WA: Gaining residency for tuition purposes.

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<p><strong>Please don't leave any comments about going to college in my current state. Thank you.</strong></p>

<p>I am looking at going to community college, and then a 4 year university.. in Washington State. </p>

<p>Here is the residency form for the community college I wish to attend:</p>

<p><a href="http://new.shoreline.edu/forms/WashingtonStateResidencyCertificationForm.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://new.shoreline.edu/forms/WashingtonStateResidencyCertificationForm.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Regarding the duties, I will be able to provide documentation of my presence in Washington for 12 months, get my voters registraion card (not quite sure, I am not old enough to vote in my current state), and attach a letter from a future employer. </p>

<p>For the other duties, my questions are:</p>

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<li><p>If I do not intend to drive at all, do I not need to get my Washington drivers license and vehicle registration? Or would I need to get those anyway?</p></li>
<li><p>And, although it does not state it here, I have read that most colleges want you to prove that you are independent and have intentions to stay in the state. I plan on renting and apartment and paying for my tuition all with my own money that I have saved up. However, I think I have to recieve child support from my father until I am out of college. Would that count as money I would be recieveing for college from my parents? In other words, would that count as not being financially independent?</p></li>
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<p>I know these are questions I should probably ask the college itself. This is just my first step. I am still a junior in high school.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>If you are getting support you are not indpendent and not a real instate student. Most states are not allowing this anymore. Washington is one.</p>

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<p>sorry, most states make it extremely difficult for undergrads to obtain residency for tuition purposes (if the parents do not move instate), and as barrons notes, Washington is one of those states. California is another.</p>

<p>And yes, support from dad – whatever it is called – will eliminate your claim of being independent.</p>