<p>Pellinen, possibly, but the student will have to fill out the application for Residency status form, include the documentation which will be reviewed and a determination made. The problem will be that the parents aren’t divorced and it could potentially appear that one parent was living in Michigan with the intent of establishing residency for the son/daughter. The residency requirements are clearer when the parents are divorced. The biggest question would be if the parents weren’t divorced why didn’t the kid come to Michigan with the parent who moved to Michigan, finish high school which would have been a cleaner approach than letting the kiddo graduate from another state and then bring the kiddo to Michigan for college. The determination could go either way I suspect.</p>
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<p>Are the parents legally separated? Do they file as married, or file separate taxes? What is the legal address on the taxes filed? Do they pay Michigan taxes? Are they employed in Michigan? Are both submitting their financial records for the purposes of FAFSA? Which state is home to the principal residence? In which state do they own/rent property (and which is it, own or rent?)</p>
<p>And lastly, can you transfer to attend a Michigan HS for your senior year – or is it your senior year now?</p>
<p>Answers to the above questions and perhaps a reading of goat entrails will help predict the outcome 
Sadly, there is no sure thing here. But if you transfer to a MI HS, you’ve got a great shot.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your comments!
Both parents work and pay taxes in their own states. I am not sure how they file it - jointly or not. They own a house in a different state. The father, who lives in Michigan now, rents. They are not separated and are not planning to. Would moving to Michigan for the senior year of high school help? The kid, who is a junior now, does not want to go to another school, but might if it really helps. Other state public universities really suck… :(</p>
<p>Hi again. I’m not certain even if you did move that you would be classified as in-state because they might argue that the family’s permanent domicile is in the other stte and that the father does not have the intent of permanent domicile.</p>
<p>Why don’t you call the residncy office (at the registrars)9 and tell them your dad was transferred to work in mich 1.5 years ago but your family still resides in another state. Tell them you were thinking about joining him but would you be classified as in state if you ended up matriculating to umich? I have no idea if they’ll answer you, and you won’t be able to count on the answer, but they may give you enough insight to tell.</p>
<p>In our case,which was slightly different because we were permanent residents but Canadian nationals, (my son had gone to school in Michigan for six years at that point) we had to prove we didn’t own another domicile in canada, that we’d severed all ties, and resided exclusively in Michigan. this is why I think you’ll have a problem over the family home. In another state. They’ll know from the CSS form all the salient details (eg parents married, principal address, etc. – and they’ll have the tax returns, so even if you were to put Michigan, they’re likely to conclude the family home is in the other state.)</p>
<p>Sorry I don’t sound more positive about the circumstances, and please see if they’ll share any info, but it’s better you know that the odds aren’t good now than find out later.</p>
<p>Best wishes.</p>
<p>Not an answer but an anecdote - Parents have always lived in Michigan. D attended school in Michigan through high school. D went to and graduated from an undergraduate school in Connecticut. We had to provide extensive documentation to prove that our D was a Michigan resident so she would be treated as in-state for graduate school at M. Fortunately, she had never registered to vote in CT or registered a car there.</p>
<p>In other words, be prepared for an up-hill battle.</p>