Questions about TX residency

[mecliose]

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According to TMDSAS, to claim Texas Residency through HS graduation, I must have:

1. Graduated from a Texas high school or received a GED in Texas; and
2. Lived in Texas for the 36 months immediately before high school graduation; and
3. Lived in Texas continuously for the 12 months immediately preceding the application deadline.

I fulfilled (1) and (2) once I graduated from my HS in TX in 4 years, but I have never lived in TX before HS nor do any of my parents live there. Also I am going to college in another state.

So in order to qualify for (3), do I simply need to "exist" in TX for 12 months prior to TMDSAS application deadline and provide proof, without necessarily having to establish domicile?

Also for my legal residence, could I put NJ (where my parents established domicile, though I've only lived in NJ for a few months) in AMCAS and TX in TMDSAS?

 

[wysdoc]

According to TMDSAS, to claim Texas Residency through HS graduation, I must have:

1. Graduated from a Texas high school or received a GED in Texas; and
2. Lived in Texas for the 36 months immediately before high school graduation; and
3. Lived in Texas continuously for the 12 months immediately preceding the application deadline.

I fulfilled (1) and (2) once I graduated from my HS in TX in 4 years, but I have never lived in TX before HS nor do any of my parents live there. Also I am going to college in another state.

So in order to qualify for (3), do I simply need to "exist" in TX for 12 months prior to TMDSAS application deadline and provide proof, without necessarily having to establish domicile?

Also for my legal residence, could I put NJ (where my parents established domicile, though I've only lived in NJ for a few months) in AMCAS and TX in TMDSAS?

If you have not lived in Texas since graduating HS, and your parents do not live in Texas, unfortunately you are not a Texan.
You can only list 1 state of residence and that seems to be NJ.
Apply to Texas schools as an OOS applicant if you want to.

 

[mecliose]

If you have not lived in Texas since graduating HS, and your parents do not live in Texas, unfortunately you are not a Texan.
You can only list 1 state of residence and that seems to be NJ.
Apply to Texas schools as an OOS applicant if you want to.

I understand that I’m not a Texan as of now.

But hypothetically speaking, for the 2028-2029 cycle, if I DO live in Texas from Oct. 2027 until the application deadline which will be 12 months in total, I can qualify for instate right?


And if my TX residency claim is approved, do I still need to report NJ as my state of residence on TMDSAS since I can only list one state of residence?

Apologies for the weird questions, these rules are confusing.

 

[wysdoc]

I understand that I’m not a Texan as of now.

But hypothetically speaking, for the 2028-2029 cycle, if I DO live in Texas from Oct. 2027 until the application deadline which will be 12 months in total, I can qualify for instate right?


And if my TX residency claim is approved, do I still need to report NJ as my state of residence on TMDSAS since I can only list one state of residence?

Apologies for the weird questions, these rules are confusing.

If you live and work in Texas for over a year as an independent adult (and not being in Texas primarily as a student) you would be establishing your state residency in Texas, and would list Texas as your state of residence for both TMDSAS and AMCAS.
Don't cut it too close, if this is what you plan to do, and move to Texas in August or September! Save apartment lease, utility bill statements, etc. to prove you are living here if TMDSAS asks for documentation.

For an older (and at some points tedious and contentious! 😵) post I made in the past about this, check out this link:

Thread 'Texas Residency Status: How Does TMDSAS determine it?'

Oct 26, 2018

There have been many SDN members recently wondering if they qualify to apply to Texas medical schools as a Texas resident. TMDSAS makes the determination about each applicant by very clear and simple guidelines, detailed on their site. I will provide a link below. Your status will be determined as of October 1 in the year you are applying.
The first 2 paragraphs at link 1 explain that they are classifying you for the purpose of the applicant pool. The IRS, various schools, and various other entities may have slightly different definitions.

1. Please read the...

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If the TMDSAS links about residency are outdated on that post, you will find new ones in the TMDSAS guide. TMDSAS Application Guide

 

[Hurricanado]

Texas seems to look for any excuse to ding you as an instate resident. Buddy of mine barely escaped getting burned last year and thankfully applied to a bunch of privates kinda late and landed at one. I did the same because my former home state med school then (OK) was being really strange with its admits and also thankfully landed safely. He said TMDSAS took its sweet time letting him know he was not considered instate but earlier when he had tried to get help, they kept telling him "read the legislation" as they apparently expect applicants to be lawyers or something. His interpretation sure wasn't the one they determined. Be careful with Texas and try to apply elsewhere if you can even if it means dealing with the AMCAS application. FWIW, an AMCAS school saved his butt. Saved mine too. Also, if you do AMCAS, don't rule out Oklahoma since they are all about the out of staters these days. Good luck!

 

[wysdoc]

Texas seems to look for any excuse to ding you as an instate resident. Buddy of mine barely escaped getting burned last year and thankfully applied to a bunch of privates kinda late and landed at one. I did the same because my former home state med school then (OK) was being really strange with its admits and also thankfully landed safely. He said TMDSAS took its sweet time letting him know he was not considered instate but earlier when he had tried to get help, they kept telling him "read the legislation" as they apparently expect applicants to be lawyers or something. His interpretation sure wasn't the one they determined. Be careful with Texas and try to apply elsewhere if you can even if it means dealing with the AMCAS application. FWIW, an AMCAS school saved his butt. Saved mine too. Also, if you do AMCAS, don't rule out Oklahoma since they are all about the out of staters these days. Good luck!

I agree they could do better with the determination of status. I heard from some applicants last year who were given a "preliminary" determination of in-state status but then told "well, maybe not" and asked to provide documentation. If it extended the verification process by a week for those not clearly in the resident category, it would be worth it to get a solid answer the first time.