Scenario 1: If my child is in a public university in Virginia and we pay in state tuition in 2018. Then in June 2019, we parents move to California. Will she still qualify for Virginia in state tuition in Fall 2019? How about 2020?
Scenario 2: If my child is in a public university in California and we pay out-of-state tuition in 2018. Then in June 2019, we parents move to California. Which year will she qualify for California in state tuition? Fall 2020?
Thank you in advance.
Ask that university in VA. Each place sets its own policy. Some lock in the in-state staus for all four years. Some don’t.
Check with the univesities she’s looking at to find out.
If you are planning to move, why doesn’t she just take a gap year and apply once you are settled? Alternately, why only in-state public Us? Why not an affordable option in a third state, or an affordable private?
Yes, she’d be eligible for in-state tuition at the UCs in fall 2020, though she’d have to go through the reclassification application process. The key is establishing residency ASAP and leaving a paper trail (getting a new driver’s license, paying CA taxes, registering to vote, etc.).
How did this turn out for you ? My daughter has been accepted to VA school and we are moving out of state very soon because husbands job is relocating. Her biological father still lives here so not sure if that is a card we can play. Worried she will lose her in state tuition .
It depends upon the school. Even within a state, different schools have different rules. Also depends upon how they enforce, though that can be risky.
I know some states require a full year of residency before getting in state tuition rates. So,you can be in limbo when you move at a time when you lose instate privileges in one state and don’t yet have them in another
Agree with all who state to check with the school. A full year of residency before matriculation, nothing less, can be the rule. If a student graduates from an instate HS it could mean residency for all years regardless of parents’ residency. Having one parent instate can mean residency even if the child lives OOS with the other parent.
OP- be sure to include where your D would like to go to college in your plans. I would not want to force my child to switch schools after beginning college, establishing friendships, getting to know the school and taking courses on a degree path. You also need to get admitted to target schools. The ease of transferring could be a huge problem as well.
Think first of what is best for your child. I would not want to subject mine to such a change.
You may want to read http://www.schev.edu/index/tuition-aid/in-state-residency/financial-aid-policy-and-procedures for Virginia rules.
Thank you everyone for your input!
We decided to hold off our relocation until my daughter finishes high school and knows which college to go to.
Do be sure to check about her maintaining current state residency if she graduates from HS in your state. That would make it a lot easier for her. Looked at the residency rules above- yikes. Not nice to adult kids who need parents money but stay in the state.