<p>I heard this is the law in Virginia. I just wanted to confirm and find out whether this is really true. I heard that if you live in an apartment, etc., you are then eligible for in-state tuition. Is this true?</p>
<p>I’m not a VA resident, but I have experience with OOS tuition and I believe you have to provide clear and convincing evidence as determined by the Commonwealth, that you intend to STAY a VA resident, and are not just there for school.</p>
<p>Examples include car registration, driver license, voter registration, paying VA taxes, surrendering all previous state’s licenses and voter registration, etc, sometimes 1 year of bank statements to show transaction locations. It’s a PITA.</p>
<p>[William</a> & Mary -*Domicile](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/domicile/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/domicile/index.php)</p>
<p>Read over the domicile guildelines. Lots of students have thought to do this, and the burden to prove you are not in Virginia primarily to attend school is substantial.</p>
<p>This is not true. Only VA residents get the privilege of in-state tuition. Students can become VA residents should their parents move to VA and begin meeting the domicile requirements but no one is automatically granted in-state tuition after any specific period of time. Generally if you start as an out-of-state student, you will persist as an out-of-state student unless your parents move to VA.</p>