[Rabflmom]

[quote=RMD3819;27533671]I moved to Florida to attend shool and never left. This was 1981.

The first thing I did was go to the County Clerk's office and file a Declaration of Domicile. This is a legal document that starts the clock ticking if you don't have other documentation.

I did the DL, car and voter registration but the Declaration of Domicile was the key item I used to get in state tuition the next year.[/quote

Really not going to work in this case. They fixed that loop a few years back. You cannot come down to Florida to go to school from a high school or college in another state and gain residency. You cannot be claimed on an income tax of a parent living in another state or get financial help from them to pay tuition and be considered a resident of Florida even if you attended school here for 1-2-3-4 years in college. About the only way you can do that now is if your parents are divorced and one of them has been living and paying taxes in Florida and claim you as deduction on their income tax before you register for school here.

To become a resident you have to live here without taking any college courses for a full year and then
apply to the University as a resident with all the proof of residency documents showing that you are an independent student not being claimed on parents income tax or getting money provided by them for tuition.
It is even difficult to claim residency if your parents move to Florida with you while you go to college. One of the college students at work came down the year she graduated from high school with her parents. Since she and her parents moved to Florida so she could go to school here she had to pay out of state tuition. 3 years later she is still paying out of state tuition since the initial move was after she applied and was accepted into the university. She is considered an out of state student living off campus.

Even Walt Disney World does not allow students to buy Florida passes to get in the parks any more.

[OptimusPrime69]

1. vehicle registration
2. voter registration
3. homestead, deed, or lease agreement
4. taxes filed in FL like a w-2 form


It's difficult to qualify for in-state tuition. You have to prove residency and living in an on-campus apt is a sure-fire way u wil be denied.
Not being a debbie downer, but i went through the process at FAU....so annoying. I had to change my plates on my car, DL, everything..


also, if u are under the age of 24 the state of FL will consider u dependent on mommy and daddy and will look to see where Mommy and daddy live. .... u must request ur parents not file u on their taxes if they live out-of-state. all stuff i had to do to get it like a year ago, omg so annoying lolz