<p>I wonder if anybody knows how this works (or does it vary state to state or school to school?) and here is the possible situation.</p>
<p>H was offered a job in another state. This state happens to have a very good flagship university which S is interested in as a match/safety. What we are contemplating is to have H move there before the rest of the family so S can finish his senior year of HS where he is currently. Then after S's graduation we would all move to the other state where H would already be living. Would S be considered a resident of that state the first year or the second year or never??? I went to the school's website and it wasn't very clear--just said you had to be a state resident for one year. Well, H will be for over a year before fall 2006, but S will only be for about 3-4 months before that time.</p>
<p>Has anybody been in a similar situation and how was it treated? </p>
<p>Look at the application. Often there is a page that addresses "In-state residency." They ask a whole bunch of questions in which to prove if you actually do qualify for in- state tuition. It probably includes questions if you pay state taxes- where car is registered etc. etc. I'll assume that if H does move to that state in 2005, you would have a good shot at qualifying for reduced tuition. If not in first year probably by soph year. But look at application as it will probably give you some insight as how to prove state residency and I'm sure there will be additional parents joining this conversation who can give you better advice.</p>
<p>It does depend on the individual state's rules. Some states require that a tax return be filed for that state in addition to the residency requirement. I know that at Michigan, one of the adcoms there paid out of state the first year they moved in state because of the timing issues.</p>
<p>Like the other posters said, check with the school AND check on the application where it has residency questions. Same thing happened to us last year,and I was concerned for the same exact reasons. Instead of having son finish his high school year he moved at the semester. He had already finished his high school sport for the season and units were easy to transfer. Since he had already completed his graduation requirements for the first state is was a pretty easy switch to the new school. Then the new school and state only required 1 more class for graduation.</p>
<p>Since the new school weighted AP and honors whereas his old school/district was capped and very limited his GPA changed significantly as did his class rank AND state residency. And for our new state that makes a big difference as far as admittance purposes for our state's flagship not to mention other schools in the area.</p>
<p>I would look at this from all sides. The reverse could happen to your child, favorable vs. unfavorable. Originally, son was going to remain for all of senior year and graduate from original school but once I really looked at the advantages, it was very, very beneficial for him to graduate from the new high school in the new state. Also put us in a whole new geographic region of the country. So even though we were sad to depart the west coast there were some advantages to the change.</p>
<p>Residnecy does not ususally follow the place you attend school, it is almost categorically not allowed- otherwise every one would request in state fees after the first year.</p>
<p>Check your school's statement of residency, but if your husband moves there and you both:
have cars licensed there
file state taxes there
use that address as your primary residence
bank there
have a church tie there
medical insurance there
use that address for all billing
In other words, if you show clear intent to the world that is your state of residence, you'll probably be okay.</p>
<p>One other question they may ask is for you to explain any time your son has been out of that state, many kids do foriegn exchange or do boaring school in other states, your son ought to be allowed to finish up at his old school. You may want to call and talk to some one who handles the forms to ensure you use the precise wording they like to see to explain your unusual circumstances and not rasie any unnecessary red flags.</p>
<p>We applied for and received residency for 2 of our children at a large out of state U--which by the way has tightened up the policy requirements since their matriculation. We are very wary of attempting it with #3 if she ends up there under the new rules. My advice is the same as above posters. Read the website rules very carefully and contact the school with questions.<br>
Our situation seemed to dictate that the CHILD needed to be in the state for 1 year prior to applying (thus, out of state fees freshman year). The 1 year period prior to applying for residency meant 4 consecutive quarters, meaning that both kids spent their first summer either attending summer school at the U or working in the state (we had one of each). The school was adament that proof be supplied that the child was in the state for most of the summer. They were reasonable about kids going back to see parents for vacation, etc. but since S only did 5 weeks of summer school, we were even asked to hand in ATM receipts to show he was there thruout the duration. There were many other hoops to jump thru--all reasonable and legitimate. Driver's licenses needed to be obtained quickly, voter's registrations, and finances handled properly. Kid's at our school needed to be independent and solely responsible for over 1/2 of their expenses at school. The list goes on....but the point is that every school handles things differently and it is not an easy thing to do. We know others from our area at this same out of state school, and no one else has even attempted it---lots of sacrifice and planning needed.
