Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-18 - Residency status for higher education › Section 250-18-020 - Student classification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) For a
			 student to be classified as a "resident" for tuition and fee purposes, the
			 student must prove by evidence of a sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy
			 the institution that the student:
(a) Is
			 financially independent and has maintained a bona fide domicile in the state of
			 Washington primarily for purposes other than educational for at least one year
			 immediately prior to commencement of the first day of the semester or quarter
			 for which the student has registered at any institution; or
(b) Is financially dependent ( with at least
			 one parent or legal guardian who has maintained a bona fide domicile in the
			 state of Washington for at least one year immediately prior to commencement of
			 the first day of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered
			 at any institution ; or
(c) Meets
			 RCW
			  28B.15.012(2)(c);
			 or
(d) Has spent at least
			 seventy-five percent of both junior and senior years in high school in this
			 state, who has at least one parent or legal guardian who had been domiciled in
			 the state for a period of at least one year within the five-year period before
			 the student graduates from high school, and who has enrolled in an institution
			 within six months of leaving high school. The student shall retain resident
			 student status so long as the student remains continuously enrolled for three
			 quarters or two semesters in any calendar year; or
(e) Has met all of the following:
(i) Has either:
(A) Completed the full senior year of high
			 school at a Washington public or private high school approved under chapter
			 28A.195 RCW and obtained a high school diploma at a Washington public or
			 private high school approved under chapter 28A.195 RCW; or
(B) Received the equivalent of a high school
			 diploma;
(ii) Has
			 resided in Washington at least thirty-six months immediately prior to receiving
			 the diploma or equivalent;
(iii)
			 Has resided continuously in Washington state after receiving the diploma or
			 equivalent until the time of admittance to an institution; and
(iv) Has provided an affidavit to the
			 institution indicating one of the following:
(A) That the student will file an application
			 to become a permanent resident at the earliest opportunity the student is
			 eligible to do so and that the student is willing to engage in other activities
			 necessary to acquire citizenship including, but not limited to, citizenship or
			 civics review courses; or
(B) That
			 the student is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
			 or
(f) Has
			 resided in Washington primarily for purposes other than educational for at
			 least one year immediately prior to commencement of the first day of the
			 semester or quarter for which the student has registered at any institution,
			 and who has met any of the following:
(i)
			 Holds lawful nonimmigrant status pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. (a)(15) (E)(iii),
			 (H)(i), or (L);
(ii) Holds lawful
			 nonimmigrant status as the spouse or child of a person having nonimmigrant
			 status under 8 U.S.C. Sec. (a)(15) (E)(iii), (H)(i), or (L); or
(iii) Holds or previously held lawful
			 nonimmigrant status pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. (a)(15) (E)(iii), (H)(i), or (L)
			 as a principal or derivative and has filed an application for adjustment of
			 status pursuant to  8 U.S.C. Sec. 1255(a); or
(g) Is on active military duty stationed in
			 the state of Washington or is a member of the Washington national guard
			 (Washington national guard member does not need to be on "active duty" status
			 in order to qualify); or
(h) Is on
			 active military duty or a member of the Washington national guard and meets all
			 of the following:
(i) Entered service as a
			 Washington resident;
(ii) Has
			 maintained a Washington domicile; and
(iii) Is stationed out-of-state; or
(i) Is the spouse or dependent of
			 a person as defined in (h) of this subsection; or
(j) Is the spouse or dependent of a person on
			 active military duty stationed in the state of Washington. If the person on
			 active military duty is reassigned out-of-state, the student shall retain
			 resident student status so long as the student is continuously enrolled in a
			 degree program; or
(k) Resides in
			 the state of Washington and is the spouse or dependent of a member of the
			 Washington national guard; or
(l)
(i) Separated from the uniformed services
			 with any period of honorable service after at least ninety days of active duty
			 service and is eligible for benefits under the federal all-volunteer force
			 educational assistance program (3 8 U.S.C. Sec. 3001  et seq.), the federal
