<p>Hey so I got into a college in PA & Ive accepted my offer of admission. The thing is I was born in the States (in PA) but since my parents arent US nationals we moved out of the US after my dad finished working their so I'm not classified as a resident of PA. Thats because I didn't live their for a years and well, my parents aren't nationals either
That means that their going to charge me as an out of state student and I don't have enough money (despite the financial aid) for that. I mean, the reason why I applied in PA was because I thought Id be classified as a resident.
Anyhow, ive been reading up & I figure that if I have in an applicationa bt my intent to remain in PA they can classify me as a resident and what not? But does anyone have any experience with all this?
Should I do the paper work when I come down to the States to college in fall or should I be e-mailing ppl now and try to get a move on? I mean, if I started when I come down, will it probably work out because I really do want to be classified as a PA resident. & I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to do..</p>
<p>Requirements for Resident Classification: **Students may be classified as Pennsylvania residents for tuition purposes if they have resided in Pennsylvania for at least twelve months before initial enrollment, for other than educational purposes;* this constitutes PA domicile. Students under the age of twenty-two (age 21 at Penn State U), however, are presumed to have the same residence as that of their parents or legal guardians.</p>
<p>Dependent resident students whose parents or guardians move from Pennsylvania may remain PA residents for tuition purposes, as long as they continue to maintain a separate residence within the state.
The residency status of spouses is generally determined independently.*</p>
<p>Because you cannot get residency for the sole purpose of attending school you will continued to be classified as an out of state and pay out of state rates.</p>
<p>Sybbie is correct. You are an out of state student. The only way you would be reclassified as in state would be for your parents to move back to Pennsylvania. Even with that, they would have to be there for 12 months prior to your reclassification as an instate student. Bottom line for almost all state universities....if you are undergraduate student and do not meet the independent student criteria (over 24, have dependent children, married, or orphaned) you will NOT receive in state tuition unless your family resides in the state in which you are enrolling in college.</p>
<p>grrr...I read somewhere that if I provided a sworn statement of my intention to make PA my state of residency they would seriously consider me? Any idea if that counts? I understand ppl can abuse that and maybe thats why they dont let ppl do it that easily but the fact is even if i did decide to study somewhere else after college or whatever I'd still want to remain a PA resident and I wouldnt try to change that</p>
<p>If it were that simple parents would let their kids get a statement of intention to states with great public schools and pay the cost of being in-state even if you are out of state.</p>
<p>The bottom line answer is going to be no because as long as you are considered a dependent student , as Thumper say unless you are over 24, married, in the military or orphaned, your residence will be whereever your parents live.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>I read somewhere that if I provided a sworn statement of my intention to make PA my state of residency they would seriously consider me? Any idea if that counts? >></p> </blockquote>
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<p>It does not count. You are an out of state resident...period. There is no way around that right now. Your parents do not have residency in Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>One thing to consider, if you have been living abroad, you could still be a legal resident of a state, even though you don't actually "live" there. </p>
<p>Do your parents vote some where? If so, that is their state of residence. Do they file state income taxes? Do they file federal income taxes?</p>
<p>The online stated rules do not always cover unique circumstances like this.</p>
<p>We have mnay friends who have lived abroad...some attempt to be non-residents of their home country (Canada) to avoid taxes, they would not be able to obtain resident rates. Others (American) lived abroad and maintained their residency in their "home" state...voting absentee, tax returns, etc.</p>
<p>Check with your parents how they have filed taxes.</p>
<p>On the other hand if you are not US Citizens or US residents in any way, then you are international and the financial aid is minimal. I do not know, if you are a US citizen, but not resident, how they would handle it. You could call and tallk to some one VERY experienced at your school in the residency dept.</p>
<p>Sorry, my BIL is a US citizen living abroad. He owns a house in the states and votes in a state, and he files US taxes. His children are NOT considered residents of that state for instate tuition purposes. In fact, that family has lived in several states over the years (when living in the US). They have owned homes. Bottom line is they have not lived in the states for a long time...they do not have residency here. Their residency is elsewhere. They do not have instate status anywhere in the US...because that is not their place of residency.</p>