<p>It is not unusual to work in NYC and live in NJ, PA or CT.As others have stated, you file you resident tax in the state that you live and non-resident taxes form for the state where you work. </p>
<p>Many people receive a refund from the non-resident state. It happens the other way too, where people live in NYC and work in NJ, CT, PA, but as others have stated it still does not change your residency for tuition purposes.</p>
<p>*If this family was residents of NY state, I believe they SHOULD have been filing a NY state tax return as a resident…and a NJ return as a non-resident.
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<p>This makes sense. I wonder if this dad is filing a NY state tax return as a resident. </p>
<p>*he says that he pays his taxes to new jersey **not new york <a href=“where%20we%20live”>/B</a>. *</p>
<p>He probably has to file in both states, but you don’t get double-taxed, so sometimes you only owe taxes to one of the states.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, I guess getting in-state tuition may not be realistic even if my family pays a portion of its taxes to the state of the school in question.</p>
<p>@Olymom, they did give me a scholarship, maybe i should meet with an admissions officer or send them an email asking about special circumstances?</p>
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<p>What would your “special circumstances” be? These are usually things like VERY high unreimbursed medical expenses, death of a parent, things like that.</p>
<p>What is YOUR special circumstance? Not being able to afford OOS tuition is NOT a special circumstance.</p>
<p>I think that can be outlined by most of the other posts thumper, reffer to olymom’s post please</p>
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<p>Is this what you are referring to in Olymom’s post? If so, a tuition waiver for a highly desired student is NOT a “special circumstance”.</p>
<p>Easy there! Every college is its own universe in how they approach their prospective students. One of my kiddos got an offer based on his SAT scores to waive part of OOS fees. In the western states we have something called “Whoo-ee” (that’s how it is pronounced – I know its an acronym, but I’m not sure of the actual letters --WUE?) that allows some migration across WA/ID/OR borders at a reduced cost. </p>
<p>So Admissions officers sometimes have some cost flexibility – and they hold those cards very close to their chests. Sometimes some “deals” happen – but only after the OOS student submits an application and the Admissions office has full access to the student’s scores, GPA, EC’s, athletic ability, personal family story and . . . whatever else that is deemed of interest . . . and suddenly we hear that there is a Docent’s Scholarship or a “fee waiver voucher” that is issued. </p>
<p>OP can contact admissions and tell the details of his/her situation and see what unfolds. There’s nothing wrong with an articulate kid making a detailed case and hoping for some price tag improvement.</p>
<p>This is website given to us when we were trying to figure out all of the OOS rules and exceptions. It’s a handy reference, especially the OOS Tuition Waiver section. [qualifying</a> for in-state tuition - eCampusTours](<a href=“http://www.ecampustours.com/payingforcollege/financialaidandfafsa/qualifyingforinstatetuition]qualifying”>http://www.ecampustours.com/payingforcollege/financialaidandfafsa/qualifyingforinstatetuition)</p>
<p>While Olymom is right that sometimes an OOS school will waive OOS tuition for a student they really want, I think what the OP may be misunderstanding is that his “almost resident” circumstances will not be a factor in that. </p>
<p>Either one IS a resident, or one IS NOT, according to the rules for residency. The OP is NOT. So then, he goes into another bucket of OOS residents that the school is particularly interested in, and MAY have the authority to offer an OOS waiver to. For that bucket of students, I don’t believe it makes any difference that his dad pays taxes to NJ, his grandma lives there, or anything else. His situation in that bucket is that he lives OOS but really wants to go there and they (hopefully) really want him to, and might be willing to offer him the financial incentive he needs to make it happen. </p>
<p>So… OP, I would advise you to at least mostly ignore your “almost” status when asking about the OOS waiver. If you really want to include something about it, you could say that after reading the rules, you could throw it in sideways, saying that you’re “pretty sure” you don’t technically qualify for in-state tuition despite your parents having a business and paying non-resident income tax in NJ, but were wondering if OOS waivers are ever available to non-resident scholarship winners to make it more possible for them to attend. And go on to tell them how much you want to go there, and finances are the only thing standing in the way right now.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>[Rutgers</a> | Rutgers Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.rutgers.edu/costs/scholarships/firstyearscholarships.aspx]Rutgers”>http://admissions.rutgers.edu/costs/scholarships/firstyearscholarships.aspx)</p>
<p>Check out the above link. It is for the scholarships that Rutgers offers. The requirements are clearly stated, as well as the awards…and the deadlines for applying.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>@Olymom, thanks again your advice was great
@mathmomvt I agree that might be a better way of approaching the situation. Thank you
@thumper1 thanks to you too and every one else who contributed to the thread.</p>
<p>I want to apply to Rutgers for Fall 2014 graduate admissions.</p>
<p>My spouse is working in New Jersey on H1B visa since August 2013. He’ll complete one year by July 2014.</p>
<p>Will I be eligible for in-state tuition fee for fall 2014 admissions as my spouse is sponsor for the course? Can I apply for the same after starting of the course as one year in NJ completes just before starting of course?</p>
<p>please do not post to old threads. begin new thread to ask your question. closing thread</p>