{"id":3542,"date":"2022-10-25T15:16:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T22:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/?page_id=3542"},"modified":"2022-11-09T14:05:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T22:05:35","slug":"financial-dependence-residency-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/financial-dependence-residency-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Dependence Residency Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-8fb1a4d7\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b87a4c5a\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b87a4c5a\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-81ed5744\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-5c18a401\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-dc959456\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dc959456\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial Dependence Residency Review<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-b136a1ab\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-e8540a36\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e8540a36\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>A financially dependent student\u2019s residency status will be <strong>based on one or both of their parent\u2019s\/legal guardian\u2019s&nbsp;domicile.<\/strong>&nbsp; The burden of proof regarding financial dependence\/independence lies with the student. <strong>Students must complete the checklist and questionnaire below, with supporting documents, to receive a residency status review.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-6140cd06\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-713033b8 gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/2022\/08\/RESIDENCY-QUESTIONN.pdf\">Residency Questionnaire &amp; Checklist<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-85748442\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-3f429f22\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-bac6494d\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bac6494d\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8a48c7bc\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>Submission of the documentation listed is necessary for the Residency Office to review your questionnaire. You may require additional documentation or clarification in order to determine whether you meet the requirements showing qualification for residency for tuition purposes. <strong>Submitting the Residency Questionnaire, checklist, and any supporting documentation does not guarantee residency for tuition purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dependent\"><strong>Students are financially dependent if they are:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>claimed as dependents on their parent\u2019s\/legal guardian\u2019s tax forms for the last year, or&nbsp;receive significant financial support<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">*<\/mark>&nbsp;during the current or previous calendar year.<\/li><li>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.<\/li><li><em>Example<\/em>: Fall 2022 starts on 8\/22\/22. To be eligible for Fall 2022 residency, the parent must move to Washington state no later than 8\/22\/21.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Domicile Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residency for Tuition Purposes requires three basic actions from the parent\/legal guardian:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Move to or live in Washington state<\/strong>&nbsp;for reasons other than education,&nbsp;<strong>AND<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Establish a domicile<\/strong>. Surrender previous state documents and obtain Washington documents, including identification, voter registration (if desired), and vehicle registration (if you drive),&nbsp;<strong>AND<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Wait 12 months<\/strong>&nbsp;from the date of moving to Washington or the date of last action to establish a domicile, whichever is later.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are considered financially dependent when they are claimed on someone else\u2019s federal income taxes and\/or they receive more than half of their support from another person.&nbsp;<strong>The residency of a financially dependent student is based on the domicile of the student\u2019s parent\/step-parent or legal guardian<\/strong>, not the domicile of the student. It does not matter where the student lives. It is possible for a student to be considered a resident in more than one state when parents are separated or divorced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: If you are 24 years of age or younger, you will need to demonstrate that you are NOT claimed on your parent\u2019s\/legal guardian\u2019s taxes by submitting a copy of the first page of their tax return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">*<\/mark>Significant financial assistance is usually defined as more than what the student provides through their income.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-4fc0dd34\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4fc0dd34\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Help?<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-c5147307\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-550cbbc2 gb-button-text\" href=\"mailto:regonline@ewu.edu\">Submit a Ticket<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financially Dependent Washington Uniform Residency Questionnaire and Checklist<\/h6>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-019f8792\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-6015b58f gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/2022\/08\/RESIDENCY-QUESTIONN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Residency Questionnaire<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submit Application:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EWU Records and Registration<\/strong><br>201 Sutton Hall<br>Cheney, WA 99004<br>P: 509.359.2321<br>F: 509.359.6153<br>E:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:regonline@ewu.edu\">regonline@ewu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/advising\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/advising\/\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Advising<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.ewu.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/catalog.ewu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Catalog<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/enrollmentdegree-verification\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/enrollmentdegree-verification\/\">Enrollment\/Degree Verification<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/transfer\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/transfer\" target=\"_blank\">Transfer Credits<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15075,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3542","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3542"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3542"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3591,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3542\/revisions\/3591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}