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Florida Residency Guidelines

• Residency for tuition purposes
• What are the Basic Requirements for Florida Residency?
• How do I determine if I'm a dependent student or an independent student?
• How do I prove financial independence?
• Who is my "claimant"?
• What do I need to provide to prove my claim for Florida residency?
• Special Categories
• I am a Non-U.S Citizen. Do I qualify as Florida Resident for Tuition Purposes
• Important things to know about establishing Florida Residency for Tuition Purposes
• Definitions
• Appeal Procedures
• College of Medicine Student

Special Categories

• I am married to a person who has maintained legal residence in Florida for at least 12 months. I have established legal residence and Florida is my permanent home.
  

  * Required: Residency classification form completed and signed by student's spouse, a copy of your marriage certificate and proof of spouse's Florida residency.

• I am a member of the armed services of the United States and I am stationed in Florida on active military duty pursuant to military orders, or whose home of record is Florida, or I am a member's spouse or dependent child.
  

  *Required: A copy of student's military orders or DD-2058 showing home of record and, for spouse, a copy of your marriage certificate / license. For a dependent child, a copy of claimant's most recent federal income tax return indicating that the student was claimed as a dependent.

• According to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, I am a permanent resident alien or other legal alien granted indefinite stay and I have maintained a domicile in Florida for at least 12 months.
• I am a full-time instructional or administrative employee of a Florida public school, community college, or institution of higher education, or I am the employee's spouse or dependent child.

  * Required: A copy of your employment contract or a letter from your employer verifying employment as a full-time instructional or administrative employee. For a spouse, a copy of your marriage license / certificate. For a dependent child, a copy of the claimant's most recent federal income tax return indicating the student was claimed as a dependent.

• I am part of the Latin American / Caribbean Scholarship program.
  

  Note : You must also be a citizen of a Latin American or Caribbean nation receiving a scholarship award from a Florida state agency of at least $500 per academic year. Privately administered scholarships do not qualify. Reclassification as a temporary Florida resident for tuition purposes is valid only for the academic year(s) that the scholarship is awarded.

• I am a qualified beneficiary under the terms of the Florida Pre-Paid Post-Secondary Expense Program.
  

  * Required : A signed copy of the front and back of your Florida Pre-paid expense card.

• I am a dependent person who has resided for five years with an adult relative other than my parent / legal guardian and my relative has maintained legal residence in Florida for at least 12 months.
  

  * Required : Copies of your adult relative's federal income tax returns for the past five years indicating that the student was claimed as a dependent for the last five consecutive years along with documentation showing legal ties and physical presence in the state of Florida. See section II.

• I was previously enrolled at a Florida state institution and classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes. I abandoned my Florida domicile less than 12 months ago and I am now re-establishing Florida legal residence.

  * Required: Students must demonstrate that the have relinquished all legal ties to their previous state of residence and that they have re-established legal ties with the state of Florida.

• I am living on the Isthmus of  Panama and have completed 12 consecutive months of  college at the FSU Panama Canal Branch or I am the student's spouse or dependent child.
  

  * Required: A copy of your transcript or a letter of enrollment certification from FSU verifying enrollment at the Panama Canal Branch for the past three terms. For a spouse, a copy of your marriage license / certificate. For a dependent child, a copy of the claimant's most recent federal income tax return indicating the student was claimed as a dependent.

• I am a Southern Regional Education Board's Academic Common Market graduate student.
  

  * Required: A letter of certification from the state coordinator for the Southern Regional Education Board's Academic Common Market.

• I am a full-time employee of a state agency or political subdivision of the state whose student fees are paid by the state agency or political subdivision for the purpose of job-related law enforcement or correction training.
  

  * Required: A letter of verification from your employer indicating you are a full-time employee of a state agency or political subdivision and you are enrolling in courses for the purpose of job-related law enforcement or corrections training.

• I am a McKnight Fellowship recipient.
  

  * Required: A letter of verification from the Graduate School certifying that you are a McKnight Fellowship recipient.

• I am an active member of Florida National Guard who qualifies under Florida Statutes s.250.10(7) and (8) for tuition assistance.
  

  *Required: Your interstate Transfer Contract, NGB form 22-5-R-E, if you are an active National Guardsman who has been transferred to Florida from another state OR Your U.S. Armed Forces enlist/re-enlist document, DD 4/1 and 4/2, if you have left the active armed services and have entered the National Guard.