<p>I am currently a MD resident, and I am also going to a Community College there now. I am moving to FL by the end of this month and will continue taking online classes at the Community College in MD in order to finish my Associate Degree there by May 2011. After my AA I want to transfer to a University in FL. </p>
<p>Should I keep my residency in MD or get my FL residency since I will have to live there for a year in order to get in-state tuition. It would probably be smarter to pay in-state tuition at the university in FL since it will be more expensive. Can I keep both residencies for those 7 months. Is that possible? What should I do?</p>
<p>I really don’t think that you can claim residency in two places at once. You should look at the residency requirements, but I think that it’s probably best if you become a Floridian so that you can benefit from in-state rates at the 4-year university.</p>
<p>A studend can be considered instate for tuition puposes in multiple states…my kids are! Are you a dependent or independent student? If you’re a dependent, FL is going to consider your parents residency regardless of how long you’ve been there. If independent, you have to have lived in FL for at least 12 months and taken other steps to establish residency. The requirements can be found here:</p>
<p>You will need to be employed full time for the year that you are using to establish residency to be able to prove that you did not just relocate to get an education in the state of Florida. Being a widow and having a child should easily help you show you are independent. But you have to show that you did not relocate here just to live for a year so you could get instate tuition, and they usually require that you be working that year.</p>
<p>I do not plan on working since I have to take care of my son. The reason why I am moving to FL is because my husband of 5 years just died in a motorcycle accident, and I cannot be on my own, so I am moving in with my sister and her family in FL. Is that reason enough?</p>