Obtaining residency

[Oo_Batman_oO]

<p>I'm 30 y/o. If I get accepted to tech and move to Atlanta, how can I become a resident to avoid paying OOS fees. Can I coop to avoid tuition? What would be the process? Thanks.</p>

[CSmajor5]

<p>I think you should worried about this after you get into Georgia Tech first…</p>

<p>To be eligible for in state tuition, you have to work in Georgia for least a year.</p>

[BanjoHitter]

<p>You can see the policy, procedures, and forms here: [Georgia</a> Tech: Registrar:](<a href=“http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/tuitionclassification/index.php]Georgia”>Tuition Classification | Registrar's Office | Georgia Tech)</p>

<p>Here’s a snippet from the form:</p>

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You must demonstrate that you, your parent, your spouse or your U.S. court-appointed guardian (if you are a minor) is a legal resident of Georgia for tuition purposes. You may establish this claim by providing documentation to support the definition established by the Board of Regents. Please note that establishing residency for tuition purposes as defined by the Board of Regents is different than residency for purposes of such things as voting, having a GA license/tag, etc., and requires more than establishing eligibility to vote, securing a driver’s license, and/or paying taxes.
Who has the best claim to residency for tuition purposes?
You, your parent, your spouse or your U.S. court-appointed guardian should meet ALL the following criteria:</p>

<p>• The person has always resided in Georgia or can demonstrate that they currently reside in Georgia and residency in any other state or country has been abandoned. Maintenance of ties with another state or country will contribute to a nonresident classification and include such things as: financial support from a person who is a resident of another state or country, payment of income taxes to another state, registering a vehicle or securing a driver’s license in another state or country.</p>

<p>• The person has lived in Georgia for the 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the start date for the term and their 12-month durational requirement has not included time attending any educational institution in Georgia on a full-time basis.</p>

<p>• The person can demonstrate that they moved to Georgia for purposes other than attending any educational institution in the state of Georgia.</p>

<p>• The person can demonstrate economic self-sufficiency and has contributed to the state by paying meaningful taxes.</p>

<p>• The person is a U.S. citizen, Resident Alien or is in a visa status permitting indefinite or permanent residence in the United States.

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[Granny]

<p>I don’t know how the “The person can demonstrate that they moved to Georgia for purposes other than atending any educational institution in the state of Georgia” is enforced now. However, I moved to Georgia in 1966 to take a job. After working and voting and drivers licensing and building a house here (last thing was building a house and moving into the house January 1968), Georgia State refused to admit me as a resident for their MBA program in 1971 - claiming that, five years earlier, I had moved to Georgia just so I could attend GSU to work on an MBA.</p>

[jim1980]

<p>I think OP needs to find a job in Georgia and works for a year before applying Ga Tech and not attending any other USG schools. That means that OP probably needs 1 1/2 to get into Ga Tech at best and probably 2 years. Also, Ga Tech is increasingly getting more difficult to get in as freshmen. Depend on budget situation, it maybe increasingly difficult get into as transfer student. So for OP, if he/she has other options in his/her home state, it probably easier to choose that routine instead.</p>

[Oo_Batman_oO]

<p>The person has lived in Georgia for the 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the start date for the term and their 12-month durational requirement has not included time attending any educational institution in Georgia on a full-time basis.</p>

<p>That pretty much sums it up as you have to live there for one year w/o being in school. Right now I value my time more than the 18k I would’ve saved. I only applied to two schools due to lack of money, GT and UF. We’ll see what happens. I still have to CLEP spanish, take differentials, calc3 and phy 2 in the summer to complete the prerequisites for Florida. GT’s pre-reqs are done.</p>

[LNtransChE]

<p>Now, what if your spouse was working during the required 12 month period while you attended school?</p>

[InPursuit]

<p>If your spouse meets the requirements in post #3 then you are good.</p>

[LNtransChE]

<p>Thank you InPursuit</p>