My daughter got her admission at NC university for this fall. She is an American citizen (born in USA), but my whole family live in Taiwan now. She will live on campus by herself. Will she have the chance become a residence one year later? What steps we should do for build the resident-status? ( my husband and I work in Taiwan, not go to USA, and both of us not USA citizen) My daughter will be 18 this may, and her aunt live in NCS can help us to take care.
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I have recently been through the same deal with resident-status. I would suggest that you talk to the admissions counselor about the process of becoming an in-state resident. I know that some states after 6 months of claiming your residence at the college, you can become an in-state resident and earn in-state tuition (like Illinois schools). In other states they require you to graduate from a high school within that state or have lived there quite some time to earn in-state tuition (like Indiana schools). I'm sorry that I don't know about NC but you should definitely talk to admissions about it. Indiana and Illinois were just the states that I dealt with in this situation. Good luck!
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If your daughter has been living in NC for the past two years, she might qualify as a resident for tuition purposes. She needs to contact the residency specialist in the Admissions Office at NC and find out if she qualifies. If she hasn't been living in NC during high school, especially the last year of high school, she might never be considered a resident in NC if she doesn't spend a 13 month period prior to enrolling, NOT attending college. If she's been attending high school in a state that shares a boarder with NC, she should inquire about "friendly neighbor" tuition programs that many states share, such as the Western Undergraduate Exchange program shared by colleges west of the Rocky Mountain region. The rules change from state to state. Some states will allow students to become residents for tuition purposes by registering to vote, licensing a vehicle and getting a driver's license in their state. Others will not consider students residents, no matter what they do to become residents, unless the parent moves to the state for a full year. Contact admissions residency and give them all the answers they want. Be prepared to provide supporting documents to prove what you're saying and hope for the best. Good luck!
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as long as your daughter is a dependent student, her status for residence will be based on where her parents live. Therefore, you will have to move to the US and take up resident in NC for her to pay in-state tuition. Or she could get married or have a child to make her an independent student, then she can pursue in-state status.
