For a veteran student who is applying, the following criteria is required:

1. Military Service Exception Form application
2. Copy of proof of service as evidenced by providing one or more of the following:
   1. DD Form 214 long form, Service 2 copy and Member 4 copy, proving honorable or general discharge
   2. DD Form 256 Discharge Certificate, for Guard and Reserve members
   3. NGB Form 22, proof of service for National Guard members
      • Note: These forms must indicate:
        • Proof of honorable or general discharge
        • At least 180 days of active service (see 3.5.1) (see also Utah Code 68-3-12.5 (37)(a)(i)(A))
          • If less than 180 days of honorable or general discharge, veteran’s who incurred an actual service-related injury or disability while in the United States Armed Forces (see 3.5.2) may provide documentation in addition to their DD-214 of the service-related injuries and/or disability
3. Objective evidence of student’s intent to establish residency in Utah with any one of the following:
   • A Utah voter registration card;
   • A Utah driver license or identification card;
   • A Utah vehicle registration;
   • Evidence of employment in Utah;
   • A rental agreement showing the military veteran’s name and Utah address; or
   • Utility bills showing the military veteran’s name and Utah address.

See Military/Veteran Domiciliary Tie Requirements

For the immediate family member (Spouse or Dependent Child) of a U.S. Military Veteran who is applying, the following criteria is required:

1. Military Service Exception Form application
2. Copy of proof of service as evidenced by providing one or more of the following:
   1. DD Form 214
   2. DD Form 256 Discharge Certificate, for Guard and Reserve members
   3. NGB Form 22, proof of service for National Guard members
      • Note: These forms must indicate:
        • Proof of honorable or general discharge
        • At least 180 days of active service (see 3.5.1) (see also Utah Code 68-3-12.5 (37)(a)(i)(A))
          • If less than 180 days of honorable or general discharge, veteran’s who incurred an actual service-related injury or disability while in the United States Armed Forces (see 3.5.2) may provide documentation in addition to their DD-214 of the service-related injuries and/or disability
3. Copy of the military service member’s filing* from most recently completed tax year verifying they claimed you as a tax co-signee or dependent (*Note: Other forms of official documentation of immediate family member of a U.S. veteran may be considered on a case by case basis.)
4. Objective evidence of student’s intent to establish residency in Utah with any one of the following:
   • A Utah voter registration card;
   • A Utah driver license or identification card;
   • A Utah vehicle registration;
   • Evidence of employment in Utah;
   • A rental agreement showing the requesting student’s name and Utah address; or
   • Utility bills showing the requesting student’s name and Utah address.

See Military/Veteran Domiciliary Tie Requirements

The following criteria is required:

1. Military Service Exception Form application
   • Signed declaration, found at the bottom of the exception application, is required by Utah law, affirming, “that the eligible person will use the Veteran Benefits under Title 38 U.S.C.” (see 53B-8-102 (8)(g)(ii)
2. Evidence of eligibility under Title 38 United States Code – VA educational benefits:
   • Note: Students may obtain verification from the VA or online through their eBenefits account. Link: Home – VA/DoD eBenefits
   • If you have questions on how to go about this, the University of Utah Office of the Registrar Veteran Services can assist with this process.
3. Objective evidence of student’s intent to establish residency in Utah with any one of the following:
   • A Utah voter registration card;
   • A Utah driver license or identification card;
   • A Utah vehicle registration;
   • Evidence of employment in Utah;
   • A rental agreement showing the military veteran’s name and Utah address; or
   • Utility bills showing the military veteran’s name and Utah address.

See Military/Veteran Domiciliary Tie Requirements

For service member students on duty in Utah, the following criteria is required:

1. Military Service Exception Form application
2. Copy of your current military ID card
3. Either one of the following:
   1. Copy of the military orders placing you in Utah on active-duty assignment (see 3.4); OR
   2. Evidence that the military service member is domiciled in Utah with any one of the following:
      • A current Utah voter registration card;
      • A valid Utah driver license or identification card;
      • A current Utah vehicle registration;
      •  A copy of a Utah income tax return TC-40, in the military service member’s or military service member’s spouse’s name, filed as a resident of Utah
      • Proof that the military servicemember or military service member’s spouse owns a home in Utah, including a property tax notice for property owned in Utah.

