Hi! So I am OOS and was admitted to the University of Texas at Austin. I really need to try and get In State tuition for my sophomore year (2019-2020 year) if I want to attend the University, so I was wondering if anybody knows anyone who has done this in the past, like established residency, etc. Do I need to be working there for a full year as well? Also, is there a certain date that I need to move there by? or does it not matter, as long as I am living there for a full year? Any help would be appreciated, or if there is anyone I could call for help. Thank you! Hook em
The only way to do that is to be an independent student already living in Texas. You have to be a military veteran, married and already living in Texas, or 24 and already living in Texas. Pretty much, if you go to Texas to attend school, you pay OOS tuition all 4 years. There’s no way around it, sorry 
You’re probably better off exploring your in-state options.
https://admissions.utexas.edu/residency#fndtn-residency-establishing-domicile-requirements
Google is your friend. Read it here.
Congratulations on being admitted to The University of Texas at Austin! In-state tuition is a benefit offered to students who are residents of Texas. If you’re out of state now, don’t attend UT and count on becoming a Texas resident. You might need to pay OOS tuition the entire time you attend college. If tuition cost is a deal-breaker, you may be better off attending another university within your state, or one that offers generous tuition scholarships to students. Good luck making the best choice for your situation.
My OOS son was able to get in-state residency status as a sophomore back in 2011 (UT was helpful during the process), but they have made the rules more stringent now so we wouldn’t have succeeded this year. I think you have to count on paying OOS tuition all four years - sorry!
Consider taking a gap year, move to Texas & work for a full year there as well as registering to vote, driver’s license, car registration & lease agreement.
OR you could marry a Texas resident according to the website set out above.
If you are on ROTC scholarship you get in state tuition.
Respectfully, consider that the reason in-state students are getting a different tuition rate than OOS students is because our families, and some individuals, pay taxes that go sometimes directly or indirectly to help fund UT and some other public schools. If you can find a way to make this work for your situation, then that’s great but realize there’s a real reason behind it.
Good luck to you!
@Publisher, you need to quote the following requirement, also: “If you are independent for tax purposes, you may gain resident status if you establish domicile in the state. If your parent(s) claim you as a dependent on their federal income tax return, they must establish domicile in the state for you to claim residency.”
Don’t focus on the negative comments but the ones that give you the UT residency link, (it gives you the requirements re employment, residency in Texas, length before you can get texas to consider you a resident, time you must live in the state, being independent on your parents tax returns), etc. It isn’t easy but for some OOS students that get jobs and stay after the school year it makes sense to declare residency. The UT Austin area even has real estate offices that run businesses where you (your parents) buy real estate and therefore, you can qualify as a resident.