<p>I'm new, and have been lurking for awhile--this is my first post. </p>
<p>Do you guys know if the AMCAS designates what state you are a resident of, or if the individual schools make that designation. From what I have read, it seems that different states have different standards that qualify you as a "state resident." </p>
<p>Since this is the case, do any of you know of anyone has ever qualified as a state resident of two states? Particularly since TX and all the rest of the state schools use a different application system, I wonder if one could move to TX for a year and own property there, but still qualify as a state resident of his/her home state. </p>
<p>Anyways, I just want to see what thoughts/ideas/opinions people have on this. </p>
<p>On the AMCAS you list where you were born, where you grew up/consider your hometown, what your permanent address is, and what your current address is. The individual schools use this information to make their own determination about legal residence. It is unlikely, but probably possible that you could claim resident status in two states in the same time, but it'd probably be a rather unique situation.</p>
<p>To the best of my knowledge, you can't be a resident of two different states at the same time. Residency allows you to vote in that district and you can't be registered to vote in two different places.<br>
You must look up individual states' rules. Somes states even separate out "residency" and "residency for tuition purposes."</p>
<p>I looked into residency status for a few different states over the past few years, including CA, TX, and NC. Each of them had one requirement in common:</p>
<p>"You are not claiming residency in any other state."</p>
<p>To become a Texas resident you must live and work there for one year without being enrolled in college or you must own a homestead (a condo will do, cattle not required).</p>