<p>I'm 18, and I'm applying to colleges both in Florida and in Virginia. My parents are seperated and I live with one in Florida but last year I lived with other one in Virginia. Can I apply for in-state tuition in both states or just Florida?</p>
<p>You need to check the policies of each public college and university that you are interested in. Sometimes students in your situation can be considered residents of more than one state, sometimes not.</p>
<p>That is essentially asking, on an open forum, can I commit fraud.</p>
<p>Not fraud. Though usually colleges will deem a student a resident of the state of the parent who has custody, some will deem you a resident of either state and allow what the poster requests, particularly if there is “dual” custody and student resides at different times with both parents. You just have to check each particular state’s rules.</p>
<p>If you have a drivers license, or if one parent claims you on their taxes, and where you attend school… these are often variables that will go into discerning where you are considered a resident. As happymom said, check with the schools’ policies.</p>
<p>You need to check all the particulars. It may count more that your parents have been paying taxes in their state for a certain number of years, rather than where you have your driver’s license issued from. I know a kid who will be in-state in his father’s state although he has been mainly living with his mother in her state. For his situation it is all legal and above board.</p>