<p>I have to establish state residency and not really sure if i can afford out-of-state tuitions for freshman year, is there a problem upon filling out a fafsa if i reapplied for the 2012-2013 school year ?</p>
<p>Definitely, complete your FAFSA! If you want to enroll, it will need to be done. There is no harm whatsoever in submitting it. Do it, do it NOW!</p>
<p>What state is this and did your parents recently move there as well? Very few states will allow dependent students to become residents for tuition purposes. Which makes sense, considering their parents have not been paying the state taxes which fund their university system.</p>
<p>I also question on your desired school and yes fill FAFSA even if your not sure if you will enroll, but I say mainly fill if you are more than likely. Once you decided you can accept your financial aid package or deny etc…</p>
<p>I’ll be moving to california this year, but father is deceased and my mom is not a US resident … do you guys think i’ll still face hardship establishing residency despite my circumstance ??</p>
<p>What is your immigration status, where does your mom live, and are you considered a dependent student for FAFSA? Which school in CA are you looking to attend? If you answer these questions and search the school’s website for “residency reclassification”, you should find the exact info you need. If you don’t understand it, you can post the link here and someone will help decipher it!</p>
<p>I’m a permenant resident and my mom doesn’t live in the states … i’vent decide yet which certain college i’ll be attending but tentatively a CC then transfer, and i did search for most of the universities’ residency requirements but none of them mention anything about dependents with parents abroad</p>
<p>Doesn’t really matter whether the parent is abroad or just in another state…the fact that you’re considered a dependent student means that you’ll likely have to abide by whatever guidelines are set forth, similar to any OOS student. There are many ex-pats whose children do not have instate residency for tuition purposes anywhere. Every college has a residency officer, so you may want to email them and find out if it’s feasible to meet the reclassification requirements for their school. If not, I’d plan on attending school in whatever state you’re graduating HS from if you can’t afford the OOS costs and can’t find a school with a tuition waiver for OOS. Your current state will likely consider you a resident despite the fact that your parent is not but double-check those requirements as well!</p>
<p>thanks a lot , i’ll try to contact some of the CA universities’ to inquire if there’s anyway to establish residency on my own</p>