<p>Well, here's my situation. I moved to Michigan right before my sophomore year. I used to live in Ohio. I attend a Michigan high school and my family pays Michigan taxes. However, I live solely with my mom. My parents are married, but my dad lives in Ohio because of his job.</p>
<p>According to Michigan's residency rules, they are basically wishy washy on the canidate if they have lived in Michigan for under three years. Also, they say that both parents must have domiciled in Michigan and severed all out-of-state ties to be considered a resident. </p>
<p>Clearly I do not meet either of these rules. If I do not obtain residency it could potentially hurt my chances at admissions and tuition will skyrocket. </p>
<p>What are my chances at obtaining residency (in Michigan's eyes)? I have heard that it is harder to achieve Michigan residency than it is to achieve California residency.</p>
<p>Wayne State and MSU view me as a resident, but not Michigan. :(</p>
<p>If your father has a Michigan driver's license and is registered to vote in Michigan, then he shows intent to remain a Michigan resident, despite the fact that he needs a place to live in Ohio because of his job.
If he lists his home of record as Michigan for tax purposes, I think you have a strong case that you are a Michigan resident.
Make sure you are registered to vote in Michigan.
Just my opinion.</p>
<p>Cleanly put, my father is NOT a resident of Michigan. He is a resident of Ohio. He does not have a Michigan drivers license or anything of that sort.</p>
<p>epsilon, I don't know what you're getting at about the speration question. When people say their parents are seperated, it usually means for marital issues.</p>
<p>I called the residency office. They weren't very helpful and they said just to fill out the form or whatever.</p>