ambery94

On wolverine access, it says U of M determined residency: out of state. I have lived in Michigan since I was 1 and listed that I am in-state. I was born in Canada and do not have U.S. citizenship, but I have a resident alien card which got sent in to U of M through the common app. I also have no school ties or anything outside of Michigan. I am planning on calling them, but has this happened to anyone else? Is it going to affect my admissions decision? I applied EA.

momofthreeboys

Did you file the Residency Application? If you did not you might need to, but call on Monday and find out. Here's some reading before you call....

Residency - Office of the Registrar

chocoholic

If you have a Green Card, then it should not be a problem being considered a Michigan State resident.....

ambery94

I haven't done that yet, but I will ask when I call.

UM32194

Funny, I was born in Bolivia and have lived outside the US for about half of my life. Ive only been back in MI for a little over a year, yet I'm listed in-state. Does that mean I don't have to file for residency?

MAG734

So here's kind of a stupid question, but since we're on the subject of residency - how do we see our residency status once we accept admission? Ever since I paid the enrollment deposit, my residency doesn't show up anymore... prior to accepting it said 'pending' and I self-reported as in-state. Anyone have any experience with this?

kmcmom13

Ambery, you will want to supply the residency/registrar's office with the form and complete documentation showing a) that you've permanently lived in MI/ US; b) attended school in Mi/U.S.; c) have Green Card in good status; d) own property or pay taxes in MI; and e) hold no further ties (no bank accounts, don't own property) in Canada.

My son is a Canadian citizen by birth who attended middle and hs in the US, lived here, worked here, had a valid green card, etc. and had to go through the process. In the end, it didn't hurt him in terms of admission; and in the end he was rightly declared in-state.

Best wishes!

ambery94

Thanks!
After several phone calls, it got all sorted out and I didn't have to fill out the form. It now says I am in-state.