Anonymous wrote:I found this website which seems interesting:

https://www.instateangels.com/state-tuition-rules-search/#:~:text=North%20Dakota%20is%20the%20easiest,don't%20do%20what's%20required!

Arkansas
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota

easiest states to get in-state residency. They rank Utah as the 2nd easiest state.

"If you are hoping to go to school full-time, work just a little, but still get pretty substantial help paying for school from parents or otherwise, Utah may be for you. "

Interestingly, they say South Dakota barely charges any difference between in state and OOS.

States that want people to move there

I found this website which seems interesting:

https://www.instateangels.com/state-tuition-rules-search/#:~:text=North%20Dakota%20is%20the%20easiest,don't%20do%20what's%20required!

Arkansas
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota

easiest states to get in-state residency. They rank Utah as the 2nd easiest state.

"If you are hoping to go to school full-time, work just a little, but still get pretty substantial help paying for school from parents or otherwise, Utah may be for you. "

Interestingly, they say South Dakota barely charges any difference between in state and OOS.

Utah is pretty easy, but other states are trickier.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC successfully became a state resident in the state of his OOS university. The requirement was 1 year. He became independent (eg didn’t claim DC on parent taxes), parents didn’t financially support, obtained drivers license in new state, did voter registration in new state, maintained residence in the new state even over the summer, etc.

The university DC actually had a session for OOS folks and what was needed as part of their admitted students day.

Name the school. Would love to look at the link their policy.

Your kid did not get ANY family support?

They could pay for their tuition, room, board, and all incidentals without parent funding?

Maybe Utah? I've heard they make it easy.

Anonymous wrote:My DC successfully became a state resident in the state of his OOS university. The requirement was 1 year. He became independent (eg didn’t claim DC on parent taxes), parents didn’t financially support, obtained drivers license in new state, did voter registration in new state, maintained residence in the new state even over the summer, etc.

The university DC actually had a session for OOS folks and what was needed as part of their admitted students day.

Name the school. Would love to look at the link their policy.

Your kid did not get ANY family support?

They could pay for their tuition, room, board, and all incidentals without parent funding?

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Anonymous wrote:In Virginia if you graduate from an in state high school the presumption is you’re an in state resident.

We have boarding schools and foreign citizens here, so this isn't necessarily true.

They look at where you're paying your taxes and some other things.

international students never qualify for in-state tuition. they need a student visa to attend a US university.

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Anonymous wrote:What if a kid in MD gets in EA to UVA, graduates from their MD HS, then turns 18 and moves to VA that summer? Can he get in state tuition by his sophomore year? (Assume family stays in MD, kid moves out and gets an apartment and a summer job.)

The parent/family has to move to VA. I believe however if you own a 2nd home in MD (and pay MD property and other relevant taxes), that you can get in-state tuition at UMD even if you are not a resident.

I also have read, but don't know if it is true, that you can get FL tuition if you have a grandparent residing there? Is that just urban myth?

Oh - tell me more. Primary home in VA but second home is MD. DC accepted to UMD. Can we really claim residency?

To be more specific about UMD being “quite strict,” they look at whether you have “primary home” and most personal belongings in MD, MD drivers license and car registration, pay MD taxes, registered to vote, etc. Second home def wont do it.

And universities have residency officers who are like detectives. Sometimes a family will have mom register her car in the state with the vacation home, etc. and try and submit enough paperwork to look like they are in-state, but they do audits periodically and if it doesn't add up -- if a kid graduated from a high school in another state, all the family income is from dad who files taxes in another state, the residence is clearly a beach condo, etc. -- the school can go after you for back tuition (and not let you register for future classes or transfer your credits to another school until the debt is clear). They do not mess around with this.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait until the acceptances are in hand. If you move after graduation in many places you’ll be fine after a year, but you should check to be certain. For instance, the UC school requirements are very stringent and they basically say on their website it’s pretty impossible to move from being classified as an oos to in state student.

I don't read anything in the UC requirements other than you have to be a resident for 1 year.

It is impossible for an 18-year old that is supported by a parent to simply become a CA resident and get in-state tuition (you have to become emancipated and jump through all kinds of hoops), but it is a different matter if the parent who is paying the bills and the student move to CA and become CA residents.

I am also not aware of any states that require the kid graduate from a high school in that state. Does anyone know which states have that requirement?

DP. I'm pretty sure it is not that easy. I thought I read that you can't get residency if you came for college and are in college there. It was a while ago, though.

Again, that pertains to just the student. It is quite another thing if the entire family moves to CA, which is what OP is proposing (though not necessarily CA).

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Anonymous wrote:What if a kid in MD gets in EA to UVA, graduates from their MD HS, then turns 18 and moves to VA that summer? Can he get in state tuition by his sophomore year? (Assume family stays in MD, kid moves out and gets an apartment and a summer job.)

The parent/family has to move to VA. I believe however if you own a 2nd home in MD (and pay MD property and other relevant taxes), that you can get in-state tuition at UMD even if you are not a resident.

I also have read, but don't know if it is true, that you can get FL tuition if you have a grandparent residing there? Is that just urban myth?

Oh - tell me more. Primary home in VA but second home is MD. DC accepted to UMD. Can we really claim residency?

To be more specific about UMD being “quite strict,” they look at whether you have “primary home” and most personal belongings in MD, MD drivers license and car registration, pay MD taxes, registered to vote, etc. Second home def wont do it.

Do the kids attend school in MD? If not, then no.

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Anonymous wrote:What if a kid in MD gets in EA to UVA, graduates from their MD HS, then turns 18 and moves to VA that summer? Can he get in state tuition by his sophomore year? (Assume family stays in MD, kid moves out and gets an apartment and a summer job.)

The parent/family has to move to VA. I believe however if you own a 2nd home in MD (and pay MD property and other relevant taxes), that you can get in-state tuition at UMD even if you are not a resident.

I also have read, but don't know if it is true, that you can get FL tuition if you have a grandparent residing there? Is that just urban myth?

Oh - tell me more. Primary home in VA but second home is MD. DC accepted to UMD. Can we really claim residency?

To be more specific about UMD being “quite strict,” they look at whether you have “primary home” and most personal belongings in MD, MD drivers license and car registration, pay MD taxes, registered to vote, etc. Second home def wont do it.

Here are the residency requirements for University of Michigan.

https://ro.umich.edu/tuition-residency/residency