<p>This is for Georgia Tech. Anyways, I was looking up a way for me to qualify for instate tuition for Georgia because my mom has been living in Atlanta for a year and a half, but I live in CA.
I found this: </p>
<p>"A dependent student shall be classified as "in-state" for tuition purposes if either i) the dependent student's parent has established and maintained domicile in the State of Georgia for at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes for the term and the student has graduated from a Georgia high school or ii) the dependent student's parent has established and maintained domicile in the State of Georgia for at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes for the term and the parent claimed the student as a dependent on the parent's most recent federal income tax return."</p>
<p>I think I qualify for the latter (if I don't by what I said above please say so), but I'm really curious, do any of you know how this works? I know that I have to fill out a bunch of paperwork and it has to be considered by some committee but I'm totally in the dark about this. Can anyone explain the procedure, stuff about the paperwork, or the residency committee? any information is greatly appreciated. thanks</p>
<p>oh and I should add this too. My parents are NOT divorced, my mom just decided to work with her boss who moved to Atlanta back in '05. (She really wanted to move to work with them and both of my parents will be reunited next year when I go to Tech and they live in Marietta/anywhere near Buckhead). My father lives in CA with me, but she lives in Atlanta and has had a "domicile" for more than 1 year. But yes I am a dependent of them.</p>
<p>I have an update on this: my dad just told me that for this last year's taxes (2008), my mom is listed as living in Atlanta. So I'm curious/think that I can use that as proof to Georgia Tech.</p>
<p>I am listed as a dependent on my parent's taxes.</p>
<p>Call the admissions office - they may refer you to another office that handles residency questions. It seems very straightforward and probably is. We ran into this at a KY university where my kids would qualify for instate rates because their dad is a resident (no tax dependency required there). The school handles these questions all the time and it's best to run it by them to be sure since they'll make the final determination.</p>
<p>Where this gets sticky for you is that the majority of students that have the numbers (SAT/GPA) and are in-state will receive the HOPE scholarship. Your Mom living in GA for work, while your father and you living in CA in my understanding of the rules would not constitute instate tuition for you. If you went to HS in GA, then yes, but you and your father have residence in CA and your parents file jointly. If they file jointly and you own a home, then that home's interest is deducted because of primary residence. Your Mom can't just claim to be a GA resident, because the fact is her tax based home is in CA. If that was the case, why not have a parent rent an apartment in the state their kid is going to school for a year prior to admission. Find the cheepest town, rent a studio for $400.00 a month and payout $4K for a savings of $20k+...that would be no brainer.</p>
<p>Well from what my dad told me last night, she has a domicile in Atlanta already for the last year. I'm sure this will work for the next years, sophmore, junior, senior, but the freshman year is what I'm wondering, and the proof we have is that my dad is listed as living in CA in one domicile, and my mother in the other in Atlanta.</p>
<p>There are quite a few married couples who have seperate residences. As long as mom is legitimately living in GA (has a job, apartment or house, driver's license and registered to vote) then I see no problem.</p>
<p>yeah well the guy at Tech emailed me back today and said he wants to see a Georgia Income Tax form (have it, but my dad's still doing it for 2008) and her Georgia license. Not the latter isn't a problem, but she got it in February, but it does have the Atlanta address on it. will this be an issue? or will it be ok b/c the form will say she's lived in GA over a year.</p>
<p>"established and maintained domicile" - To me, that would be best supported by a copy of her signed lease/deed to property/whatever proves she moved there over a year ago!</p>
<p>"established and maintained domicile" -
This is usually determined by INTENT and the things like DL/Votor reg/car reg/etc
If your parent did not get a DL until Feb that will likely be the date she established residency.</p>
<p>Anyone can be working in a state and lease a place, there needs to be attention to the details behind it.</p>
<p>Download the residency questionnaire, read it, determine if there is anything where you don't fit their parameters.</p>
<p>In talking to a residency counselor regarding a similar situation, one of the issues for the student was whether the student had spent 12 months in the state; in that case the parent had done so, therefore the condition was considered met.</p>
<p>In the case I was working on, one parent lived in a no income tax state and the other lived in a state with income tax. The no tax state did not care that tax was file jointly in the 'old' state, but did point out that the student had to pick a state and only claim to be a resident of one, since the family could technically have each parent show residence in a different state</p>
<p>yeah that kind of sounds like what they want to see, but I'm not sure how it works in Georgia. this is exactly what the guy asked of me:</p>
<p>"If your mom is a Georgia resident and claims you on her state and federal taxes, I will need a copy of her 2008 Georgia income taxes (page 1 and 2) and a copy of her Georgia driver's license"</p>
<p>Only thing is she got her DL this february b/c she didn't have time before hand. so thats what I'm wondering/hoping won't kill this.</p>
<p>well I regret not doing that before, but seeing as I'm a senior...it sucks. lol but I have a thought on how this works, and maybe anyone who's dealt with this kind of thing before in another state can confirm this, is that the drivers license provides an address where the person lives and the income tax proves how long they've lived at the address? that's just a thought so maybe her getting it this month won't hurt.</p>
<p>Call them and ask them, you might get some one who is willing to understand that she just never got around to it, but most states require you to change your DL & car reg within 30 days of becoming a resident, so her story makes it sound like she was not sure what she was going to do, then got the DL to get you resident tuition- that is the impression you want to avoid.</p>
<p>Did she file GA taxes as a resident or non-resident?</p>
<p>Does your mom have a utility bill in her name that shows her length of residency in GA? That should offset the fact that she just got her DL. For public school residency (HS) here in GA, that is proof of residency within a county, so it might be proof for your mom as well.</p>