What state do I put in on the FAFSA/Fin Aid etc? I don’t have a residency claim since my family has been living abroad for years.
What was your family’s state of residence when they moved overseas? Where are your parent’s registered to vote?
Oh. Never considered that.
New York it is. Thanks! I don’t think I qualify for in-state tuition right?
Depends, you will have to check residency requirements for the schools. You will have to see if your family has the required and up to date documentation to prove it.
Colleges grant “resident” status to former residents residing abroad on a case-by-case basis
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Are you living abroad because a parent is in the military or has some other official gov’t job there? Or were you born here while your parents were here for awhile, but then for personal reasons moved abroad?
If it’s the former, then you may still have state residency. If it’s the latter, and you didn’t go to HS in NY, then you don’t.