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Residency for Tuition Purposes: Active Military Servicemembers & Veteran Policies

Military Service and Veterans Residency Exceptions

Read on to learn about residency requirements, deadlines, and everything you need to know about residency for tuition purposes for military servicemembers, veterans and their family member students here at the U.

If you are classified as a nonresident 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, see details here.

If you have recently been granted a U.S. permanent resident card, asylum status, refugee status, special immigrant visa, humanitarian parole, temporary protection status, or if you have good faith evidence of a pending application for one of these statuses, please see details about House Bill 102 addenda here.

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.  Review these materials carefully.

Please note that retroactive residency for past semesters is not granted,

“R512-5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term…institutions may not accept applications for resident student status or supporting documentation after the third week of the semester or term for which the student seeks resident student status.”

Mandatory Reading for Residency

Residency for Tuition Purposes Calendar

Residency Semester Timelines

Fall 2024

All Fall 2024 applications closed, the last day to submit all Fall 2024 Residency Applications was tuition deadline August 30, 2024.

  1. Please submit your residency application by July 1, 2024.

    • Applications submitted by the July 1, 2024 deadline, that are complete at that time or completed shortly thereafter, are guaranteed to receive a decision by the first day of the semester.
      • A completed application is an application that has all the required documentation submitted
    • The last day to submit the application is tuition deadline.
  2. Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than census deadline September 9, 2024.

  3. Please Note: Applications submitted between July 2, 2024 to August 30, 2024 are late. We will work on these applications until the census deadline; we cannot guarantee a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • Incomplete applications are removed after the census deadline.

COMPLETE RESIDENCY CALENDARS

Please see USHE R512.5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term.

JULY 1, 2024 IS THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO GUARANTEE A DECISION BY THE FIRST DAY OF SEMESTER.

Applications close after August 30, 2024 tuition deadline

Spring 2025

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

  1. Please submit your residency application by November 1, 2024.

  2. Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than census deadline January 27, 2025.

  • Completed applications submitted by the November 1, 2024 deadline are guaranteed to receive a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • A completed application is an application that has all the required documentation submitted
  • You can continue to submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline January 27, 2025. No documents will be received, and incomplete applications will be removed, after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted between November 2, 2024 to January 17, 2025 are late. We will work on these applications until the census deadline.  Incomplete applications are removed after the census deadline. We cannot guarantee a decision by the first day of the semester.

COMPLETE RESIDENCY CALENDARS

Please see USHE R512.5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term.

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 IS SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO GUARANTEE A DECISION BY THE FIRST DAY OF SEMESTER.

Applications close after January 17, 2025 tuition deadline

Summer 2025

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

  1. Please submit your residency application by April 1, 2025.

  2. Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than census deadline June 2, 2025.

  • Completed applications submitted by the April 1, 2025 deadline are guaranteed to receive a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • A completed application is an application that has all the required documentation submitted
  • You can continue to submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline June 2, 2025. No documents will be received, and incomplete applications will be removed, after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted between April 2, 2025 to May 21, 2025 are late. We will work on these applications until the census deadline.  Incomplete applications are removed after the census deadline. We cannot guarantee a decision by the first day of the semester.

COMPLETE RESIDENCY CALENDARS

Please see USHE R512.5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term.

APRIL 1, 2025 IS THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO GUARANTEE A DECISION BY THE FIRST DAY OF SEMESTER.

Applications close after May 21, 2025 tuition deadline

Fall 2025

All Fall 2025 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2025 to tuition deadline August 29, 2025

  1. Please submit your residency application by July 1, 2025.

  2. Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than census deadline September 8, 2025.

  • Completed applications submitted by the July 1, 2025 deadline are guaranteed to receive a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • A completed application is an application that has all the required documentation submitted
  • You can continue to submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline September 8, 2025. No documents will be received, and incomplete applications will be removed, after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted between July 2, 2025 to August, 2025 are late. We will work on these applications until the census deadline.  Incomplete applications are removed after the census deadline. We cannot guarantee a decision by the first day of the semester.

COMPLETE RESIDENCY CALENDARS

Please see USHE R512.5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term.

JULY 1, 2025 IS THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO GUARANTEE A DECISION BY THE FIRST DAY OF SEMESTER.

Applications close after August 29, 2025 tuition deadline

Spring 2026

All Spring 2026 Residency Applications are open from September 15, 2025 to tuition deadline January 16, 2026

  1. Please submit your residency application by November 1, 2025.

  2. Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than census deadline January 26, 2026.

  • Completed applications submitted by the November 1, 2025 deadline are guaranteed to receive a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • A completed application is an application that has all the required documentation submitted
  • You can continue to submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline January 26, 2026. No documents will be received, and incomplete applications will be removed, after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted between November 2, 2025 to January 16, 2026 are late. We will work on these applications until the census deadline.  Incomplete applications are removed after the census deadline. We cannot guarantee a decision by the first day of the semester.

COMPLETE RESIDENCY CALENDARS

Please see USHE R512.5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term.

NOVEMBER 1, 2025 IS THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO GUARANTEE A DECISION BY THE FIRST DAY OF SEMESTER.

Applications close after January 16, 2026 tuition deadline

Summer 2026

All Summer 2026 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2026 to tuition deadline May 20, 2026

  1. Please submit your residency application by April 1, 2026.

  2. Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than census deadline June 1, 2026.

  • Completed applications submitted by the April 1, 2026 deadline are guaranteed to receive a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • A completed application is an application that has all the required documentation submitted
  • You can continue to submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline June 1, 2026. No documents will be received, and incomplete applications will be removed, after census deadline.

Please Note: Applications submitted between April 2, 2026 to May 20, 2026 are late. We will work on these applications until the census deadline.  Incomplete applications are removed after the census deadline. We cannot guarantee a decision by the first day of the semester.

COMPLETE RESIDENCY CALENDARS

Please see USHE R512.5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term.

APRIL 1, 2026 IS THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO GUARANTEE A DECISION BY THE FIRST DAY OF SEMESTER.

Applications close after May 20, 2026 tuition deadline

These exceptions apply to active military and veterans and their immediate family members (dependent spouses or children). To apply for an active military or veteran exception, please fill out a Military Service Exception Form and submit all required documentation.

Please check the applicable sections below to see if you qualify under any of the following military exceptions, then complete the Application for In-State Tuition Based Upon Military Service Exceptions. The sections below list the required documents to verify military exceptions. Upload these supporting documents with your application.

In all cases, the Residency section of the University of Utah Admissions Department is the determining body for all military residency exceptions.

Residency Citizenship and Immigration Requirements

See Mandatory Reading:

Mandatory Reading - Residency Citizenship and Immigration Requirements

Military Service, Veterans, & Military Dependent Residency Exceptions

Post Submission Form

If you have already submitted your residency application form and have additional documents you wish to turn in for evaluation, please attach the documents using the:

Have Questions?

Visit us at:

Student Services Building,

201 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Office Hours (All times are Mountain Time Zone):

  • Monday – 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
  • Tuesday – 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (Staff Meetings every Tuesday morning 8:00 to 10:00 A.M.)
  • Wednesday –  8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
  • Thursday – 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
  • Friday – 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

2024-2025 Holiday Schedule

Call us:

801-581-8761, Option 5 to speak with a Residency staff member

Email us:

residency@utah.edu

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