Re: Becoming a resident of the state the school is in??
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19 Sep 2010, 08:05
A year and a day.
That's usually what schools base your residency off of. You must have lived in the state (with proof) for a year and a day, prior to the first day of classes. You fill out a residency form, and then they start digging into your history.
Schools know the game, so they dont base it simply off what date your lease says you moved in -- they want to see that you moved to the state for the long haul and not simply to get in-state tuition. Because of this, they'll usually start the 'year and a day' timer from when you really prove you want to be a resident -- you switch over your license, switch over your insurance, switch over your registration, get a job, etc. etc. etc. If they see your lease says July 1st 2010 move in but you switched over all of your resident items in September 2010, you might not get residency for an August 2011 class start date.
I hope this helps some.