<p>My daughter will hopefully be attending UW Seattle this fall as a freshman. She will have graduated from an oos highschool so will be attending as a OOS freshman.</p>
<p>As her mother, I may have a very good opertunity to transfer with in my company to our seattle office. I would of course sell my house here (in Alabama), purchase or rent a house in seattle, pay taxes, change my vehicles registrations, etc. I was planing on moving some place new any way once my daughter graduated highschool.</p>
<p>And as you can guess my question is;
will my daughter who is my dependant, have a decent chance at gaining residency after we/I have resided in Washington for 1 year. Or will the fact that she entered as oos, be a factor?</p>
<p>should I try posting this in another forum? I know ultimately its up to the board to decide. I guess I was hoping to hear a sucess story or failure story, or simple opinion.</p>
<p>From the way I read it I think she would be considered a resident at that point. You should call the college to get their interpretation. This can’t be the first time this has come up.</p>
<p>You would fall under this provision of RCW 28B.15.012, the statute that defines residency for tution purposes:</p>
<p>“A dependent student, if one or both of the student’s parents or legal guardians have maintained a bona fide domicile in the state of Washington for at least one year immediately prior to commencement of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at any institution.”</p>
<p>In other words, you would have to move there, quickly get what you need to prove domicile (such as driver’s license and voting card) and then the quarter or semester that begins after you have been there for a year will be at in-state tution rates.</p>
<p>Generally, you can always petition to change residency classification once you have met the required conditions. In this case, your daughter is your dependent and you will be moving in say June, 2-3 months before school starts. I am assuming your daughter is your dependent and you will be paying for some or all of her expenses. </p>
<p>At the end one year, you can request a change in classification and the reason is that you had job transfer and intend to be a Washington resident. As long as you have done the right things (rent or preferably buy a house, get a bank account, file Washington Income tax returns ) you have a legitimate case. Call the school and tell them that you are looking at job transfer and you have questions about residency and they should be able to confirm. I do not see an issue as long as it a legitimate move and you have the documents to prove it.</p>
<p>It sounds like she would qualify as an in-state dependent student after you have resided continuously in the state for one year. If you look at the residency petition form it will give you a clear idea of what you, the parent, will have to establish to prove your residency. As long as you can show that you moved for a job and not just to follow your child and save money, it should work. Here’s the form: <a href=“http://depts.washington.edu/registra/forms/UoW1819.pdf[/url]”>http://depts.washington.edu/registra/forms/UoW1819.pdf</a></p>
<p>I just read that Kiplingers ranked UW really high (#6 or so) in best values in public universities for in-state tuition. So you’ve chosen a good time to make the move!</p>
<p>Thanks all,
Your answers are exactly what I was looking for. Since the fall quarter does not start till late sept. We could easily get the 12 month requirement before the following fall quarter.<br>
I appreciate your suggestions and will be in contact with the university.
As I mentioned I’m ready to change my location any way, glad it looks like it will pay off.</p>