<p>I was wondering how difficult it would be to get resident status in Michigan for the University of Michigan, without having my parents move there. I have plenty of family I can stay with their and use as a mailing address.</p>
<p>Thanks for all assistance in advance!</p>
<p>When my son applied there, there was a discussion of that. Do check on their website and ask admissions for the latest information about what is needed to be a state resident. We were told that the PARENTS of the student have to have lived in Michigan for one full year before a dependent student can get resident rates for tuition. The adcom for one of the schools there was paying out of state for her own child since she had not been there a year at the start of that academic year. Apparently they do verify this. If you are an independent student by college definition (usually age 24, but with some exceptions), you would have to prove you were living there for one full year prior to the start of the term. </p>
<p>In many states, a filed tax return with permission to verify is requested so that the school can check if your parents were on the state tax rosters for a given year. </p>
<p>Again, do check if this has been changed and what verifications the school needs to give you the in state rate.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the residency application for UM:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ro.umich.edu/residency-application.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ro.umich.edu/residency-application.pdf</a></p>
<p>The form asks for your actual physical addresses for the past 5 years, a list of yours or your parent’s employers for the past 4 years, if you were declared a dependent on anyone’s state/federal income tax for the past 2 years (then ask for the names and their legal addresses), to explain your sources of financial support from 2009 to present, plus explanation of why you moved to Michigan and how long you expect to remain living there.</p>
<p>Additionally, you will need to provide supporting documentation:</p>
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<p><a href=“http://www.ro.umich.edu/resreg.php[/url]”>http://www.ro.umich.edu/resreg.php</a></p>
<p>Please note that in filling out and submitting the residency application you are affirming the truth of all info you provide. Lying on the form is considered academic dishonesty and can result in having your admission revoked.</p>
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<p>I would say…impossible…unless you move to Michigan yourself, work there and wait until you are 24 years old.</p>
<p>Seriously, UofM is one of the toughest places to get in-state residency and tuition. Read the website and come back and tell us if you think you can get residency.</p>
<p>As a life long Michigan resident, I can confirm UMich is extremely careful about this - D2 was born and raised here, and we were amazed when they questioned her in state status when she applied a year ago. She’d attended a 1 week program in Indiana the summer before and they said THAT was enough to trigger the questions. Another family at D’s high school has lived in the area for many years, but had to go to some lengths to prove their daughter qualified for in state tuition; in their case, the questions were apparently triggered by the fact that her father wasn’t born in the US.</p>
<p>Agreed that it’s just not going to happen. I had a friend who moved here from the Ukraine in 8th grade, full legal citizen, and had to fight to be reclassified as in state after they listed him as international.</p>
<p>momma, my girlfriend (a lifelong Michigander) sent her D to prep school out east and ended up having to fill out many forms and documentation for UofM before her she could pay in-state tuition for her D. Oh and she graduated from Michigan and a very good friend was a regent. Didn’t matter…she still had to submit docs and fill out forms. So I always chuckle when kids come on and ask what they have to do to be considered a resident.</p>
<p>The states that seem to have the most desirable flagships (Calif, Mich, etc) seem to have the strictest rules about residency…and that makes sense. Otherwise, a bunch of OOS kids would move there after graduation, work for a year, and then have instate.</p>
<p>You aren’t going to be able to move here (Michigan) and go to UofM on the taxpayer’s dime just because you live with relatives and use their mailing address. If you want try to gain resident status by moving here and working for several years before college, fine. Get in line with the 9% of unemployed workers who are already looking for work in Michigan, be prepared to wait a while!!</p>