How to get In state Tuition for Florida

Paying for College
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<p>This is off the Florida State senate website
1009.21</a> - Determination of resident status for tuition purposes. - 2011 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate</p>

<p>1. The documents must include at least one of the following:
a. A Florida voter’s registration card.
b. A Florida driver’s license.
c. A State of Florida identification card.
d. A Florida vehicle registration.
e. Proof of a permanent home in Florida which is occupied as a primary residence by the individual or by the individual’s parent if the individual is a dependent child.
f. Proof of a homestead exemption in Florida.
g. Transcripts from a Florida high school for multiple years if the Florida high school diploma or GED was earned within the last 12 months.
h. Proof of permanent full-time employment in Florida for at least 30 hours per week for a 12-month period.
2. The documents may include one or more of the following:
a. A declaration of domicile in Florida.
b. A Florida professional or occupational license.
c. Florida incorporation.
d. A document evidencing family ties in Florida.
e. Proof of membership in a Florida-based charitable or professional organization.
f. Any other documentation that supports the student’s request for resident status, including, but not </p>

<p>Now my question is how exactly can get be qualified to get into a FL school for IST... My dad owns multiple businesses in FL, owns real-estate and rents out many apartments.. I am completing High School in Pennsylvania, but, how exactly will I be able to apply as an ISS.</p>

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<p>It’s simple - the answer is since you live in PA and go to High School in PA - you cannot qualify as a FL resident. You aren’t one - so you can’t qualify as one.</p>

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<p>Does your dad live full time in FL? or does he manage the businesses and properties from PA?</p>

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<p>If your dad lives in Florida more than 50% of the time, you might qualify for instate tuition.</p>

<p>If his businesses are in FL but he lives elsewhere, you won’t qualify for instate tuition in FL. </p>

<p>You are a PA resident with instate status in PA.</p>

<p>If you are a high school junior and your family relocates to Florida this summer, you would be instate when college starts in fall 2014. If you are a high school senior now, it’s too late for that move.</p>