<p>All of these questions about residency have me thinking about a theoretical question....</p>
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<li>Say someone graduated from a HS in Arizona and moved the summer after HS to California with her parents. Because they were new to the state, she paid OOS tuition at a CCC. After a year, she decided to take a year off from school and move elsewhere, lets say...to Montana.....</li>
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<p>Am I correct in saying that she would still be considered OOS for every state (including AZ) by virtue of still having parents living in California and having attended college as a OOS there? </p>
<p>However, let's say that she takes three semesters off and lives in Montana during that time, would she be able to return to California and be considered a resident for in-state tuition purposes by virtue of where her parents are living? Or would she be considered OOS in Montana, California AND Arizona?</p>
<p>If she had attended school in AZ immediately after graduating h.s, once she started as in-state, they probably would have allowed to remain in-state for tuition purposes even after her parents moved.</p>
<p>Once her family has lived in CA for a year, she will probably be able to get in-state residency. If they moved there due to job relocation, she could probably petition for in-state.</p>
<p>If she needs financial aid and is under the age of 24, she is a resident where her parents live and will be oos anywhere else. She will probably never be a montana resident for tuition purposes as long as she is considered a dependent for financial aid purposes.</p>
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not necessarily. You have to look up the law in the state of Montana. each state is different.
dependency for Financial aid is not dependent on living with one’s parents at all.
Hypothetically someone could leave home in Arizona, move to another state, say Montana or Virginia. Live and work there becoming a resident of that state. at age 20 apply to a college in that state and be considered a resident.<br>
Some states have a requirement that you be a resident for a year prior to enrolling in school and in other states you need to be a resident for a year prior to enrolling in that term.
It is entirely possible for a student to be a legal resident of a state that is different than their parent.</p>
<p>No, it depends on each state’s residency requirements.</p>
<p>In Arizona, you’re only a resident for in-state tuition purposes if you are financially independent and have lived in AZ for a year prior to the beginning of the school year, OR you are a dependent and your parents are Arizona residents. You then have to fill out a petition for residency consideration. (There are other eligibility situations: [Residency</a> Reclassification Survey | Arizona State University](<a href=“http://students.asu.edu/residencyreclassificationsurvey]Residency”>http://students.asu.edu/residencyreclassificationsurvey))</p>
<p>In Montana, you have to be physically present in MT for a year (12 months) without an absence of more than a month (30 days), and you have to take certain actions that show intent to make Montana your permanent residence, such as registering to vote or registering your vehicle in MT, or getting a driver’s license there. You also have to be at least 51% financially independent during that year, meaning that dependents who move to MT can’t claim residency just for living there. And if you were enrolled for more than half-time status during any semester that falls withint that year for establishing residency, you’re considered there primarily for educational purposes and that doesn’t count.
[MSU</a> Online Catalog - Residency Requirements](<a href=“http://www.montana.edu/wwwcat/academic/acad1.html]MSU”>http://www.montana.edu/wwwcat/academic/acad1.html)</p>
<p>In CA you have to have lived there for more than one year, show an intent to establish residency in CA (probably by similar means as MT’s) and demonstrate financial independence (not being claimed on your parents’ taxes for 2 years and having your own income that can support you). There are likewise other things that aren’t necessarily relevant to this discussion"
[University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html)</p>
<p>So in this case if the parents still live in California, that’s probably the only place that she’s considered a resident. If her parents decided to move to Montana with her, than she’s likely a resident of Montana.</p>
<p>If the family is still in CA…that means THE FAMILY place of residence would have been CA for more than one year. The student is a resident of the place where her parents reside…California.</p>
<p>Also, take into account that some public colleges in AZ and CA participate in the Western Undergraduate Exchange, which decreases the tuition for states within the scope.</p>
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thumper, I think you missed where she is taking off three semesters. When she does this she is no longer a student.
If the OP’s son/daughter moves to Montana, works for 18 months and establishes residency then he/she is a legal resident of the state of Montana.</p>
<p>Can he or she go back to CA and get away with claiming residency there? probably.</p>
<p>My point is that someone who is financially independent and a legal resident of a state different from their parents can be classified as a dependent student (based on age). The student’s legal residency remains in the state in which they have lived and supported themselves and doesn’t automatically revert to their parents state of residency.</p>
<p>For some reason, these questions get more and more complicated and strange post after post…</p>
<p>It was a theoretical question…really all in fun. :)</p>