Claiming Residency

[Tre Cool]

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hi all,

i gotta question regarding residency. so this is what i have planned. right now i have some volunteer jobs that keep me busy some days. but next year i was thinking of moving somewhere else (another state). if i get a FT job there and it pays enough to support me more than 50% will i be considered independent? and if so, will i be disqualified from being considered a resident of the state my parents live in?

 

[PhDtoDO]

Each school has their own way of calculating or establishing residency. If you keep all your digits, taxes, and license in your home state and don't mention the other job( or 'travelling' as I would call it if asked) in your applications you're fine.

They are very particular about it. It takes several years out of school to establish residency so if you moved officially now you might have to argue and debate with your 'instate' status and nows probably not the time to do that.

I do know that some people (my boyfriend included) who applied in state in two states.

Do you want to remain instate in FL? Check out their individual websites and from what you've already found it sounds like you already know.

Ex I am from StLouis but went to Chicago for college. I was instate in Missouri and outof state in IL at that time. Now I live in LA but still have a MO drivers license...but I'm instate LA because I've been out of MO for too long. (Car insurance in LA is twice MO).

I'd say don't change any of your digits...if you work in another state you can still file in FL...mostlikely you'll need to file in both.

My opinions.

Good Luck

i

 

[Doctor Bagel]

yeah, it sounds like you're a florida resident. if you want to keep your florida residence, keep your florida license and permanent address in florida. if you move and work in another state, file taxes in florida as a resident working in another state and file taxes in the other state as a non-resident. you will get screwed on paying taxes, though.

 

[PhDtoDO]

Hi again,

I see what you mean. If you apply in-state, most of these schools will send you a form or some kind of verification of residency. You can do it, but do what the guy says about working out of state and the tax thing.

If you're still worried...just call the instate schools youre interested in and talk to them about your situation. You don't need to worry about leaving a wrong impression because they're not taking notes and it might be an opportunity to get to know you.

Just keep everything and even your credit cards in state (I pay online anyways) and you can do this no sweat.

Good L!

s

 

[Tre Cool]

thanks for clearing this up for me!! i'll definitely take your advice.

 

[ATN19]

I had the EXACT same dilemma yesterday. I'm from Texas but went to college in Illinois. I am looking to work in Chicago for the next two years so I called TMDSAS (the TX common app service). The guy told me what everyone else has been saying. At least in TX, claiming residency isn't just a legal issue. They want to see that you have a connection to TX and that you plan on coming back. So he told me to keep my TX driver's license, have my insurance and car registration in TX, have TX voter's registration (b/c I have IL right now), keep my permanent address here, TX bank account. Basically, keep your base in your home state.

The first 12 months after graduation, your residency isn't questioned here. They don't care where you've gone. But after that 12 months, it's the student's burden to prove their residency. Just my 2 cents.