Residency for Tuition Purposes: State and Federal Exceptions
State of Utah and Federal Student Residency Exceptions
Read on to learn about residency requirements, deadlines, and everything you need to know about residency for tuition purposes for students participating with Utah state social services, Utah Job Corps or Foreign Service Members 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.”
Residency for Tuition Purposes Calendar
Fall 2024
All Fall 2024 applications closed, the last day to submit all Fall 2024 Residency Applications was tuition deadline August 30, 2024.
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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.
- 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.
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Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than census deadline September 9, 2024.
- You can continue to submit additional required documentation with the Post Submission Form here until the census deadline September 9, 2024.
- No documents will be received, and incomplete applications will be removed, after census deadline.
- 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.
Spring 2025
All Spring 2025 Residency Applications are open from September 15, 2024 to tuition deadline January 17, 2025.
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Please submit your residency application by November 1, 2024.
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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.
Summer 2025
All Summer 2025 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2025 to tuition deadline May 21, 2025
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Please submit your residency application by April 1, 2025.
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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.
Fall 2025
All Fall 2025 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2025 to tuition deadline August 29, 2025
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Please submit your residency application by July 1, 2025.
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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.
Spring 2026
All Spring 2026 Residency Applications are open from September 15, 2025 to tuition deadline January 16, 2026
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Please submit your residency application by November 1, 2025.
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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.
Summer 2026
All Summer 2026 Residency Applications are open from January 15, 2026 to tuition deadline May 20, 2026
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Please submit your residency application by April 1, 2026.
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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.
State of Utah or Federal Foreign Service Exceptions
A person who has been determined by a Utah governmental social or rehabilitation services agency, or by Utah Job Corps, to be a Utah resident for purposes of receiving state aid to attend a USHE institution is immediately eligible to apply for resident student status.
A Foreign Service Member, as well as their spouse and/or dependent children, is eligible to apply for resident student status under the Foreign Service Family Act of 2021.
Residency Citizenship and Immigration Requirements
See Mandatory Reading:
The following criteria is required:
- Exceptions Certification Form application
- Letter from the requesting student’s Social Services counselor providing official verification that the agency is covering all education expenses.
The following criteria is required:
- Exceptions Certification Form application
- Official letter verifying the requesting student’s current participation in Utah Job Corps.
The following criteria is required:
- Exceptions Certification Form application
- Official appointment documentation, from either the White House or Secretary of State, verifying the participation as a Foreign Service Member* for these qualifying positions:
- Chiefs of mission, appointed by the White House (22 USC 3942: Appointments by the President (a)(1))
- Ambassadors at large, appointed by the White House (22 USC 3942: Appointments by the President (a)(1))
- Members of the Senior Foreign Service, appointed by the White House (22 USC 3942: Appointments by the President (a)(1))
- Foreign Service officers, appointed by the White House (22 USC 3942: Appointments by the President (a)(1))
- Foreign Service personnel, appointed by the Secretary of State (22 USC 3943: Appointments by the Secretary)
- Foreign national employees, non-U.S. citizens, appointed by the Secretary of State (22 USC 3943: Appointments by the Secretary)
- Consular agents, appointed by the Secretary of State (22 USC 3943: Appointments by the Secretary)
- For immediate family members, a copy of the foreign service member’s most recent federal tax return verifying they claimed the applying student as a married filing tax signee or a tax dependent
*Members of a qualifying federal service means a member of the:
- Armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code); or
- Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903)) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
Ready to apply?
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:
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
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.
Some students may qualify to have their nonresident tuition portion waived through nonresident tuition waivers House Bill 144 or House Bill 118
Information on House Bill 144 & House Bill 118 tuition waivers, as well as the application, are available here:
Have Questions?
Visit us at:
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