To petition for residency reclassification, you must complete the Core Residency Questions and submit it to the Registrar’s Office before Census Day as reflected in the official Academic Calendar of the semester or session.
It is the student’s responsibility to submit requested documentation for the establishment of residency for tuition purposes. Please be aware that an incomplete Questionnaire will be returned to the student, to the address on file with the university, and will result in a delay processing your request.
- An independent person will be requested to submit two forms of proof of residence for the 12 months preceding the census date (see Academic Calendar) of the enrolled term, at least. Please review the Documentation to Support Establishing and Maintaining Domicile in Texas, within the Texas Administrative Code. Primary documentation is within Part A, and supporting documentation is listed in Part B.
- A dependent person still claimed on the parent or guardian's taxes, may be requested to supply copies of their IRS form 1040 for the previous two years. The parent or guardian must have established residence in the state of Texas not less than 12 months before the census date (reflected in the Academic Calendar) of the academic semester in which the student enrolls in an institution; and maintained a residence continuously in the state for the 12 months immediately preceding the census date of the academic semester in which the student enrolls in an institution.
Other documentation may be requested after review of your Core Residency Questionnaire. A list of possible supporting evidence can be found here: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/fids/201100457-2.html
Any resident status changed after Census Day shall apply to the next succeeding semester in which the student enrolls.
For further information, please call the Registrar’s Office (940) 898-3036.
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