<p>Do you know how to do this?
I heard you could "interpret" the requirements and meet them.</p>
<p>I also heard that many of the students received instate tuition after a year of enrollment.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how this works?
If the information is private, can you please PM me the information?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>As a long time resident of Texas, I have to say that unless the student actually relocates to Texas and intends to live here long term, this should not be tried. Recharacterizing an OOS student as in-state to save money on tuition for a few years is tempting, but might be fraud.</p>
<p>Of course the law is not secret, but you might need to hire a lawyer to understand how it applies to you. You may also consider contacting the Texas Attorney General’s office for advice.</p>
<p>Do a search of this forum and you’ll find several threads about the subject. You can also call UT directly and they will give you information.</p>
<p>Even on the UT website (I can’t remember where, exactly), they mention that OOS students can get in-state tuition fairly easily. If they are that open about it, I don’t see a problem trying for it.</p>
<p>DS is the fourth generation of our family to go to UT. My great-great-grandfather moved to Texas in 1836 or so in order to join Sam Houston’s army in the fight for independence from Mexico. So I don’t feel too bad about trying to get my son in-state tutition next year! :)</p>
<p>My friends were surprised when I told them my son or I didn’t get any tuition breaks even though my dad has been a UT prof since 1965!</p>
<p>Here are the Q and A’s
[Frequently</a> Asked Questions | Texas Residency | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/faq/]Frequently”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/faq/)
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<p>The Residency Office will help you figure out what you need to do in order to move to Texas and become a resident after one year. The state of Texas highly values people who move to Texas , own property in Texas and pay taxes in Texas. The state has a straight forward process in place to reward people who do this; the same rules apply at all public schools in Texas. These are state rules, not UT rules. </p>
<p>You don’t need a lawyer. UT has people who can help you with this.
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<p>Out of state students who move to Texas get phone calls from Realtors who want to help them out. :)</p>
<p>Thank you very much for all the help!</p>
<p>I do not think “many” students do this. It’s doable but I wouldn’t call it simple. 
We have not tried it.</p>
<p>The rules are definitely changing this fall. A student must be the sole (or joint married) owner of real estate, and must reside at that address. </p>
<p>My son just submitted his application for in-state residency. He followed all the rules, so we’re hoping it’s approved quickly!</p>
<p>Good Luck Maine Longhorn…
I am sure all will go smoothly…</p>
<p>I am part of the Student Governent OOS Student Affairs Agency, and we get questions like this all the time. It’s not any sort of “fraud” to become classified as a Texas resident after a year. I know a lot of people who have done it, and the financial aid office actually has an official handout that talks about it. You just need to follow the instructions at: [Establishing</a> Residency | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/establishing]Establishing”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/establishing)</p>
<p>Thanks, socaldad42! My son couldn’t have done it without your help!</p>
<p>soadquake, thanks for the link. Starting this fall, you have to do ONE of the following (second option is the one that’s changed):</p>
<p>■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</p>
<p>WHOO HOOO!!! They approved DS for instate-residency! His fall tuition bill has been revised online from over $15k to under $4k!! </p>
<p>Thanks, socaldad42! The best part is that today is my birthday as well as DS’s! This is the biggest birthday present I will probably ever receive!</p>
<p>Oh, better yet, my son can now call himself a TEXAN!!! :)</p>
<p>Just curious, which of the options did you employ? I know he didn’t live off campus.</p>
<p>^He got in under the expiring rules - he just had to have his name on a title for a year, pay for a utility, get a driver’s license, bank account, and voter’s registration, and we couldn’t claim him on our income tax return. It sounds simple, but it took a good bit of work, actually (figuring out what exactly they required was confusing).</p>
<p>As I mentioned, we have lots of ties to Texas, and my son is planning on living there after graduating. And UT does encourage OOS students to look into getting in-state status, as soadquake pointed out.</p>
<p>Congrats Maine. I am so happy for your family… Glad I could help out. Now you can carry on the tradition of helping the next generation of OOSers. I feel complete</p>
<p>Just saw this - Congratulations Maine! That is awesome news.</p>
<p>Thanks so much, Midwest! I think I’m still in a state of shock.</p>
<p>My son’s tuition just was adjusted because he was reclassified as in-state, too. Quite a shock! We expected him to be able to get it because he is an owner in our TX business, which also owns real estate in TX. He has registered his car there, gotten a TX driver’s license, had utilities in his name for a year, registered to vote, etc. And, he wasn’t on our taxes last year. Still, it was still a surprise for the tuition to just show up different. We expected to have to go back and forth about it. It wasn’t easy getting to this point, but it sure was easy once he submitted the application and documentation!</p>
<p>Congratulations, chemcolo!! Yes, the preparation process wasn’t very easy, but the actual approval was a breeze.</p>