Residency Exceptions for Domicile

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baby直播app These Exceptions

The following exceptions are rare; please read the qualifications carefully. If you have questions, please听contact the tuition classification team听before filling out an application.

Tuition classification is governed by state law (Title 23, Article 7, of the baby直播app Revised Statutes of 1973, as amended) and by judicial decisions that apply to all public institutions of higher education in baby直播app, and is subject to change at any time.

The university is not free to make exceptions to the rules听except as specifically permitted by state law.听For more information, please visit the website.

Military Exceptions

Eligibility

Personnel must:

Be stationed in baby直播app with permanent change of station (PCS) orders
Have physical residence in baby直播app

Child dependents and spouses must:

Have physical residence in baby直播app
Provide evidence that they are the military member's spouse or their biological or legally adopted child

Apply

Complete the Verification of Canadian Military Member鈥檚听Permanent Change of Station (PCS) in baby直播app (PDF form).

Eligibility

A baby直播app National Guard member must:

Be stationed in baby直播app by the first day of classes for the applicable term
Have physical residence in baby直播app

Child dependents and spouses qualify for the exception if the baby直播app National Guard member:

Is stationed in baby直播app
Maintains physical residence in baby直播app

Apply

Complete the .

If approved, the military member and/or dependent is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Not eligible for resident financial aid

Eligibility

Individuals using Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) assistance under Chapter 31 are听eligible to apply for in-state tuition using this form.

An individual听using VR&E听assistance听must:

Have an approval form on file with CU Boulder鈥檚 Veteran and Military Affairs office听(we'll verify this before processing your residency exception)
Have made or will make baby直播app their permanent residence on or before the first day of class

Apply

Complete the听.

If approved, the individual is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Not eligible for resident financial aid

Eligibility

A military member is eligible to apply for in-state tuition using this form if the member was Honorably Discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard), is not a member of the baby直播app National Guard and would not otherwise qualify for in-state tuition as a one-year resident of baby直播app.

A veteran must:

Be an honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces
Have a DD214 dated on or before the first day of the term
Have made or will physically make baby直播app their permanent residence on or before the first day of the term

A veteran鈥檚 child dependent or spouse applying as a student听must:

Have a military parent/spouse who was stationed in baby直播app within the last 12 years on PCS orders
If a child dependent, be biological or legally adopted
If a spouse, have been married to the military member at the time the member was stationed in baby直播app and at the time the spouse is requesting resident tuition classification

Veteran dependents who do not qualify for this exception may qualify for in-state tuition if the dependent qualifies under the requirements of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 Sec 1005. If you believe that you may qualify under this act, please contact veterans@colorado.edu for more information.

Apply

Complete the appropriate form for your situation.

Honorably discharged veteran:
Dependent:

If approved, the individual is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Not eligible for resident financial aid

Eligibility

A dependent of an active-duty military member currently stationed in baby直播app听must:

Be a dependent of an active-duty military member currently听stationed (PCS) in baby直播app
Be a dependent at the time the member is stationed in baby直播app
If a child dependent, be biological听or legally adopted*

*Step-parents in the military do not meet the eligibility of this exception unless they have legally adopted the dependent.

A听dependent whose military spouse or parent is no longer stationed in baby直播app听must:

Enroll in a baby直播app institution of higher education within 12 years after the member was active duty and stationed (PCS) any length of time in baby直播app
If a child dependent, be biological or legally adopted
If a spouse, have been married to the military member at the time the member was stationed in baby直播app and at the time the spouse is requesting resident tuition classification

Apply

If the military member is currently active duty in baby直播app, complete the听Verification of Active Duty Station in baby直播app (PDF form).

If the military member was formerly PCS in baby直播app, complete the听.

If approved, the military dependent is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Not eligible for resident听financial aid

Eligibility

A military member who is on active duty with a permanent change of station (PCS) or is on temporary duty (TDY/TAD) in baby直播app on the first day of the term is eligible for in-state tuition. Once qualified as a resident听student, the member does not lose eligibility if the member retires or separates from the military, nor does the member lose resident status by reason of presence in any state or country while a member of the armed forces.听

Apply

If the听military member听is currently on听active duty, complete the听Verification of Active Duty Station in baby直播app (PDF form).听If the military member is a veteran, see the听U.S. Armed Forces Veteran听section above.听

If approved, the active duty personnel is:

If PCS, eligible听to听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
If TDY, not eligible for the College Opportunity Fund
If PCS or TDY, not eligible for resident financial aid

baby直播app High School Exceptions

Additional Resources

CU Boulder Resources for DACA/ASSET Students
updated May 2022 (House Bill 22-1155)

