am an f-1 visa student,i have beeen in school in good status, but now i can,t afford to school to school before of serious financial reasons.i apply for work permit and i got that ,i have beeen working ,but they said i have to go to school this semseter and take full credit ,but don,t have the money to do that execpt if i work full time ,i have been going toschool for two years now.i talked to them about this at internation student office ,they said i have to return back to my country (there is war going on and have nobody there left).then they offered me some money to pay back .but ican,t afford to back it back now cos am not working and also they will not let me regsiter for school .i need serious help ,an working now and i think i can poay them off in 7months and go back to school .but will i go out of status and am scared they might come arrest me at home or at home and deport me ,am so scared .please help am orphan boy

thanks all of that contributed to my problems ,God bless u all.

well,right now am working while i should be in school ,i think i can raise the whole money i owe in two semsters ,i have a off-campus work permit to work . u think should go on and work and not contact the school .till i get the whole money .and will ins find out that am working while i suppose to be in schoool .and what will be there reaction (go arrest me at work or at home )i will love to know what will happen if they find out am working when i suppose to be in school .help!!!!

Did you find out the length of time before the loan must be repaid? You may not have to worry about it for quite a while. American born students are so in debt with student loans that we never think of it as a scary process. Perhaps later you can time your classes to have maybe a month off to work 2 jobs and repay the loan. Also, speak to an advisor on campus to see if there are any school grants, essay contests or anything. Your story could make a good essay. Talk to your student government to see if they would be willing to hold a fundraiser/food drive, ect. to help pay for your tuition. Please be in contact, I would like to know how things work out for you, and let me know if I can help. -Golika

What about applying for loan like jc suggested in your other thread? I don't think you'll be eligible for a federal loan like stanford, but there're other independent loan that you can pursue. Consult your school financial services department to check it further.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Golika:
Did you find out the length of time before the loan must be repaid? You may not have to worry about it for quite a while. American born students are so in debt with student loans that we never think of it as a scary process. Perhaps later you can time your classes to have maybe a month off to work 2 jobs and repay the loan. Also, speak to an advisor on campus to see if there are any school grants, essay contests or anything. Your story could make a good essay. Talk to your student government to see if they would be willing to hold a fundraiser/food drive, ect. to help pay for your tuition. Please be in contact, I would like to know how things work out for you, and let me know if I can help. -Golika[/QUOTE]

hey golika ,
they will not work with me ,utah what do u execpt .black man in utah .come on .i talked they will not ,now they balance is so high i can,t even pay it off .men ,life in american can be a nightmare .i app your help .hope to hear from u soon .bye

I hope you've been going to a state school? Most people don't worry about paying off their student loans until they are out of school. At that time some of them can be consolidated which lowers the payments. Surely there is a way to continue to stay in status, that will only complicate things further. Are you going for four year degree? When completed is it something that will help you obtain a job at a decent salary? Are you being pressured to repay loans NOW?

"then they offered me some money to pay back"

dunkman, explain what you mean by this