<p>Someone mentioned this to me and it's a new concept for me so I'm having trouble finding anything about it:</p>
<p>For tuition, out-of-state students pay the out-of-state fee their first year but for the following years pay the in-state fee instead. </p>
<p>Seems too good to be real, but they insist, so...any ideas?
Thanks.</p>
<p>No.</p>
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<p>No - once you are classified as out of state you are always out of state - it’s almost impossible to become in-state at Michigan.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies!
Not surprised by the answers, but oh well.</p>
<p>Link to residency guidelines</p>
<p>[Residency</a> - Office of the Registrar](<a href=“http://ro.umich.edu/resreg.php]Residency”>Residency | Office of the Registrar)</p>
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<li> Circumstances that do not demonstrate permanent domicile</li>
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<p>The circumstances and activities listed below are temporary or indeterminate and do not demonstrate permanent domicile. Individuals whose presence in Michigan and claim to Michigan resident status are based solely on one or more of the following are not eligible for resident classification:</p>
<p>■enrollment in high school, community college, or university.
■participation in a medical residency program, fellowship, or internship.
■employment that is temporary or short-term or of the type usually considered an internship or apprenticeship.
■employment of the spouse or partner of an individual who is in Michigan for temporary pursuits.
■employment in a position normally held by a student.
■military assignment in Michigan for the applicant or the applicant’s spouse, partner, or parent (see section D for special military provision).
■payment of Michigan income tax and/or filing of Michigan resident income tax returns.
■presence of relatives (other than parents).
■ownership of property or payment of Michigan property taxes.
■possession of a Michigan driver’s license or voter’s registration.
■possession of a Permanent Resident Alien visa.
■continuous physical presence for one year or more.
■statement of intent to be domiciled in Michigan.</p>
<p>Unfortunately…completely untrue. It’s OOS for the long haul.</p>
<p>What if the parents relocated to MI?</p>
<p>I think the only way to get IS status is if your parents live there for like a full calender year and file Michigan state taxes.</p>
<p>Even if your parents were to move there for a year and pay taxes doesn’t necessarily demonstrate domicile. Michigan is definitely in a league of its own when it comes to proving residency compared to most other schools I’ve looked at.</p>
<p>that’s interesting… because i actually moved to michigan right before my senior year of highschool (family moved as well). somehow qualified for instate. to put a cherry on top, they also gave a 10k/year scholarship. kind of a flawed system in that sense but im not complaining…</p>
<p>Wow feathr, can’t say I’ve ever heard of that before… you definitely got lucky! I’ll be applying later this year for Fall '12 and can only cross my fingers that they consider me in-state. For all practical purposes I should be, but it’s a complicated situation so I’ll just have to wait and see.</p>
<p>yea, we had to provide a lot of paperwork, such as receipts of the moving costs for our belongings/furniture from our old home and also the receipts of payment for our current residence in michigan.</p>