Eligibility

Students identified as U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents (green-card holders)听must:

Attend听a baby直播app high school for at least one year preceding the date of graduation
Graduate听from a baby直播app high school or earn听a baby直播app GED
Reside in baby直播app for at least 12 consecutive months prior to enrolling at the institution

Students identified as not having lawful immigration status (includes DACA status) must:

Attend听a baby直播app high school for at least one year preceding the date of graduation
Graduate听from a baby直播app high school or earn听a baby直播app GED
Reside in baby直播app for at least 12 consecutive months prior to enrolling at the institution
Apply听for the College Opportunity Fund (COF) and submit听the supplemental COF affidavit indicating they do not have lawful immigration status, but they have听applied for lawful presence or will apply as soon as they are听eligible (separate application required)

Apply

Beginning Spring 2023, admitted students will be identified through the admissions application process.听After admission to CU Boulder,听听and authorize the use of COF funds.

If you鈥檙e currently classified as out-of-state and you believe that you meet the requirements outlined above, you must complete the 听to request a change to in-state classification.听

Eligibility

A student is eligible for in-state tuiton if:

The student's parent听or court-appointed legal guardian听moved the family to baby直播app as a result of accepting employment in baby直播app during the student's senior听year of high school.
The student has graduated or will graduate from a baby直播app public high school.

Apply

Complete the听.

If approved, the student is:

Not eligible for the College Opportunity Fund for the first year of enrollment
Not eligible for resident financial aid

Eligibility

If the student's parents or court-appointed legal guardians听maintained baby直播app domicile for four years and then established domicile elsewhere, the student will remain eligible for in-state tuition if either:

The student's听parents left baby直播app after the student's junior year of high school听and听the student enrolled at a baby直播app public college or university within three years and six months after the听parents left baby直播app.

The student maintained continuous baby直播app domicile听(this provision will generally be met if the student continues to reside in baby直播app after the parents leave or if the student resides outside the state only temporarily [for example, to attend college or for military service] while maintaining baby直播app domiciliary connections, such as voter registration and income tax filing).

Apply

New applicants may indicate "four-year rule" on the听tuition classification form submitted with the application for admission.听Admitted students should contact the Office of the Registrar for additional instructions and information.

If approved, the student is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Eligible to apply for resident financial aid

Other Exceptions

Eligibility

Section 209 (b)(1)(E) of Title II of Division G of the provides that a public institution of higher education (IHE) may not charge more than its in-state tuition rate to citizens of the three Freely Associated States, which are the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)听and the Republic of Palau. This requirement applies to tuition charged to students on or after July 1, 2024.听

Documentation

When completing the verification form below, you'll be required to upload proof of your citizenship of one of the three Freely Associated States听(FSM, RMI and Palau). You will need to provide one of the following:

鈥⑻� 听A copy of your birth certificate听
鈥⑻� 听A copy of your passport听

Apply

Complete our听听form.

Eligibility

This program is for employees moving to baby直播app as a result of the employer relocating to baby直播app due to an incentive from the baby直播app Office of Economic Development.听An employee must:

Have been employed by the employer prior to and after the relocation
Provide appropriate documentation from the baby直播app Office of Economic Development

Child dependents are eligible for the exception if the parent provides proof of participation in the Economic Incentive Program.听The employee's spouse does not qualify for this exception.鈥�

Apply

Complete the听.

If approved, the employee and/or child dependent is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Not eligible for resident financial aid

Eligibility

Under the (effective Fall 2021), a student who would not otherwise qualify for in-state tuition and who is a registered member of one of the federally recognized American Indian tribes with historical ties to baby直播app, as designated by the baby直播app Commission of Indian Affairs in partnership with History baby直播app (see list below),听is eligible to be classified as an听in-state听student for tuition purposes.

