This document is intended to provide general information concerning residency classification guidelines for fee-paying purposes and will respond directly to questions concerning residency classification frequently asked by students and their families.
Students who want to appeal their residency classification should review the complete listing of residency classification guidelines and should complete the "Application for Resident Classification."
This document does not replace or supersede the "Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status for Indiana University Fee Purposes" which took effect February 1, 1974.
No. The exception (noted above) to the 12-month physical presence requirement applies only to unemancipated persons under 24 years of age whose parents or legal guardians move to or reside in Indiana. All other people must meet the 12-month physical presence requirement.
No. Any person who meets the residency guidelines is eligible for resident student status without regard to previous enrollment as a nonresident student.
No. You must file an "Application for Resident Classification" (Residency Application) with the Office of the Registrar.
No. If a person can provide convincing evidence that the move to Indiana was without the predominant purpose of attending an institution of higher education, future resident student classification should not be affected by University enrollment during the 12-month residency period, even if such enrollment is on a full-time basis.
No. Although marriage to a resident of Indiana is one of the factors considered in the determination of predominant purpose, the existence of this factor does not automatically result in resident status.
However, after providing convincing evidence that the marriage has changed a student's predominant purpose for being in Indiana, a nonresident student may be eligible for reclassification to resident student status 12 months after the date of marriage.
No. Persons who are in Indiana for the predominant purpose of education do not become eligible for resident student status based on paying taxes to the state.
Yes. The State of Indiana determines for specific purposes (driver's licenses, voter registration, etc.) the requirements for becoming a legal resident of the state. However, the state legislature has delegated to Indiana's institutions of higher education the responsibility of determining when a person becomes eligible for resident student status.
Many nonresident students are considered legal residents of the state. These individuals are eligible to carry an Indiana driver's license, register to vote, and be called to serve as members of juries. However, persons who reside in Indiana for the predominant purpose of education are considered nonresidents for fee-paying purposes at the University.
No. Once a person has been properly classified as a resident student, that person shall remain a resident student so long as they remain continuously enrolled (each Spring and Fall semester) in the University until earning the degree in progress.
It depends. If you returned to the state within one year of the time you left, the university still considers you a resident. If you were gone more than a year, you would be a non-resident.
We don't consider any time spent out-of-state as a student against you as long as you return to Indiana within one year following your last enrollment or graduation.
Military families from Indiana maintain their Indiana resident status as long as they continue to file their personal income tax returns in Indiana. Members of these families must provide copies of their Indiana income tax returns or military documents that indicate the military member's personal income tax withholding state.
For members of the US military who are stationed in Indiana on a permanent change of station (PCS) and their dependents, the university provides a remission of the non-resident fee assessments. The military member is not classified as a resident, but the university provides a remission on nonresident fees. Spouses of military members stationed in Indiana on a PCS are provided this remission for the first year. After they have been in Indiana for a year, they are eligible for resident classification.
Dependent children under the age of 24 who move with the military member are eligible to be classified as residents immediately under rule 2C. See above for dependent students whose parents move to Indiana.
Students who want to appeal their nonresident status should contact the Office of the Registrar and request and complete an "Application for Resident Classification" or obtain the document online. After the completed application is returned to the Office of the Registrar and evaluated, the student is notified in writing of the decision rendered.
Yes. Circumstances that exist on the first day of classes of each individual semester/session determine a person's eligibility for resident student status for that semester/session.
Students have until the last day of the effective semester, as set forth on the Academic Calendar, to deliver their completed application for reclassification to the Office of the Registrar.
No, you must file an appeal in the term or session in which reclassification is requested.
You may expect a determination of your appeal within 10 business days of receipt of all documentation relating to the Application for Resident Classification and any additional documentation requested by the Registrar.
No. Complete your registration as close to your assigned registration time as possible in order to have the best selection of courses.
You can submit the Residency Application as early as two months before the start of the term. If eligible for that term, we'll make the change in time for any tuition charges you'll receive from the university.
Yes. The nonresident portion of the fees already paid for the semester will be refunded if the student applies for resident student status before the deadline and if a resident decision is rendered. Note that the "effective date" for determining the student's eligibility is the first day of classes of the effective semester/session (see above).
Yes. Decisions from the campus Office of the Registrar can be appealed to the University Standing Committee on Residence. A written request for an appeal should be sent to the Office of the Registrar indicating an appeal with the committee is desired.
The Standing Committee on Residence currently meets online, one or more times a month.
Yes. Students may invite family members, friends, or others to the committee meeting. The student must provide a FERPA release before third parties can participate.
The student is notified in writing of the committee decision by the Committee Chair.
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