAFSA pin number. You can apply for that pin number on-line.

The best types of international loans are federal loans. The best advice is to apply for all the federal loans, scholarships and grants that you can, and, if possible, get all of your financial aid from them. The other type of international loan is a private loan. These have much higher interest and should only be used as a last resort.

More students apply for Stafford loans than for any other type of loans. They are available for both undergraduate and graduate programs. The school you are enrolled in has to show that you have a financial need, and the school has to be on the approved list of international schools.

If you don't want to make payments while you are in school and for six months after you graduate, then apply for a Stafford loan. They even give you the benefit of paying your loan back early without charging you any extra. You can, also, follow and manage your account on-line. They will not do a credit check on you.

Either legal residents or citizens of the U. S. Qualify for an international student loan. With this excellent opportunity, it's time to go ahead and make plans to get your degree in a foreign university. Don't lose the opportunity to study in another culture. - 31377

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