This application should be submitted no earlier than 75 days prior to the semester or summer session for which you wish to be considered . A decision on residency status will be mailed in approximately 10 working days. If denied NC residency for tuition purposes, an appeal of the decision is possible. A student appealing a residency status decision will be notified by letter from the Appeals Committee on Residency approximately 2 weeks prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. A five-member committee meets once or twice a month to hear appeals.
Further appeals are possible, if necessary.
Students should be particularly encouraged to keep copies of their N.C. income tax returns for their records as well as a supporting document to accompany the residency application. The applicant is, however, encourages to keep a copy of the completed application for personal records. Always sign and date the back of the application. An application is strengthened by the inclusion of copies of the oldest residentiary acts, i.e ., original driver's license, original vehicle registration, oldest NC income tax return and so forth. This report details a person's complete NC driving history, including the date on which the NC driver's license was originally obtained.