We have a second home in Florida. My son has been accepted OOS. After his first year, how hard is it to get in-state tuition? I know you have to have 12 months of residence, but if he lives down in our second home and we remain oos, is it possible?
I think that if he is your dependent then it is the parent’s state of domicile that counts. So on that basis I don’t think that your son living in your second home would count. From the UF admissions guide on residency:
Students who depend upon out-of-state parents for support are presumed to be legal
residents of the same state as their parents.
He’d only count azninstztenror tuition if you moved to Florida and lived there for 12monrhs, paying taxes there’s registering vehicle and for voting purpose…
The requirements to reclassify as a resident after being oos are slightly higher. It is based on parents’ residence. There is a guide you can google specific to reclassification for FL tuition purposes.
We went through this process. My son was accepted his freshman year as an OOS, we moved the beginning of his freshman year. They are very strict and require a lot of documentation including your Income tax filing showing your state of residency is in fact Florida. We too had a second home but we could not use it as our tax return showed a different address/state. Because we did not close on our house until 9 days after the fall term began we had to wait 1 year from the winter term to apply for instate (we did attempt to apply for the fall but were denied). He is now considered instate but it is a very thorough process.
Second home doesn’t work - it has to be your (parents) primary home. They’ll want to see a driver’s license change, car registration, utility bills, health insurance in state, etc. One big difference is if you are military.
Florida doesn’t have income taxes, so there is no form to show that as proof of when you transferred into the state. You can show a W-2 issued by an instate employer, or a letter from an employer showing the dates of employment. Keep track of every single change you make, when you get your license, register to vote, set up cable TV.
One of our earliest ‘records’ was that my kids needed to have their vaccination records authenticated by the state health department before they could start school. We did that when we were still living in a hotel, so before our lease date.
@southernbabe2 Wow you are just the example i was looking for! I have been scouring and read every statute I could get my hands on, but couldn’t find an example of someone doing what I wanted to do and getting the reclassification. (UF even has instructions for graduate students on what to do to establish residency for tuition purposes, so that document is helpful about voter registration, car registration, etc.). We plan on moving immediately after high school graduation (late June/July). I will have to lease first as I just won’t have enough time to sell/buy/move before August. I can sell and move (lease) before AUgust and hopefully buy within the next 6 months. I was hoping leasing counts, and it sounds like you did that so that is good to know. My whole family is moving, Mom, bil and sil, my son. We hate the cold. My only concern is my employer. I have been with the same company for 15 years, and they are allowing me to permanently relocate and work remotely (we have others in my department who live in Florida and work remotely.) But hoping that doesn’t exclude us from getting reclassified. I am resigned to paying one year at OOS rates, but just can’t afford 4 years at OOS tuition; especially since I will be living there.