<p>How does this work?</p>
<p>My parents are divorced and one of my parents lives in Virginia. However, I go to school and live with my other parent in New York. Can I apply as an in- state student? Thanks so much!!</p>
<p>Yes, if your Virginia parent provides the majority of your support. (This is true for all Virginia public schools, not just UVa. For example, WM, VT, JMU, etc.)</p>
<p>On the Common Application “Residency” question, “Do you believe you may qualify for in-state tuition?”, select “yes.” Then have your Virginia parent fill out all the “Parent/Legal Guardian Residency” questions.</p>
<p>Here’s some of the official rules in Virginia. Most importantly, Virginia residency needs to be established 12 months in advance. The rules are purposefully designed to make it difficult to “game the system” in admissions and tuition. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.schev.edu/students/vadomicile.asp”>http://www.schev.edu/students/vadomicile.asp</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.schev.edu/students/vadomicileguidelines.asp”>http://www.schev.edu/students/vadomicileguidelines.asp</a></p>
<p>^ thanks, that reminds me - you can also be eligible if your Virginia parent claims you as his/her dependent on his/her tax returns, regardless of which parent provides the majority of your support.</p>
<p>"A. A dependent child is a student who is listed as a dependent on the federal or state income tax return of his parents or legal guardian or who receives substantial financial support from his parents or legal guardian.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>A dependent child does not have to live with a parent or legal guardian.</p></li>
<li><p>A dependent child does not have to be a full-time student.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>B. When the domicile and residence of the student’s parents differ, the domicile of the dependent child may be either:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>The domicile of the parent with whom he resides for purposes other than a vacation or visit;</p></li>
<li><p>The domicile of the parent who claims the child as a dependent for federal and Virginia income tax purposes currently and for the tax year prior to the date of alleged entitlement; or</p></li>
<li><p>The domicile of the parent who provides substantial financial support.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>The presumption is that the student has the domicile of the parent described in either Section 08 B 2 or 3. For example, if a child lives with his mother, but the father, who is a Virginia domiciliary, claims the child as a dependent on his federal and Virginia income tax returns, the child is rebuttably presumed to have Virginia domicile through his father."</p>
<p>“substantial financial support” is defined as > 50%. If your Virginia parent pays CS, then the CS order should state both the total amount of support and the allocation between your parents (for example, $2000/month, 40% paid by parent A and 60% paid by parent B, with whichever parent the child primarily lives with assumed to provide the support “in kind”, that is, providing food/clothing/shelter/etc.).</p>
<p>If there is no written CS order (or, if there is one but it does not indicate that your Virginia parent provides > 50% of your support), then I suggest your parents <em>immediately</em> complete the IRS paperwork for your Virginia parent to claim you as a dependent. I believe that would have to be completed a full year before matriculating, i.e., this month if you expect to start in Fall 2015.</p>
<p>So much great information!!!</p>
<p>Feel free to contact the Office of Virginia Status if you have ANY questions. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/provost/vastatus/”>http://www.virginia.edu/provost/vastatus/</a></p>
<p>IRS form 8332, “Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent”</p>