To have any residency adjustments made, you will have to submit the Petition for Classification as an Instate for Tuition Purposes. Please follow the instructions below as you complete this form.

Most students file for the Petition after they received admission to UGA.

If you are currently enrolled at another University System of Georgia School, are transferring to UGA, and are currently considered a Resident there, then have your current institution send us a letter from their Registrar’s Office indicating your residency status.

Please submit only the first 2 pages of your GA tax forms and the first 2 pages of your Federal Tax forms from the most recent tax year.

If you are in the Military, please email your Leave Earnings Statement (HOR Statement) with this Petition.
If you have a Divorce Decree, please email this document with the Petition as well.

Log into your Application Status page and upload this documentation in a single PDF in the section called “Upload Documents.” If you do not see this option, you may also email the entire Petition and additional documents to [email protected] in PDF form.

The University System of Georgia permits applicants to use this form to correct errors made in the tuition classification section of an application.

Once you have completed this form, please log into your application status page and upload this document in the section titled “Upload Documents.” If you cannot do this, you may also email the document to [email protected].

If a student is listed as a dependent on their parent of legal guardian’s previous year’s tax returns or receives more than 50% of their financial support from a parent or guardian, they are considered a dependent student. UGA considers the student to be a resident, for tuition purposes, of the parent or guardian’s state of residence.

A legal guardian must provide court and/or financial documentation of support for the student. Independent students who wish to establish in-state tuition residency must document that their parent(s) have not claimed them as a tax dependent for the 12 months prior to the start of the term, and that the student provided 100% of their financial support as shown in federal and state tax returns.

No student shall gain or acquire in-state classification while attending any post-secondary educational institution in this state without clear evidence of having established domicile in Georgia for purposes other than attending a post-secondary educational institution in this state.

Current UGA students may have their residency status changed to in-state but they must show detailed evidence that they are an actual resident of Georgia, and they would have lived in Georgia even if they had not been in college. Current students should work with the Registrar’s Office if they have more questions.

Transfer applicants who are currently classified as Georgia residents at their current University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia institution must request that their institution’s Registrar’s Office send an official letter confirming their residency status. Please have the Registrar email this letter directly to [email protected].

If a student lives outside Georgia, but a parent is a Georgia resident, it is sometimes possible for the student to be considered a Georgia resident for tuition purposes. The student and the parent must document that the parent has lived in Georgia for the 12-month period prior to enrollment, that the student is a dependent, and that a majority of the student’s financial support is contributed by the parent living in Georgia.

Dependents of active duty military personnel who claim Georgia residency must provide UGA with documentation, such as Georgia tax records or a Leave and Earnings statement.

Dependents of active military personnel who are residents of other states but are stationed in Georgia can receive a waiver of the out-of-state tuition difference, provided the parent(s) submit documentation to the Registrar’s Office showing the military posting. The waiver continues only as long as the requirements are met.

Dependents of U.S. citizens living abroad who consider themselves residents of Georgia must provide documentation showing Georgia as their last state of residency, as well as Georgia tax records and proof of a prior domicile in Georgia to which they may return.

Non-U.S. citizens are only eligible for in-state residency if they are lawful permanent residents as documented by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service or have been granted a visa in an eligible category. F-1 student visas are not eligible.

When applying to UGA, please email us a copy of your Immigration Visa (Visa status) and Passport Picture page to [email protected].

Please consult the U.S. Department of Education for Federal Student Aid website for more information on non-U.S. citizens.

For Residency purposes the non-intent to immigrate visa student will be considered a “Non-Resident” as the student is not a Green Card holder or U.S. Citizen (if the student has a Green Card, then the student can file for the Petition for Classification as In-State for Tuition Purposes as only Green Card holders and U.S. Citizens can file for the Petition).

If the student is on a non-intent to immigrate visa he/she can file for an Out-of-State Tuition Differential Waiver offered by the Registrar’s Office.

Please make sure to send us your most up to date immigration status records (meaning if you have filed for an I-485, then we will need a copy of that), by sending us a legible copy of your immigration documents to [email protected].

Students may be eligible for a waiver of the out-of-state tuition difference if they are in one of the following categories: full-time employees of the University System and their spouse and dependent children; full-time teachers in a Georgia public school and their dependent children; active-duty military personnel and their dependents while stationed in Georgia.

These students should contact the Registrar’s Office for more details about the required documentation needed.

The Georgia Student Finance Commission and the HOPE Program make residency decisions and qualifications concerning the state-sponsored HOPE Scholarship program. Any questions regarding the HOPE scholarship should be directed towards those programs specifically.

You can contact our Residency Officer at [email protected] or (762) 400-8800.