Changing Residency for Admissions

[Sutter]

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I'm originally an NC resident...and would like to remain that way. Last September, I moved to Northern Virginia to start working for a consulting firm. I've been living in, and paying taxes to the State of Virginia for 10 months, and will have a "residence" here, and continue to pay taxes until I move to New York in about a month and a half.

For all intents and purposes, I'll have been living here for a year. Now...does that mean I inadvertently gave up my residency in NC?

I graduated from an NC High School, but haven't lived or paid taxes there for a year. My parents still live there, but do not claim me as a dependent.

On my AMCAS App, I listed myself as an NC resident. Gosh, this is confusing!

 

[mathnerd88]

You can claim residency from any state you wish. You just need an address from that state and meet their minimum state requirements to establish residency. Is your license still from NC?

You can also register to vote in NC, which will help you. I was in a similar situation, so I claimed my residency status as NJ eventually in my federal and income taxes. I still work in MA, but I just changed my addresses in all my income tax forms. I'm trying to gain IS status for NJ and then eventually IS tuition.

As for medical schools, they just look at which current and permanent address you put in your AMCAS to determine IS or OOS, more specifically your current address.

 

[Sutter]

You can claim residency from any state you wish. You just need an address from that state and meet their minimum state requirements to establish residency. Is your license still from NC?

You can also register to vote in NC, which will help you. I was in a similar situation, so I claimed my residency status as NJ eventually in my federal and income taxes. I still work in MA, but I just changed my addresses in all my income tax forms. I'm trying to gain IS status for NJ and then eventually IS tuition.

As for medical schools, they just look at which current and permanent address you put in your AMCAS to determine IS or OOS, more specifically your current address.

My driver's license is still from NC, and I've never been a registered voter (oops..).

On my AMCAS, I listed my current Virginian address and received In-state approval from a Virginia School (I'd never asked for this), even though I remember putting down on my AMCAS that I want to claim residency as an NC resident.

I called up UNC and they told me that they'd consider me IS because I graduated from an NC high school, but that means I can't in IS anywhere else.

 

[mathnerd88]

My driver's license is still from NC, and I've never been a registered voter (oops..).

On my AMCAS, I listed my current Virginian address and received In-state approval from a Virginia School (I'd never asked for this), even though I remember putting down on my AMCAS that I want to claim residency as an NC resident.

I called up UNC and they told me that they'd consider me IS because I graduated from an NC high school, but that means I can't in IS anywhere else.

Interesting, my IS state school for last cycle considered me OOS even though my permanent address was listed in NJ but current address was listed in MA. (And I also went to the same college as the medical school.)

 

[Grace184]

I believe you can claim the residency, you just may not qualify for OOS tuition (unless you have a family member still don there). You generally have to be living in the state for 2 yrs to qualify for the state tuition rate.

Edit: read the HS thing- that's also one of things that gives you the green light to skip past the red tape. Growing up and graduating there is a big help

 

[vellez]

You have to check each state, and I would suggest checking with the board of ed. In many states, mine for instance, the number of medical students is set by law, so states can be very strict about who is and isn't considered a resident. And schools can certainly get it wrong.