See Military/Veteran Domiciliary Tie Requirements

For immediate family members (Spouse or Dependent Child) of service member students on duty in Utah, the following criteria is required:

1. Military Service Exception Form application
2. A copy of either of the following:
   • Copy of military service member’s current military ID card; OR
   • Copy of immediate family member’s military dependent card
3. A copy of ONE of the following:
   • Copy of the military orders placing service member in Utah on active-duty assignment (see 3.4), or military documents for reservists or National Guard members; OR
   • Evidence that the military service member is domiciled in Utah with any one of the following:
     • A current Utah voter registration card;
     • A valid Utah driver license or identification card;
     • A current Utah vehicle registration;
     • A copy of a Utah income tax return TC-40, in the military service member’s or military service member’s spouse’s name, filed as a resident of Utah
     • Proof that the military servicemember or military service member’s spouse owns a home in Utah, including a property tax notice for property owned in Utah; OR
   • Evidence that the immediate family member completed at least one year of grades 9 through 12 within the state at a local education agency, as defined in Utah Code section 53E-1-102 while the military service member was assigned in Utah, regardless of the service member’s current assignment.
4. Copy of the military service member’s filing* from most recently completed tax year verifying they claimed the requesting student as a tax co-signee or dependent (*Note: Other forms of official documentation of immediate family member of a U.S. veteran may be considered on a case by case basis.)

See Military/Veteran Domiciliary Tie Requirements

The following criteria is required:

1. Military Service Exception Form application
2. A copy of the military service member’s current military ID card
3. A copy of the military service member’s most recent official military orders placing the service member outside of Utah
4. Objective evidence that the military service member has not relinquished residency ties to Utah, which may include any one of the following:
   • A current Utah voter registration card;
   • A valid Utah driver license or identification card;
   • A current Utah vehicle registration;
   •  A copy of a Utah income tax return TC-40, in the military service member’s or military service member’s spouse’s name, filed as a resident of Utah
   • Proof that the military servicemember or military service member’s spouse owns a home in Utah, including a property tax notice for property owned in Utah.

See Military/Veteran Domiciliary Tie Requirements

For immediate family members (Spouse or Dependent Child) of Utah resident serving on active duty outside of Utah the following criteria is required:

1. Military Service Exception Form application
2. A copy of either of the following:
   • Copy of the military service member’s current military ID card; OR
   • Copy of immediate family member’s military dependent card
3. A copy of the military service member’s most recent official military orders placing the service member outside of Utah
4. Objective evidence that military service member is domiciled in Utah with any one of the following:
   • A current Utah voter registration card;
   • A valid Utah driver license or identification card;
   • A current Utah vehicle registration;
   •  A copy of a Utah income tax return TC-40, in the military service member’s or military service member’s spouse’s name, filed as a resident of Utah
   • Proof that the military servicemember or military service member’s spouse owns a home in Utah, including a property tax notice for property owned in Utah
5. Copy of the military service member’s filing* from most recently completed tax year verifying they claimed the requesting student as a tax co-signee or dependent (*Note: Other forms of official documentation of immediate family member of a U.S. veteran may be considered on a case by case basis.)

Starting Summer Semester 2024 onward, all Exception and Addendum applications for Residency  (Military/Veteran, American Indian, Olympic Athlete, USHE Transfer Student, and State of Utah Exceptions, Addendum) will have the same deadlines as all Residency Reclassification applications for the following dates:

• Application Open
• Domiciliary Tie Establishment Deadline
• On-Time Application Deadline
• Application Closes
• Document Submission Deadline
• Incomplete Applications Removed

See Residency Calendar for details.

• United States Title 18 U.S.C. § 701 states:
  • §701. Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
    Whoever manufactures, sells, or possesses any badge, identification card, or other insignia, of the design prescribed by the head of any department or agency of the United States for use by any officer or employee thereof, or any colorable imitation thereof, or photographs, prints, or in any other manner makes or executes any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any such badge, identification card, or other insignia, or any colorable imitation thereof, except as authorized under regulations made pursuant to law (emphasis added), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 731; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
    https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter33&edition=prelim

