Getting In-State Tution

[lilychiang12]

<p>I'm a currently a resident of Arkansas. My dad listed me as a dependent for his tax form this year. Out-of-state tuition is expensive and I don't want my parents to pay that much. For financial aid, all I recieved was loans. I know I will be considered out-of-state for my freshman year of college, but I was wondering if there was any way to get Texas residency my sophomore without my parents moving to Texas. I am willing to get a job.</p>

[sunnydayfun]

<p>You may find answers to your question here:</p>

<p>[Establishing</a> Residency | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/establishing]Establishing”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/establishing)</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1133674-claiming-instate-residency-texas.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1133674-claiming-instate-residency-texas.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Can your parents buy a property in Texas in next 2-3 months?</p>

[lilychiang12]

<p>If my parents were to buy property there, would they have to live there?</p>

[confus]

<p>I have the same question and from what I can tell - yes our parents would have to live in Texas.</p>

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To establish domicile, you or your parent(s) must meet the following criteria:</p>

<pre><code>Live in Texas for 12 consecutive months; and
Establish and maintain domicile for 12 consecutive months by doing one of the following:

Be gainfully employed in Texas (Student jobs do not qualify as gainful employment.)
Sole or joint marital ownership of residential real property in Texas by the person seeking to enroll or the dependent’s parent, having established and maintained a domicile at the residence
Own and operate a business in Texas
Be married for one year to a person who has established domicile in Texas
</code></pre>

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<p>Another thing to see is: <a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/faq[/url]”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/faq&lt;/a&gt;
It has an interesting section:

I am a student employed as a teaching or research assistant. Am I eligible to pay in-state tuition?</p>

<p>Teachers and professors employed at least half time on a regular monthly salary basis by any Texas public institution of higher education are entitled to pay the same tuition as a resident of Texas for themselves, their spouses, and their dependent children. This waiver of out-of-state tuition does not depend upon the length of residence in Texas as long as the effective date of employment for the teacher or professor is on or prior to the official census date of the relevant term(s).</p>

<p>To obtain this waiver, such employees must submit, before each semester’s enrollment, a statement certifying employment from the director of personnel or a designated representative of the institution of higher education by which he or she is employed. This provision applies to eligible teachers and professors and their dependents no matter which Texas public institution of higher education they may attend. It is the intent of this rule that employment be for the duration of the period of enrollment for which a waiver is awarded.</p>

<p>Such requests at UT Austin should be directed to the office of Tuition and Special Billing which is located in Room 4 in the Main Building. The student will remain classified as a non-resident on the mainframe database as this exception is a result of a waiver of tuition to in-state rates.

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<p>Which means a student TA or RA (research) could receive instate tuition if working at least 20 hrs a week. This would probably be quite difficult with UT being such a tough school and usually these positions are reserved for upperclassmen.</p>