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Old 01-28-2008, 11:33 AM
 
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i am a Michigan resident and my gf and i are thinking of moving to Texas to finish up school, her sister and husband live in Texas. when her sister moved to Texas she established residency quickly by saying that she lived with her boyfriend's (weren't married yet) parents. is this still possible? what else has to be done to establish residency?
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Old 01-28-2008, 01:06 PM
 
Location: Dallas TX & AL Gulf Coast
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i am a Michigan resident and my gf and i are thinking of moving to Texas to finish up school, her sister and husband live in Texas. when her sister moved to Texas she established residency quickly by saying that she lived with her boyfriend's (weren't married yet) parents. is this still possible? what else has to be done to establish residency?
Normally, a one-year residency in Texas is required before being eligible for in-state tuition rates. You'll have to check with the ones you might be interested in to see if there are any exceptions to this rule:

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Old 01-28-2008, 06:26 PM
 
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could we say that we lived with them? them being her sister/husband.
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Old 01-28-2008, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Well when you apply as a resident you will have to show proof of residency for the past year..like lease, drivers license, etc. They won't take your word for it.
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Old 02-26-2009, 02:47 AM
 
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I obtained my residency permit last 7 months. I reside in Massachusetts but has not yet established myself as a permanent resident of Massachusetts since I want to relocate to Texas. What should I do? I want to go to college in Texas.

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Old 02-26-2009, 06:01 AM
 
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Step 1. Move to Texas.
Step 2. Save your money for a year.
Step 3. Apply to the Texas school you want.


The point of establishing residency is to make sure you are participating in the economy (read: taxes) enough to support the state's subsidy of state colleges. That's part of the deal for getting in-state tuition, the idea that you've paid the difference in taxes, or will in the near future by continuing to live here.
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Old 02-26-2009, 01:50 PM
 
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How about getting a PO box and a driver's license? Just a thought.
Also, if you go to a Texas community college there may not be an out of state tuition charge. I could be wrong, but I think I looked into this about 15 yrs ago. I might be confusing my states.
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Old 02-26-2009, 02:02 PM
 
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How about getting a PO box and a driver's license? Just a thought.
Also, if you go to a Texas community college there may not be an out of state tuition charge. I could be wrong, but I think I looked into this about 15 yrs ago. I might be confusing my states.
No, the community and technical college applications ask for proof of residency. At least, they did a few years ago when I was helping my students with their college applications.

The laws are designed to lessen the likelihood that we'll be scammed. No offense, but why should people be able to barrel down here from the north and pay in-state tuition when they haven't contributed anything to our state? We try to keep tuition affordable for OUR students, not so everyone else in the country can take advantage of it.
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Old 02-26-2009, 06:33 PM
 
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I hear you about affordable in state tuition, teatime. I have two girls in Texas colleges this year! And it was a huge application process to get residency, so I understand what you are saying. However, I do think that by various states helping one another and offering affordable options (which does happen in many border cities) students benefit. Many students have few options when their parents move or they are on their own. They have fewer options and have to work for a year in order to establish residency. The rule is not really all that effective if kids are making minimum wage and not paying all that much in taxes to contribute to Texas' higher educational costs.
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Old 02-27-2009, 01:29 PM
 
Location: Houston Texas
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i am a Michigan resident and my gf and i are thinking of moving to Texas to finish up school, her sister and husband live in Texas. when her sister moved to Texas she established residency quickly by saying that she lived with her boyfriend's (weren't married yet) parents. is this still possible? what else has to be done to establish residency?
When I first moved to texas to go to Texas A&M (summer of 2003) I was an out of state resident. I drove pizzas for a year at pizza hut and starting fall semester 2004 they charged me state tuition.

Basically, you need to have lived there for a year and have worked as well for a year to be a state resident. Having a paystub to verify as well as a rental agreement can help to prove it just in case

What school are you planning on attending?
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