• The copying of military ID cards is authorized by the regulations pursuant to law Title 32 Subtitle A Chapter I Subchapter F Part 161—Identification (ID) Cards for members of the Uniformed Services, their dependents, and other eligible individuals (B)(1):
  • (b) The guidelines and restrictions of this paragraph apply to all forms of DoD ID cards.
    • (1) Any person willfully altering, damaging, lending, counterfeiting, or using these cards in any unauthorized manner is subject to fine or imprisonment or both, as prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 499, 506, 509, 701, and 1001. Section 701 of 18 U.S.C. prohibits photographing or otherwise reproducing or possessing DoD ID cards in an unauthorized manner, under penalty of fine or imprisonment or both. Unauthorized or fraudulent use of ID cards would exist if bearers used the card to obtain benefits and privileges to which they are not entitled. Examples of authorized photocopying include photocopying of DoD ID cards to facilitate medical care processing, check cashing, voting, tax matters, compliance with 50 U.S.C. appendix 501 (emphasis added) (also known as “The Service member’s Civil Relief Act”), or administering other military-related benefits to eligible beneficiaries (emphasis added). When possible, the ID card will be electronically authenticated in lieu of photographing the card.
      https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-32/subtitle-A/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-161

• Under Utah law we are required to photocopy military ID’s because we are administering military-related benefits of having Utah residency for tuition purposes under Utah state law.
  • Utah Code 53B-8-102 says:
    • (8) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), an institution within the state system of higher education shall grant resident student status for tuition purposes to:
      • (a) a military service member, if the military service member provides:
        • (i) the military service member’s current United States military identification card (emphasis added); and
        • (ii)(A) a statement from the military service member’s current commander, or equivalent, stating that the military service member is assigned in Utah; or
        • (B) evidence that the military service member is domiciled in Utah, as described in Subsection (9)(a);
          https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53B/Chapter8/53B-8-S102.html?v=C53B-8-S102_2016051020160701

If you are requesting residency for a spring term, all of the above documentation is required.

For the federal tax return requirement, the you can submit:

• The first two pages of your federal tax return for the filing from the most recently completed tax year verifying that you were not claimed as a tax dependent by out-of-state parents or guardians.
• Copy of your out of state parents’ or guardians’ federal tax return(s) for the filing from most recently completed tax year verifying that they did not claim you as a dependent.
• A signed and dated letter on letterhead from a licensed CPA with contact information, verifying that you will not be claimed on federal taxes for the previous year as a dependent by out-of-state parents or guardians.
  • Example: If you are applying for residency for Spring 2024, you can submit either your or your parents’/guardians’ filed federal tax return for 2022 federal taxes verifying that you were not claimed as a dependent by out-of-state parents or guardians, or a signed and dated letter on letterhead from a licensed CPA with contact information, verifying that you will not be claimed on federal taxes for the 2022 tax year as a dependent by out-of-state parents or guardians.

Late Application Submissions

An application is considered late if it is submitted after the deadline (see “Residency for Tuition Purposes Calendar” above).

The hard late deadline for application submission is the tuition deadline. No application will be accepted after the tuition deadline for the requested term of reclassification.

Late Documentation

Required documentation (proof of physical presence documents, submission of Utah ties, proof of tax independence documents, etc.) will be accepted through the census deadline of the requested term of reclassification at the latest.  Documentation should be submitted as soon as possible prior to this deadline.  No documentation will be accepted after the census deadline for the requested term of reclassification.

Students submitting documentation must have a residency reclassification application on file that was submitted by the hard application deadline.

“Military Veteran” is defined by Utah law as:

• R512-3 Definitions
  • 3.5 “Military Veteran”:
    • 3.5.1 Has served in the United States Armed Forces for at least 180 days: (1) on active duty;
      or (2) in a reserve component, to include the National Guard; or
    • 3.5.2 Has incurred an actual service-related injury or disability while in the United States
      Armed Forces regardless of whether the individual completed 180 days and was separated or
      retired under conditions characterized as honorable or general.

“Immediate family member” is defined as

• R512-3 Definitions
  • 3.3 …the current spouse or unmarried dependent child of the U.S. military veteran [or Active Duty Military Service Member]

GI Bill^® “Eligible Person” is defined by Utah law as:

• R512-3 Definitions
  • 3.7 “Eligible Person” means an individual entitled to benefits under Title 38 United States
    Code – Veterans’ Benefits.

“Military Service Member” assigned to duty in Utah is defined by Utah law as:

• R512-3 Definitions
  • 3.4 “Military Service member”:
    • 3.4.1 Serving active duty in the United States Armed Forces within the state of Utah;
    • 3.4.2 A member of a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces assigned in
      Utah;
    • 3.4.3 A member of the Utah National Guard

“Military Service Member” who maintains residency in Utah:

• R512-3 Definitions
  • 3.4.4 Maintaining domicile in Utah, as described in subsection 5.3.2.6, but is assigned outside of Utah pursuant to federal permanent change of station orders.