About move to other state apply FA

[yummmmy]

Hello,i live in LA now just for three month,but now I plan to move to NY,but I worried about that if I move to NY I didn’t get FA cos I’m the other state people, I need to pay money for school by myself,it is that’s right?how can i still apply FA in other state?Thank u

[thumper1]

How old are you?

Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident?

Where do your parents reside?

When do you plan to start college?

[yummmmy]

I’m 19 years old,i’m permanent residents, I have green card and SSN,I might live by myself with my relative,I plan to go to school in 2018

[thumper1]

Where do,your parents live? Your state of,residence as an undergrad is where your parents live.

In MOST states, you must be a resident for 12 months to establish residency…your PARENTS must be residents for that time.

If you move now…you most likely will not have instate status in either NY or CA when college starts in the fall.

If you live with relatives OTHER than your parents, this will not probably get you residency in that state…if your parents don’t live there also.

And please…don’t send me any more PMs.

[yummmmy]

My mom is live in Los Angeles ,and she live here for three years, I just came here for three months, I don’t know so I just ask in here,but if I move now, I stay in NY for a year it is Ok?I hear that if I can Economic independence so I can apply by myself?
Oh thumper1 sorry ,I just fist time use it I don’t know how can you know I reply my message in here,Thank u

[thumper1]

If your parents will be living in CA, that will be YOUR state of residence as well.

@sybbie719 can a student like this get instate tuition status if his parents remain in CA?

[yummmmy]

Is that mean my state of residence is decided to my parents?if I without my parents state, I live in my relatives I cant get FA instate?

[sybbie719]

You are not eligible for NY State aid if your parents do not physically reside in NYS (they check the NYS tax rolls).

@@yummmmy

but if I move now, I stay in NY for a year it is Ok?I hear that if I can Economic independence so I can apply by myself?

NYS does not make you fully independent for NYS aid until you are 35 years old.
Again, you will not be eligible for NYS aid if your parents do not live in the state.

[sybbie719]

@HESC

Student Status

I don’t live with my parents and they don’t help me pay for school; why do I need to include their information?

Under the law, students are considered dependent upon their parents for TAP purposes unless they demonstrate that they are independent students. The following chart contains the requirements for independent status:

**Married **

The applicant must be married on or before December 31st of the calendar year prior to the beginning of the academic year for which application is made.

35 years of age or older

The applicant has reached the age of 35 on or before June 30th prior to the academic year for which application is made.

22 years of age or older

The applicant is an undergraduate student who has reached the age of 22 on or before June 30th prior to academic year for which application is made AND who meets the basic conditions.

The basic conditions are:
has not resided and will not reside with parents for more than six weeks; and
has not and will not receive financial assistance or support valued in excess of $750 from parents; and
has not and will not be claimed as a dependent by either parent for purposes of either federal or state income tax.

Under the age of 22

The applicant is an undergraduate student who is not 22 years of age on or before July 1st of the academic year for which application is made AND who satisfies both the basic conditions and one of the special conditions.

Condition: You are a ward of the court (not including status as an inmate).

Documentation: Copy of a court order making you a ward of the court or appointing a guardian other than your parents.

Condition: You are receiving public assistance under your own budget and not as a dependent of your parents.

Documentation: Budget statement or other documentation from a social service official showing receipt of public assistance other than food stamps or unemployment insurance. NOTE: Housing Assistance/Budget Letter must be in student’s name.

Condition: There has been an involuntary dissolution of your family resulting in relinquishment of your parents’ responsibility and control.

Documentation: A sworn and signed statement from a person other than yourself or your parents (such as a member of the clergy, a social worker, a legal aid representative, or an official at the facility or institution which has accepted responsibility for your control or care) relating to your family circumstances. The statement must include the specific reasons for relinquishment of parental responsibility and control (such as abandonment by the parents, mental and/or physical abuse by the parents, or parents being neither citizens nor residents of the United States), your relationship to the person making the statement, and how that person has direct knowledge of your family circumstances.

Condition: Both parents are deceased.

Documentation: Copies of death certificates for both parents.

Condition: Both parents have been certified as having a total and permanent disability, or have been declared incompetent by judicial action.

Documentation: Medical certification and court orders. Documentation for both parents is required.

Military Service

The applicant was enlisted in full time active military service, was honorably discharged from such service, and has not and will not be claimed as a dependent by either parent for purposes of either federal or state income tax. Applicant must provide a copy of their DD214 showing an honorable discharge.

NYS Higher Education Services Corporation - TAP FAQs

[yummmmy]

Thank u very much