Hi , We are expats living outside US for 6 years due to work. My kid is not considered for In-state fees at the public university even though
1)We are permanent employee of the state
2)We have our house and we pay property taxes
3)We pay federal and state taxes.
What can we do ?
P.S : My husband lived and work in the state for 27 years .
Can you clarify what you mean by “we are permanent employee of the state?”
In many ways I feel like this is akin to having a second home. My husband worked in another state 50% of the time while our D was in HS. We had a home there, paid all taxes, etc… but because it wasn’t our primary residence, D was not eligible for instate tuition. Then H moved due to a job loss in her senior year to a third state, so D wasn’t considered instate anywhere because of two year residency requirements. Didn’t matter that we were residents of our primary state for 20 years.
That said, I would call the school in question and review with their financial aid office directly.
University of Utah will allow non-resident college student to apply for reclassification to in-state status after 1 year if they have relinquished their previous domicile (changed DL and voter registration to UT), lived in UT for a continuous 12 months prior to reclassification request and are not claimed as a dependent on their parents’ federal or state tax returns.
Details here: https://admissions.utah.edu/apply/residency/
We are permanent employee of the state<<<<<<<
Yeah, this needs clarifying. You mean state as in govt or state as in you are on a nice expat package from your employer that you think is functioning and registered etc in your state?
How old is your student? What are their stats? Are they in an English speaking education system? Where are you based?
Are you in the military? Or do you work for the U.S. government abroad?
If you live abroad, your home here in the U.S. is not your location of residency in most cases. That’s based on where you reside.
What is happening with that house in the United States? Is it sitting there empty? How long has that been the case if it is?
You can still pay taxes and property taxes, and even state income taxes and not be a resident of that state for tuition purposes…because you don’t live there.
How many states take income tax from expats utilizing foreign tax credit? ? I think California, but not sure elsewhere? Or is income earned in state from the home being rented out? (the latter proving OP is a non resident).
If you are state employees and have been sent out of the country by your state and required to live abroad during that term of service in order to complete a specific job for that state, then you may be able to argue for a waiver. But you will have to get your boss to push it up the chain of command inside the state government.
Others who may have specific knowledge to help you will not be able to help you if you do not clarify what state you are employed by and why that employment puts you outside of the US.
What state sends their employees abroad?
Our State of California may send employees abroad, but it’s for a short term (months, not years), purchasing and selling foods/services.
California residency requirements stipulate living in the state and being present, on site.