Good luck.</p>
<p>It seems dependent on where parents reside
also can depend on state
my niece for example lives in washington state with her mom and step dad and has for most of her life- however her dad and step mom who supposedly have joint custody- (although it comes down to she visits for a few weeks each year) live in indiana where she will attend with instate tuition this fall.</p>
<p>Case 1: gS recently changed custodial parents. The state U where he will be going required a notarized statement of current custodial parent(who is in-state) that he has been a state resident for at least one year. IE, it follows the parent and did not involve extensive documentation.</p>
<p>Case 2: this is old info from UC, when I went there, but may be indicative of more stringent requirements of the very top quality publics. They required several evidences of my residency in-state (my father had died in the previous year, so I was newly on my own): car reg, utility bills and I don't remember what else, but you get the idea.</p>
<p>I'm a college administrator who chairs the appeals board on in-state residency at my university. The situation will vary from state to state, so I can only tell you about Georgia, but I believe Georgia's tuition policy is fairly representative of other states.</p>
<p>"Bona fide" Georgia residents get in-state tuition, as do their spouses and dependents. To establist in-state residency, one must demonstrate that they made the decision to become a permanent GA resident at least 12 months before enrolling in school - ANY school (i.e., you can't just move there for your senior year of HS and then go to a GA college in-state). Little things can help to establish that decision - one registered to vote in the state, got a state driver's license, etc. - but the true litmus test for most applicants is whether they continue to receive financial support from outside the state - if so, no in-state residency.</p>
<p>In certain cases, the 12-month period can be waived if there's an undeniable demonstration of full-time state residency. For instance, if your company transfers you to their Atlanta office, that would make it pretty clear that your child didn't enter the state solely for the purpose of going to school. If the conditions of your H's job offer are such that he was sought out to take this position, it is unlikely that the university system of that state wants to deny benefits to prospective job candidates who in-state employers are trying to attract. There are general guidelines about in-state tuition, but in many cases, determining in-state status ultimately becomes more of an art than a science.</p>
<p>Thank you all! I went back to the school's admissions website and I think part of my problem was that I couldn't open the Residence Questionnaire, which I believe they need to determine the student's situation. </p>
<p>Anyway, I completely understand them (or any school) not wanting people to manipulate the system and making it a hoop-jumping process....no problems there. But if H accepts the job, he REALLY will be a resident ;) and we would not be divorced. I just couldn't figure out what would be the determination of S's residency (and I will still call/email for a concrete answer).
Good to know that if this all happens H should NOT waste any time changing his license and voter's registration, etc!</p>
<p>Apparently, we are speaking of the same school!! However, our situations are different enough that I wouldn't begin to give advice. I can say that whenever we spoke with the residency office, we were handled with total respect and objectiveness. They had stringent rules (which I repeat, have been tightened since my kids went there) and it was simply a matter of complying with all of them. And there were many. If the office had doubts, we communicated, provided either more information or additional proof, and there was really never any problem. I will say though that we prepared early on for this, everyone understood what it meant, and we covered all bases by letter of the law. With that said, my kids were applying as out of state and independent of us, so required an entirely different set of criteria for finances, etc. As independents, they had to be there 1 CALENDAR year (fall, winter, spring, summer, fall quarter) before they could apply for residency for what was their second winter quarter in the state. I am assuming that your son would remain a dependent, so it would be a matter of how the school determined the residency of your family rather than of the child.
Anyway, good luck with this. Dealing with the U's office was amazingly easy and they were helpful in any way they could be. By the way, both kids loved every minute of their experience at the school. Both are convinced it was their perfect fit. Good luck.</p>