In-State residency...?

hsmomstef
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:31:04 +0000

barrons – I did find the language confusing, but this is the section that I believe applies to the OP (one parent is a resident, dependent student):

"(b) Is a dependent student, one or both of whose parents or legal guardians have maintained a bona fide domicile in the state of Washington for at least one year immediately prior to commencement of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at any institution provided that any student who has spent at least seventy-five percent of both his or her junior and senior years in high school in this state, whose parents or legal guardians have 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 a public institution of higher education within six months of leaving high school, shall be considered a resident only for as long as the student remains continuously enrolled for three quarters or two semesters in any calendar year; "

From reading this, it seems like the parent has to be a resident of the state for one full year prior to the first day of classes – but it also seems like they are requiring the student to have attended school in Washington. I don’t see the “or” part that would indicate one or the other.

I may be totally wrong – I just found the wording to be confusing. I would recommend calling them for clarification.