<p><a href=“https://faaaccess.ed.gov/fotw1213/help/fahelp46.htm[/url]”>https://faaaccess.ed.gov/fotw1213/help/fahelp46.htm</a> says “The state of legal residence is the student’s true, fixed, and permanent home,” and that “Foreign Country” is an acceptable response.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/residency-for-in-state-tuition.html[/url]”>https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/residency-for-in-state-tuition.html</a> says “Dependents of U.S. citizens living abroad who consider themselves residents of Georgia must provide documentation showing Georgia as their last state of residency, as well as Georgia tax records and proof of a prior domicile in Georgia to which they may return.” </p>
<p><a href=“https://etax.dor.ga.gov/FileReq.aspx[/url]”>https://etax.dor.ga.gov/FileReq.aspx</a> says “You are required to file a Georgia income tax return if any of the following apply: (a) You are required to file a Federal income tax return; (b) You have income subject to Georgia income tax but not subject to federal income tax; (c) Your income exceeds Georgia’s standard deduction and personal exemptions. These requirements apply as long as your legal residence is Georgia even if you are temporarily absent from the state or live outside the state temporarily.” </p>
<p>So if you’ve always intended to return to Georgia, and have been filing GA income tax returns, GA is probably your state of residency for FAFSA. The sale of your old house may blow the in-state tuition, but it may not. If you haven’t been filing GA income tax returns, you’re either not right with the GA DOR, or you’re not a GA resident.</p>