List of eligible tribes

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Crow Tribe
Eastern Shoshone Tribe (Wind River Reservation)
Fort Sill Apache Tribe
The Hopi Tribe
Jicarilla Apache Nation
Kewa Pueblo (formerly the Pueblo of Santo Domingo)
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Navajo Nation
Northern Arapaho Tribe

Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Ohkay Owingeh (Pueblo of San Juan)
Osage Nation
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Pueblo of Acoma
Pueblo de Cochiti
Pueblo of Isleta
Pueblo of Jemez
Pueblo of Laguna
Pueblo of Nambe
Pueblo of Picuris
Pueblo of Pojoaque
Pueblo of San Felipe
Pueblo of San Ildefonso
Pueblo of Sandia

Pueblo of Santa Ana
Pueblo of Santa Clara
Pueblo of Taos
Pueblo of Tesuque
Pueblo of Zia
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Three Affiliated Tribes
Ute Indian Tribe (Uintah & Ouray Reservation)
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Wichita & Affiliated Tribes
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation

Documentation

When completing the verification form below, you'll be required to upload proof of your registered membership of one of the federally recognized American Indian tribes with historical ties to baby直播app. Only two types of documentation are accepted; please submit one of the following:

A copy of your tribal citizenship card (front and back) or
A copy of your Certificate of Indian Blood (CDIB), which must contain a tribal seal or be on tribal letterhead, and must听include your official identification number (e.g.,听census number,听tribal citizenship number,听enrollment number,听certified tribal council number)

Apply

Submit the 听with all required documentation by the end of the fourth week of the applicable term.

If approved, the student is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Eligible to apply for resident financial aid

Eligibility

This application is for children of new baby直播app at baby直播app state-supported colleges and universities who otherwise would not qualify for in-state tuition as one-year baby直播app residents.

The听student听may receive听in-state tuition if the student moved to baby直播app in the 12 months preceding enrollment because the student's parent or legal guardian moved to baby直播app to take a paid baby直播app position at a state-supported institution of higher education.

The baby直播app member and the baby直播app member's spouse do not qualify for this exception.

Refer to section .

Apply

Complete the听Verification of Parent鈥檚 Move to baby直播app for Faculty Position.

If approved, the child dependent is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Not eligible for resident financial aid

Eligibility

Under the baby直播app听听(effective Fall 2023), a student who would not otherwise qualify for in-state tuition and who听was certified by the director of the Peace Corps as having served satisfactorily as a Peace Corps Volunteer,听is eligible to be classified as an听in-state听student for tuition purposes.

Documentation

When completing听the听, you'll be required to upload the following:

A copy of your 'Certification of Service for Employment Purposes'.

You must first obtain this certification through the听.

Apply

Submit the听 with the required documentation by the end of the fourth week of the applicable term.

If approved, the student is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund听(undergraduate students only)
Eligible to听apply for resident financial aid

Eligibility

According to (effective Fall 2018), a foreign national admitted to the United States as a refugee or special immigrant听who settles in baby直播app upon entering the United States is eligible for classification as an in-state student immediately upon settlement in baby直播app.听The primary purpose for settlement in baby直播app must not be solely for educational purposes.

Refugee:听.
Special immigrant:听, as amended;听, as amended; , as amended.

Documentation

Along with the tuition classification information you provided in your application for admission to CU, you will be asked to provide verification of your refugee/asylee immigration status to the United States. Required documentation may include:

A copy of your Form I-589 or other proof of application
If you're under the age of 23: A听copy of your baby直播app parent's immigration status to the United States
If you've recently applied for U.S. permanent residency: A听copy of your I-485 receipt notice

Apply

Please email tuitclass@colorado.edu to ask about your eligibility. Please use听"Special Immigrant or Refugee" as your email subject and provide your complete contact information.

Eligibility

baby直播app State law HB17-1081听went into effect on Aug.听9, 2017. This law allows state-supported institutions of higher education to charge in-state tuition to elite athletes residing anywhere in baby直播app and training in an elite-level program approved by the United States Olympic Committee and the governing body of an Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American or Parapan American sport.

Verification of participation in a qualifying elite training program is required from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the national governing bodies of Olympic, Paralympic and Pan American or Parapan American sport field teams on or before the first day of class听each semester.

Apply

Complete the听Verification of U.S. Olympic Athlete听and send it to your National Governing Body (NGB/HPMO) for eligibility verification. That body will email it听to ACE.edu@usoc.org for final verification, and the USOC will submit the form with completed verification to the Office of the Registrar for processing.

If approved, the athlete is:

贰濒颈驳颈产濒别听迟辞听apply for the College Opportunity Fund
Not eligible for resident financial aid

Eligibility

A student must:

Be enrolled in a qualifying program at CU Boulder
Prove residency in a qualifying state (not baby直播app)

For more information, see the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's听听page.

Apply

Complete the听.

If approved, the WRGP student:

Is not eligible for the College Opportunity Fund
Is not eligible for resident financial aid
Must not attempt to become a baby直播app resident
Cannot use any period of time while receiving the WRGP exception to begin baby直播app domicile

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