Residence during applications

[FrostMD]

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Hello,

So, I am moving to Michigan in January 2020 and I am applying for the 2021 cycle and I would like to be considered an In-state michigan applicant, how does that work exactly? Will I be able to be considered an in-state applicant if applications open summer 2020? I'm not sure what to do? I'm moving there for a research job.

Thanks

 

[Orangekiwi]

The below is from the Michigan State Website, so I'm not positive it applies to other state universities but it seems pretty standard to me. I've bolded the part that I think most likely applies to you:

A. Dependent Students.

The domicile of a dependent student is presumed to be the same as that of the student's natural or adoptive parents. If only one parent is domiciled in Michigan, the student will be presumed to be a Michigan domiciliary whether or not that parent is the student's custodial parent.

A parent will be considered to be domiciled in Michigan if he/she:

(1) is permanently employed in Michigan;
(2) has established a household in Michigan; and
(3) has severed out-of-state ties.

B. Non-dependent Students.

A non-dependent student will be considered domiciled in Michigan if he/she has resided in Michigan for the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the first day of classes of the semester for which he/she is seeking in-state tuition status, and also meets either of the following criteria:

1. The student, or the student’s spouse, is employed in Michigan in a full-time, permanent job, and the employment is the primary purpose for the student's presence in Michigan; or
2. The student has not enrolled in any academic courses at any two-year or four-year degree granting institution during this twelve-month period.

Other Ways to Establish Eligibility

Students who meet any of the following standards will receive in-state tuition:

1. If a student, or the parent of a dependent student, is a missionary funded by a Michigan church, and the student or parent was domiciled in Michigan at the time he/she went on the mission.
2. If the parent of a dependent student, or an independent student (as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965, section 480(d)), has been employed as a migrant worker4 in Michigan for a minimum of two (2) months each year for three (3) of the five (5) years prior to the date of the proposed in-state tuition status, or for a minimum of three (3) months each year for two (2) of the five (5) years prior to the date of the proposed in-state tuition status, the student shall be classified as in-state. Proof and verification of employment is required.
3. A person using educational assistance under either Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill® - Active Duty Program), Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill®) of Title 38 of the United States Code, and/or the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)), Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehabilitation) while attending Michigan State University (regardless of his/her formal state of residence).
4. A student who, or whose spouse, or parent in the case of a dependent student:
   (1) is serving on active duty in the United States Uniformed Services;
   (2) is serving in the guard or reserves in one of those reserve components; or
   (3) has received an honorable discharge from one of those Services or reserve components.
5. A student who has served as a volunteer of the Peace Corps and who has satisfactorily completed his/her Peace Corps contract.
6. Graduate students during the period of their appointment as Graduate Assistants.
7. A student who is employed full-time by the University, or whose spouse, or parent in the case of dependent student, is employed full-time by the University.

 

[FrostMD]

Thank you!