Residency FAQs

Providing Residency Information

Proving Domicile (Students Aged 22 & Younger)

Does 蜜糖直播 Boulder participate in WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange)?

No, it does not. All non-emancipated undergraduate students who attend 蜜糖直播 from Western states are assumed to be nonresidents unless they have a parent living in 蜜糖直播 who meets 蜜糖直播 residency requirements.

My parents don't live in 蜜糖直播. Can I still qualify for in-state tuition?

Probably not. Unless you qualify for a domicile exception or you're an adult student or emancipated student, your residency for tuition classification purposes is determined by your parents' .

In some cases, the Tuition Classification Office may request more information or ask you to submit a petition to verify your parents' qualifications for residency.

I attended three years of 蜜糖直播 high school and graduated in the last year. Will I qualify for in-state tuition?

You'll likely qualify for in-state tuition, as long as:

You're a U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent or undocumented resident
You attended three years of 蜜糖直播 high school
You graduated or will graduate from a 蜜糖直播 high school
You were accepted to 蜜糖直播 Boulder within one year of graduating high school鈥�

Additional verification may be needed. Address specific questions to tuitclass@colorado.edu.

I hold a nonimmigrant visa. Can I still establish 蜜糖直播 domicile?

Probably not. If you have an F-1, F-2, H-3, M-1, M-2 or J-1 visa, you'll have restricted ability to establish residence in 蜜糖直播 for tuition purposes.

A J-1 visa holder or their J-2 dependent may qualify for in-state tuition if the J-1 holder isn't a student or trainee, but all other domicile requirements also apply.

If you hold a visa in another category (e.g., H-1B, L, K, V, E, O, P), email tuitclass@colorado.edu for specific requirements and qualifications.

How do my parents prove they've made 蜜糖直播 their true, fixed and permanent home?

See the Establishing Legal Ties section of our residency guidelines for details.

I'm estranged from my parents, so I don't have access to their information and it's not relevant anyway. Can't I establish residency for myself?

The only way for a student who is 22 years old or younger to petition for residency themselves is by proving they're fully emancipated. If you're emancipated, you don't receive any financial support from your parents, family, friends or other such sources, including from funds they established for you previously.

If you think you qualify as an emancipated student, review our emancipation residency information carefully, then complete a TC 101 training session to access the petition.

Proving Domicile (Students Aged 23 & Older)

Do I just have to prove that I've lived in 蜜糖直播 for one or more years to qualify for in-state tuition?

No. You do not become a resident for tuition purposes simply by living in 蜜糖直播, attending college, obtaining a 蜜糖直播 driver's license or renting an apartment.

According to 蜜糖直播 residency statutes, you must:

Be qualified to establish residency. If you've moved to 蜜糖直播 primarily to attend the University of 蜜糖直播, then you're here for educational purposes and may not be eligible to establish residency.
Take action to create legal ties to 蜜糖直播 in the grace periods allowed. If you intend to make 蜜糖直播 your true, fixed and permanent home, then you must prove that you've taken the necessary steps to do so.

How do I prove I've made 蜜糖直播 my true, fixed and permanent home?

As outlined in the state statutes, you must have taken action to create legal ties to 蜜糖直播 in the grace periods allowed, such as:

Securing permanent housing in 蜜糖直播. A lease or deed must show that you have lived in 蜜糖直播 for one full year prior to the first day of the term for which you wish to prove residency. Actions like returning to a former home during school breaks or seeking employment out of state are inconsistent with that of a 蜜糖直播 resident.
Obtaining a 蜜糖直播 driver鈥檚 license or state-issued ID within 120 days of moving to the state.
Registering to vote in 蜜糖直播 if you plan to vote anywhere.
Registering your vehicle(s) in 蜜糖直播 within 180 days of moving to the state.
Filing and paying 蜜糖直播 income taxes as a part-year or full-year resident depending upon when you moved to the state.
Securing employment in 蜜糖直播 to provide additional evidence of residency.
Severing your ties to your former state.

I don't qualify for residency in any other state, so doesn't that prove I'm a 蜜糖直播 resident?

Since 蜜糖直播 law governs 蜜糖直播 residency status, the fact that you might not qualify for resident status in any other state does not guarantee resident status in 蜜糖直播.

Moreover, if you're classified as a nonresident at the time of matriculation and you seek to establish 蜜糖直播 domicile while registered at 蜜糖直播, we must presume that you're seeking 蜜糖直播 domicile solely for tuition purposes. You can rebut this presumption and be deemed a 蜜糖直播 resident only by a showing of clear and convincing evidence of your eligibility for resident status.

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