Residency for Tuition Purposes: American Indian Policies
Spring 2024 applications are open from September 15, 2023 to January 5, 2024
Read on to learn about the University of Utah residency policies, exceptions, requirements and deadlines.
Residency Reclassification Application Deadline by Semester
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Summer Semester
Domiciliary Tie Establishment Deadline by Semester
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Summer Semester
Policies for American Indian Students
These policies and exceptions apply to American Indian/Indigenous American students. Please check the sections below to see if you qualify under any of the following exceptions, then complete the Certification Form for Resident Exceptions for Tuition Purposes.
**Please be sure to check the term deadlines above.
American Indian Enrolled on the Tribal Rolls of a Tribe Whose Reservation or Trust Lands Lie Partly or Wholly Within Utah or Whose Border is at Any Point Contiguous With the Border of Utah
Accepted methods of proof include the following:
- Copy of the requesting student’s “Certificate of Blood” document
Qualifying tribes include:
- Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
- Navajo Nation (Diné)
- Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie)
- Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
- Cedar Band; (Suh’dutsing) Cedar People
- Indian Peaks; (Kwee’choovunt) Peak People
- Kanosh Band; (kawnaw’os, willow jug)
- Koosharem; (Paw goosawd’uhmpuhtseng) Water Clover People
- Shivwits; (See’veets eng) Whitish Earth People
- Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians
- San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
- Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah
- Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
- Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation
- Hopi
- Zuni
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribe
Member of a Federally Recognized or Known Utah Tribe That Has Graduated From a Utah High School
Accepted methods of proof include the following:
- Copy of the requesting student’s “Certificate of Blood” document
- Copy of the requesting student’s high school diploma or official transcript verifying graduation from a Utah high school
Already Applied for Residency?
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 Post Submission form.
Residency for Non-citizens
Foreign nationals that have been granted permanent U.S. resident status or have obtained asylum or refugee status under U.S. immigration law are classified for purposes of resident status according to the same criteria applicable to U.S. citizens. These students must submit verification of status with their residency application. Residency reclassification will not be granted to foreign nationals without proof of permanent resident, asylum, or refugee status in the United States.
Tuition Waivers for Non-residents
Information on special tuition waivers for non-citizens and other non-residents can be found in Board of Regents Policy R513.
- The House Bill 144 Non-Resident Tuition Waiver is explained in R513-13 Exemption for Certain Students with Utah High School Graduation. .
- The House Bill 118 Non-Resident Tuition Waiver is explained in R513-14 Exemption of Nonresident Tuition for Certain Foreign Nationals.
Information on House Bill 144 & House Bill 118 is available here.
Have Questions?
Residency Office Contact Information
(801) 581-8761, Option 5
residency@utah.edu