Residency for Tuition Purposes

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Undergraduate Graduate Military/Veteran American Indian Olympic Athlete USHE Transfer Student State of Utah Exceptions Non-resident Utah High School Graduate

Residency for Tuition Purposes Calendar

Residency Semester Timelines

Spring 2024 Residency

All Spring 2024 Residency Applications are open from September 15, 2023 to tuition deadline January 19, 2024

Please submit your residency forms by November 1, 2023.

Priority applications are guaranteed to be completed before the tuition deadline, after which you can submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline January 29, 2024. No documents will be received after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted after after November 1, 2023 are late. We cannot guarantee a decision by the tuition due date January 19, 2024.

Summer 2024 Residency

All Summer 2024 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2024 to tuition deadline May 22, 2024

Please submit your residency forms by April 1, 2024.

Priority applications are guaranteed to be completed before the tuition deadline, after which you can submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline June 3, 2024. No documents will be received after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted after after April 1, 2024 are late. We cannot guarantee a decision by the tuition due date May 22, 2024.

Fall 2024 Residency

All Fall 2024 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2024 to tuition deadline August 30, 2024

Please submit your residency forms by July 1, 2024.

Priority applications are guaranteed to be completed before the tuition deadline, after which you can submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline September 9, 2024. No documents will be received after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted after after July 1, 2024 are late. We cannot guarantee a decision by the tuition due date August 30, 2024.

Spring 2025 Residency

All Spring 2025 Residency Applications are open from September 15, 2024 to tuition deadline January 17, 2025.

Please submit your residency forms by November 1, 2024.

Priority applications are guaranteed to be completed before the tuition deadline, after which you can submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline January 27, 2025. No documents will be received after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted after after November 1, 2024 are late. We cannot guarantee a decision by the tuition due date January 17, 2025.

Summer 2025 Residency

All Summer 2025 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2025 to tuition deadline May 21, 2025

Please submit your residency forms by April 1, 2025.

Priority applications are guaranteed to be completed before the tuition deadline, after which you can submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline June 2, 2025. No documents will be received after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted after after April 1, 2024 are late. We cannot guarantee a decision by the tuition due date May 21, 2025.

Priority Deadlines to Submit Residency Reclassification or Exception Applications

Submit application forms on time on or by the Priority Deadlines listed below. Priority applications are guaranteed to be completed before the tuition deadline of the term the student seeks to attend as a resident student.

All Residency Forms Deadline by Semester

July 1

Fall Semester

November 1

Spring Semester

April 1

Summer Semester

We cannot guarantee a decision by the tuition due date for applications submitted after the deadline.

Domiciliary Tie Requirements

If you are applying under the Undergraduate One Year Rule Policy or Graduate Policy, you must establish your Utah domiciliary ties by the term establishment deadline for the term the student seeks to attend as a resident student. These domiciliary ties are:

Utah Driver’s license
Utah Voter registration
Utah Vehicle registration

Please Note: If ties are not established by the deadline, you may be required to provide additional Utah ties.

Term Deadlines to Establish Domiciliary Ties

May 1

Fall Semester

October 1

Spring Semester

February 1

Summer Semester

If ties are not established by the deadline, you may be required to provide additional Utah ties.

Residency for Tuition Purposes Information Sessions

Would you like to learn more about how to become a resident for tuition purposes?

Mandatory Reading for All Residency for Tuition Purpose Applicants

The resources listed here describe the various ways in which you may be eligible for in-state (resident) tuition under the provisions of Utah state law and University of Utah Institutional Policy.

These documents explain the general rule of the law and exceptions that may allow you to waive the time requirement and apply for residency immediately.
Review these materials carefully.
Non-residents eligible for reclassification must submit a complete reclassification, certification, or military form by the applicable term deadline with all required supporting documentation.
Per University of Utah policy, incoming graduate students, including those in Law programs, may apply under an undergraduate policy if they qualify prior to the start of their graduate studies.
Graduate students who begin their graduate program as a non-resident are only eligible to reclassify under the Graduate policy, which includes completing 40 graduate-level semester hours prior to reclassification.
- Medical students are held to the School of Medicine policies.
- Law students are ineligible to reclassify after beginning their program.
- Dental students admitted as non-residents are ineligible for reclassification at any time.
- The only exceptions to Graduate, Medical, Law, and Dental residency policy are for students proving eligibility through military or American Indian exceptions, or the House Bill 144 tuition waiver as described.

Initial Residency Classification upon Admissions

There are different tuition rates for Utah residents and non-residents based on Utah State Law 53B-8-102 and Board of Regents R512 Policy.
Your initial residency classification will be determined when your admissions application is reviewed based on:
- Student maintained continuous Utah residency status for one full year or more and did not have continuous residency outside of Utah for more than 11 months afterward
- A written declaration that the student has relinquished residency in any other state on the admissions application
- Objective evidence that the student has taken overt steps to establish permanent residency in Utah by means of a Utah driver license or identification card with an original date of issue or a renewal date prior to application
- Status from most recent tax year of student being either one of the following:
  - Tax dependent of Utah domiciled parents with continuous Utah residency status for one full year or more or,
  - Student is independent on federal taxes, not claimed as a dependent of anyone

Your official letter of acceptance will include your initial residency classification.

Residency Addendum to Amend an Admissions Application

If you are classified as a non-resident but meet the requirements for a policy or exception for resident status, you may apply to change your status by means of a residency addendum:

You MUST request and complete an addendum.
The addendum MUST be submitted to the Residency Office for review and approval.
A residency addendum MUST be submitted with all supporting documentation before the last day of a student’s first semester of their university program.
To request an addendum to amend the non-residency classification of an admissions application, please:
- Visit the Residency Office in the Student Services Building Office of Admissions
- Call 801-581-8761, option 5 to speak directly with the Residency Office
- Email a request for an addendum at residency@utah.edu

Residency Citizenship and Immigration Requirements

Any student seeking to reclassify as a resident for tuition purposes must hold:

- U.S. citizenship
- Granted permanent residency
- Granted asylum or refugee status
- Special Immigrant Visa
- Humanitarian Parole
- Temporary Protected Status
- Or good faith evidence of a submitted application for refugee status, humanitarian parole, temporary protected status, or asylum under United States immigration law
  - Status cannot be expired, or removed.
  - “Good Faith Evidence” requires verified documentation
- Students on other types of visas not listed above are ineligible for residency reclassification but may qualify for a tuition waiver if they have 3 years and completed graduation in a Utah high school
- Students with granted permanent residency, granted asylum or granted refugee status must submit valid and unexpired documentation.