<p>So i was born virginia and attended school out of Mi last year so i had to apply for residency. I have lived in Mi since i was 9 months old but they are making me do so anyways. But i have run into an issue: My dad is possibly taking a job out in VA and that would require me to move out there for permanent residency... is there any way of getting around this so that i can pay instate tuition after next year? Possibly if i live at my cottage or something in N michigan over the summer? what else is there which can be done to avert a 44000 tuition bill????</p>
<p>First of all, most students who were in high school out-of-state will have to apply as nonresidents, and if you're really resident they straighten it out later. This is the case for hundreds of kids, so it's not just you (and it's not a big deal). Just as a reassurance.</p>
<p>BUT if your parents move, I don't know how you could successfully claim U-M residency. Residency status is based on the present, not the past, and the number of years your parents were in Michigan before they left doesn't really have bearing. I know it seems unfair, but that's how it is. On the flip side, a student whose family lived elsewhere for 17 years but then moves to Michigan would get residency tuition at Michigan, but not in the state they left.</p>
<p>It's not clear to me that you could get around this by living separately from your parents, but maybe there's an angle I'm not familiar with.</p>
<p>I don't know if this applies to your situation, but something to consider if you are a resident when you start school and then your parents leave:</p>
<p>iii. Dependent Resident Student Who Remains in Michigan When Parents Leave the State. If you are a student living in Michigan with your parents and permanently domiciled in the state as defined by University Residency Classification Guidelines, you are presumed to retain resident status eligibility if your parents leave the state provided: (1) you have completed at least your junior year of high school prior to your parents' departure, (2) you remain in Michigan, enrolled full-time in high school or an institution of higher education, and (3) you have not taken steps to establish a domicile outside Michigan or any other action inconsistent with maintaining a domicile in Michigan.</p>
<p>fredmar:</p>
<p>So pretty much if i dont change my address or drivers license to VA i should be okay. We're keeping my summer house in N michigan and i live there all summer with my fam anyways so that isn't a big deal to do that...</p>
<p>Michigan has some of the strictest residency rules of any state, so make sure that you read them over carefully, because there are a lot of loop holes.</p>
<p>From the sounds of it, one loop hole that may work to your advantage is that once you have established residency, as long as you continue to be a student in Michigan, it doesn't matter if your parents move out of the state. </p>
<p>You can find out more about this here: Residency</a> - Office of the Registrar </p>
<p>see part B. Additional Requirements, Definitions, and Special Circumstances,
2. Dependent Students,
a. Residents,
iii. Dependent Resident Student Who Remains in Michigan When Parents Leave the State.</p>
<p>It says:</p>
<p>If you are a student living in Michigan with your parents and permanently domiciled in the state as defined by University Residency Classification Guidelines, you are presumed to retain resident status eligibility if your parents leave the state provided: (1) you have completed at least your junior year of high school prior to your parents' departure, (2) you remain in Michigan, enrolled full-time in high school or an institution of higher education, and (3) you have not taken steps to establish a domicile outside Michigan or any other action inconsistent with maintaining a domicile in Michigan.</p>
<p>i have sort of the same situation...
i moved to michigan from new jersey around 3 years ago, and when i applied to michigan, i classified myself as a resident, but michigan decided to make me a nonresident. my parents sent out the resident app, but i was wondering what my chances are of getting residency status?
my dad works in both michigan and new jersey...basically, he works half the month in michigan and half in new jersey...will that be a problem? my family and i live here in michigan in apartments, but we own a house in nj and my dad rents an apt there while working.
and how soon do they return residency status?</p>