<p>I am wondering whether DD can qualify for instate tuition if we move due to retirement.</p>
<p>DH will retire in 2 years and DD will begin college, she will likely apply to colleges in MA or DE, husband will retire around that time, say if DD were accepted in a college in MA and we move to MA in June the same year, will she be qualified for instate tuition in September?</p>
<p>I understand normally there is a 12 month requirements, but what happens to job changes or retirement? I also understand a student's residency for tuition is the state where the parents reside, but we can't really live in the state 12 months before she begins school.</p>
<p>If she can't qualify for instate in MA, and decides to stay in NJ, but we move in June, will she be qualified for instate tuition in NJ? It is so confusing.
thanks</p>
<p>You need to look it up for each college your d is considering and, unfortunately, the policy could change between now and then. </p>
<p>One thing to note is that not all colleges check residency annually, particularly if she does not receive financial aid. So, at some colleges, students who legitimately enter as instate may continue to receive instate tuition even if their parents move away for no reason other than that the school hasn’t requested annual proof of residency.</p>
<p>It is confusing.
Each state is different, so you first have to contact the schools. We found that someone in admissions usually knew the rules. </p>
<p>Here is where it gets more tricky. Our experience was that even within a state like North Carolina, different public schools might apply the rules slightly differently. Also, while an official at the school may be able to quote you the rule, they may not be willing or able to tell you exactly what you can or cannot due to qualify for instate tuition. They often don’t feel it is their job to give you tips on how to qualify for instate tuition. </p>
<p>Sometimes it makes a difference whether your child is a certain age when they move with you (usually 18). </p>
<p>In our case, our son moved with us and attended community college for 1 year while paying out of state tuition (still a bargain). After 1 year he qualified for instate tuition and transferred to a 4yr state school.</p>
<p>It does depend, and you need to be careful that the status can change after initially enrolled. If you start as an OOS, sometimes you’ll be OOS for the duration, sometimes after a 2 year ‘cycle’, sometimes only after you have worked there for a year.</p>
<p>Some states, ie Utah, encourage students to get in-state residency in Freshman year.</p>
<p>My daughter is going to a private school in Florida, and we are residents. It is not her tuition that will change but a couple of in-state grants if I move. They are nice to have, but not worth my staying in-state. I’m going to let the school deal with it and report our address correctly.</p>
<p>My understanding is if the parents move the child benefits from in state tuition but you have to prove that you didn’t move for educational purposes. A job transfer qualifies immediately in most states. You’d possibly be on the hook for perhaps a year of OOS tuition but should be fine after that.</p>
<p>It all depends on the policy of the university.</p>
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<li><p>At most schools, the family needs to reside in the state for a year prior to enrollment to gain instate status for tuition purposes.</p></li>
<li><p>At some schools, the status you start college with does not change once you enroll. If you start as an OOS student, you remain an OOS student until you graduate. Likewise if you enroll as an I state student, your status does not change…usually as long as you are continually enrolled (in other words, if you take a year off for some reason, you would lose that instate status).</p></li>
<li><p>At some schools, you can enroll as an OOS student, but then if your family moves and can demonstrate residency, then after a specified period of time, you would be eligible for instate status.</p></li>
<li><p>One other thing to consider…if you move right when your kiddo enrolls, she may lose her instate status immediately because you don’t have residency status. She could end up being OOS e dry where her freshman year. Do check.</p></li>
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<p>These different criteria vary by COLLEGE so you need to check each school.</p>
<p>I will say, I personally have NEVER heard of a school that granted instate status simply because a retired parent moved to that state. The family still needed to satisfy whatever residency requirement the school has for instate residency.</p>
<p>This is the Rutgers policy. The dependent student maintains residency even if the parents move.</p>
<p>E. STUDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES: The student is responsible for providing relevant information upon which a residency
determination can be made. The burden of proving his/her residency status lies solely upon the student. Moreover, it is the obligation
of the student to seek advice when in doubt regarding eligibility for in-state tuition assessment. Every student who is classified as a
resident student but who becomes a non-resident at any time by virtue of a change of legal residence is required to notify his/her
Registrar immediately. An independent student loses New Jersey residency status for tuition purposes upon abandonment of the New
Jersey domicile. Assessment of non-resident tuition charges will take effect the semester following the date of abandonment. Any
dependent student who is domiciled in the State for tuition purposes shall continue to be eligible for New Jersey Resident Tuition
Status despite his or her supporting parent(s) or U.S. Court Appointed legal guardian(s) change of domicile to another state, while such
student continues to reside in New Jersey during the course of each academic year and is continuously enrolled.</p>
<p>If the student is applying to public universities in MA or DE, the student needs to look at the college policies in THOSE states…at the specific public universities of interest in THOSE states.</p>
<p>I own residences in NC and NY now living mostly in NY. Want son to go to NC state school and to get resident tuition. If I move to NC for son’s senior year in HS, and he applies to schools from there, will he qualify for in state residency if I am living in NC with him. Father is living in NY he files tax returns in NY. I file tax returns in NC.</p>
<p>Engineer…would be better if you started your OWN thread. Will your son also be moving to NC? If not, he won’t be graduating from a NC high school, and this could question his residency for tuition purposes.</p>
<p>We had to prove instate residency for college because we are military, and don’t file state taxes. Off the top of my head, here is what we had to provide:</p>
<p>Copy of the deed to our house.
Copy of my H’s orders to a local military base.
Copy of student’s drivers license number
Copy of student’s selective service registration
Copy of student’s voter registration</p>
<p>The state wanted proof that we resided in the state, and that the student considered the state to be his home.</p>