			 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (3 8 U.S.C. Sec. 3301  et
			 seq.), or any other federal law authorizing educational assistance benefits for
			 veterans after separating (a student who has had a dishonorable discharge from
			 the uniformed services qualifies if the student is receiving veterans
			 administration educational assistance benefits); and
(ii) Enters an institution within three years
			 of the date of separation from the uniformed services (student shall retain
			 resident student status for as long as student remains continuously enrolled at
			 an institution, regardless of years after separation); or
(m)
(i) Is
			 entitled to veterans administration educational assistance benefits based on
			 the student's relationship as a spouse, former spouse, or child to an
			 individual who has separated from the uniformed services with any period of
			 honorable service after at least ninety days of active duty service (if the
			 individual who separated from the uniformed services has had a dishonorable
			 discharge from the uniformed services, the student qualifies if the student is
			 receiving veterans administration educational assistance benefits);
			 and
(ii) Enters an institution
			 within three years of the service member's date of separation (student shall
			 retain resident student status for as long as student remains continuously
			 enrolled at an institution, regardless of years after separation); or
(n)
(i) Is receiving or entitled to veterans
			 administration educational assistance benefits based on the student's
			 relationship with a deceased member of the uniformed services who completed at
			 least ninety days of active duty service and died in the line of duty;
			 and
(ii) Enters an institution
			 within three years of the service member's death (student shall retain resident
			 student status for as long as student remains continuously enrolled at an
			 institution, regardless of years after separation); or
(o) Resides in Washington and is on active
			 military duty stationed in the Oregon counties of Columbia, Gilliam, Hood
			 River, Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union,
			 Wallowa, Wasco, or Washington; or
(p) Resides in Washington and is the spouse
			 or a dependent of a person as defined in (o) of this subsection. If the person
			 on active military duty moves from Washington or is reassigned out of the
			 Oregon counties identified in (o) of this subsection, the student shall retain
			 resident student status so long as the student resides in Washington and is
			 continuously enrolled in a degree program;
(q) Is attending an institution pursuant to a
			 home tuition agreement with an out-of-state institution of higher education
			 under RCW  28B.15.725; or
(r)
(i) Was
			 domiciled in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or a combination of these
			 states for one year immediately prior to enrollment at an institution;
			 and
(ii) Is a member of a federally
			 recognized tribe whose traditional and customary tribal boundaries included
			 portions of the state of Washington, or whose tribe was granted reserved lands
			 within the state of Washington. (The official list of federally recognized
			 Washington tribes maintained by the governor's office of Indian affairs shall
			 be used to determine eligibility and will be made available by the council);
			 or
(s) Is a resident of
			 Oregon residing in Columbia, Gilliam, Hood River, Multnomah, Clatsop,
			 Clackamas, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, or Washington
			 county; and who meets one of the following :
(i) Is eligible to pay Oregon resident
			 tuition rates under Oregon laws and has been domiciled in one or more of the
			 designated Oregon counties for at least ninety days immediately prior to
			 enrollment at Clark College, Columbia Basin College, Grays Harbor College,
			 Lower Columbia College, and Walla Walla Community College; or
(ii) Is enrolled for eight credits or less at
			 the Tri-Cities branch or Vancouver branch of Washington State University));
			 or
(t) Meets all of the
			 following:
(i) Is currently domiciled in
			 Washington;
(ii) Relocated to
			 Washington from one of the Oregon counties identified in (s) of this subsection
			 within the previous twelve months;
(iii) Was domiciled in one or more of the
			 Oregon counties identified in (s) of this subsection for at least ninety days
			 immediately prior to relocating to Washington and was eligible to pay Oregon
			 resident tuition rates under Oregon laws during that time; and
(iv) Enrolled at Clark College, Columbia
			 Basin College, Grays Harbor College, Lower Columbia College, or Walla Walla
			 Community College; or enrolled for eight credits or less at the Tri-Cities
			 branch or Vancouver branch of Washington State University.