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So I have an interesting situation on my hands. I was born and raised in the US (Kentucky) but moved overseas with my family and graduated high school in the United Arab Emirates before coming to the US alone for uni where I now am in Michigan. To make my situation even more complicated, my family has recently moved back to the US ( KY) and I file as a dependent. My question is, what state would I be considered a resident of? I graduate in December of this year and plan on applying in the 2023-2024 cycle and will start working in Michigan from august 2022 till med school matriculation (assuming I get accepted in the 2023 cycle). I got my driver's license in Michigan and I am not registered to vote in any state. I've also signed my apartment lease in MI till August 2023.
I can see one argument being that if I wasn't studying in Michigan to begin with I'd be with my family in Kentucky and thus I am a KY resident. I also file as a dependent and my parents are in KY so that would make sense.
I can also see another argument being that since I studied and graduated in MI + got my drivers license here + will be working here for around ~1.5 years (and thus file taxes in MI) I would be considered a Michigan resident.
Regardless of residency, could I claim to have strong ties to both states? Which state has a stronger IS bias? Cheers
I can see one argument being that if I wasn't studying in Michigan to begin with I'd be with my family in Kentucky and thus I am a KY resident. I also file as a dependent and my parents are in KY so that would make sense.
I can also see another argument being that since I studied and graduated in MI + got my drivers license here + will be working here for around ~1.5 years (and thus file taxes in MI) I would be considered a Michigan resident.
Regardless of residency, could I claim to have strong ties to both states? Which state has a stronger IS bias? Cheers
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