<p>I have filed a residency application to U of M but got denied. I am about to file an appeal and here is my situation:</p>
<p>1) I am a green card holder. I would have been attending HS in Michigan for 3 years upon graduation.</p>
<p>2) And I thought here is the bummer. I am now living with my aunt, even though she is my legal guardian, my parents still are my primary financial source; unfortunately, my dad does not live here due to his job, my mom lives with me most of the time (she'll go visit my dad from time to time) and does not have a job.</p>
<p>I would be really thankful if someone can give me some advice for my appeal.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what to offer you other than UMs residency requirements; is there anything here that would be a BASIS for an appeal? Neither attending HS in MI or having relatives in the state are basis for residency. Seems like your only possible reasons for appeal would be based on your mother or your legal guardian living in MI, but is there anything more that you can say beyond what you put in your original residency application??</p>
<p>Read the website carefully and ensure that you meet as many bullet points for residency as stated. Write to the point. Almost every sentence in your original post is vague and passive…you say I would have been attending HS for three years upon graduation - say I attended XYZ high school in yada ydad Michigan and will graduate on June whatever. You say your aunt is your legal guardian…but you don’t say My legal guardian since whatever year is yada yad and we live in xyz city, Michigan. (Make sure you attach copies of the court document). You say your mom lives with you “most of the time.” Where does your mom live, what does she use on her drivers license, what do her taxes say, what is “most of the time”, where is she the rest of the time. Don’t write in the passive. Look at each bullet point and if you can answer it, do so, and do not use passive tense. Supply the copies of drivers licenses and taxes as required… There are so many kids that want to attend UofM and pay in-state rates they are very, very careful about residency and they may very well deny you if the guardianship cannot be legally verified and your parents are clearly domiciled in another state or country. Best wishes.</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice! Sorry I haven’t made it clear enough on my post, but actually I’ve got to the very details when I filed my application, exactly like what you’ve said, and I have attached to it every single document that I have. So on my denial letter, they said according to the A-2 guidelines (the list of documents such as enrollment in HS, filing of Michigan resident income tax returns, Mi driver’s license blah blah blah…but unfortunately they do not demonstrate permanent domicile). So I have called and asked about my situation, they said legal guardianship doesn’t work in this case as long as my parents are not diseased. And now I am trying to figure out what they actually want on the residency approving process.</p>