<p>I was accepted to UT Austin as an out-of-state student. I am looking to establish residency so as lower my cost of attendance. My first year, I will have to pay out of state, but I've read</a> online on UT's website that you can establish residency by your second year. The website doesn't give much insight into details, so I was hoping that you can help! Any constructive criticism or suggestions are more than welcome.</p>
<p>My plan of attack is to use my Aunt's address to establish that I have been living in Texas for 12 months by the time I apply for residency and go in front of the residency board. I did not file a 2009 Tax Return, but I plan on filing a 2010 Tax Return as an independent. The only thing left is establishing domicile. I've read that you can buy Texas land and that would work for establishing domicile. </p>
<p>Few questions involving purchasing land for domicile/residency:
- Has anyone had any luck with this?
- If you've been through the process, do you know if the board is nitpicky about the land you own? (Can you just show the title with your name on it?)
- What range should I expect to pay for said land?
- Has anyone had any success buying land on eBay?
- Does anyone have a (scam-free) broker/agent they would recommend?
- Hell, does anyone have any land that they bought, and are looking to get rid of? I will make you a fair offer. I just want in-state residency. </p>
<p>Thanks for all your help!</p>
<p>I’ll be looking to get rid of my land in December or January. I paid around $800 for it.</p>
<p>contra, where is your land at?</p>
<p>i wonder if this same thing works for international students? i’ve a friend who said he was gonna do that and he is international</p>
<p>deerslayersh, it’s in Winkler County.</p>
<p>Hey Longhorn MS, I’m in the same boat as you. I’m researching the best way to establish domicile. </p>
<p>I will most likely go to go the part time job route. (But if the buying land option is as simple contramundum suggest, I may just go that route!) This link may be helpful to you, where it is more explicitly spelled out what you must do: [Texas</a> Residency | Be a Longhorn Blogs](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/blogs/deana_williams/texas-residency/]Texas”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/blogs/deana_williams/texas-residency/)</p>
<p>I hope all goes well! If anyone has advice, please let us know!</p>
<p>We have just completed gaining residency. My d just finished her frosh year this spring. Last June we bought a rental home in San Antonio. My daughter also got her drivers license at the time of closing. My daughter established her date of residency last june. She got a temp summer job last summer. She was payrolled thru a local San Antonio payroll service. She provided documentation for her job when she applied. She also did a texas federal tax return this past year to further demonstrate her independence. A utility bill remains in her name. Again, we provided back up. She also opened a bank account in San Antonio last summer. Documented that as well. </p>
<p>When she applied and filled out the questionairre, she supplied many supporting documents to substantiate that she made texas her new home. We were told that our package was one of the most thorough they had ever seen. She was granted in state in less than 2 weeks.</p>
<p>I have heard that some people are trying to do this with land. While, I amsure it is possible, you must create extensive support that Texas is your new state of residency. Read all you can on their websight. Read between the lines. Figure out how to build a strong case. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Did your daughter get the job before her freshmen year? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>my company hired a local temp agency to employ my d. They issued her a weekly local paycheck. This gave the supporting documentation that she was in Texas. It was also the basis for her texas based tax return. So technically, she was employed last summer.</p>
<p>In actuality, she could have been anywhere. The temp agency was merely a conduit. Read between the lines.</p>
<p>@socaldad42:</p>
<p>Best advice I’ve gotten without even asking!</p>
<p>socaldad - if your d was not actually in Texas last summer, how is that not fraud?</p>
<p>Queen,</p>
<p>You said my daughter was not actually in texas. I did not say that.</p>
<p>As for fraud, none was committed. A home was really purchased in her name. She paid a utility. She got a license. She was employed by a texas company. She filed a texas tax return. She paid real estate taxes on the new property. Why is it fraud if you work from home, an office, or while traveling on business. Who says vacation time can not be taken if the employer gives it. Do not jump to fraud conclusions. Everything was done by the book and to the letter of the law. People travel for work. People take time off in the summer. </p>
<p>As I said earlier, read between the lines. My daughter is a tax paying, resident of Texas. Just like every other resident, if not more so. </p>
<p>My advice was meant to help others, not open a storm of controversy.</p>
<p>Ok, then why are you saying to read between the lines? What is it that you are not saying? I am not trying to stir up controversy, I guess as a long time Texas resident I am rightfully cautious of the advice you are giving others. I do not believe that the taxpayers of the Great State of Texas should be subsidizing the education of those who are not bona fide Texas residents.</p>
<p>Queen</p>
<p>read between the lines… Meaning that one could be employed by a texas company whether they lived their or not. </p>
<p>My daughter is a tax paying citizen of Texas just like most of the other residents of texas. She has been a tax payer for the past year. She pays both property and income taxes. </p>
<p>She loves texas, and the education she is receiving. She plans on living in Austin year round. She even listens to country music now.</p>
<p>Hook em</p>
<p>lol when you have money, you can do a lot…</p>
<p>im sure everyone would do what @socaldad42 did if they could.</p>
<p>This page is also helpful:
[University</a> of Texas at Austin - Texas Residency FAQ](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency/resfaq.html#q1]University”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency/resfaq.html#q1)</p>
<p>Note, YOU MUST LIVE HERE FOR 1 YEAR before you can be a resident. </p>
<p>Really? Does anyone in this day and age have to be reminded that it is not a good idea to post your personal life details on CC, Facebook or any other public online forum? I mean, what if colleges, employers, the IRS, future spouses and in-laws, etc. found out the REAL STORY about you?</p>
<p>lol these people have no worries.</p>
<p>You are making it sound as though his daughter did not live in Texas all year. She did. He was joking around when he said as an aside that she would not really have had to lived in Texas all year - that they would not have known where she was living - but she did live in Texas last summer. Read the past related posts and you can follow the long story.</p>
<p>It was very kind of socaldad to provide details of a successful case in the process of establishing Texas residency. The state of Texas has a very different residency system than that most other states, and this system is hard to understand. He has helped explain exactly what they are looking for and he has given an example of how to meet these requirements. Texas Realtors will come to out-of-state students pushing the purchase of real estate; I’d rather hear of a family’s experience than hear what a Realtor SAYS will happen.</p>
<p>We’ve gotten quite a few letters from Texas Realtors already! I was surprised.</p>
<p>MidwestMom,</p>
<p>Thanks for setting the record straight. I appreciate your kind words.</p>
<p>I was only trying to help, demonstrating how to do it, and a potential loophole. </p>
<p>I was a bit surprised by some people’s backlash.</p>
<p>Thanks for your kind support.</p>