NY Defer Admission 4 In-State Residency/Tuition

SJ2727
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:13:07 +0000

clarklink:

Everything I’ve read indicates she has to be here 12 months before starting college to qualify for residency for in-state tuition under me which sounds like deferring admission will be necessary but will using that as the reason to defer cause a red flag given moving to attend college invalidates residency.

How detailed does the deferment reason have to be - many students take gap years, and that is what this effectively will be. She will be doing something other than college during those 12 months, right? “ Time spent in NY solely for the purpose of attending college does not count towards the 12-month residency requirement.” - they also talk about establishing domicile that you can show, for example, by getting a NYS driver license, voter registration etc. it seems to me that as long as she does these things and does something else in NY she’ll be fine. I assume she’ll get a job?

But - following on from some discussion above you may not need to defer.
Students of Divorced/Separated Parents: If a student’s custodial parent is a NY resident or if the student lives with a non-custodial NY resident parent, they may be eligible for in-state tuition

From one of the SUNY pages:
Individuals who are financially dependent and whose custodial parent(s) lives in a state other than New York are generally not eligible for the resident tuition rate. However, students of divorced or legally separated parents may acquire a New York State domicile if the custodial parent is a New York State resident or if the student resides with a non-custodial parent who is a New York State resident, and the student intends to continue to reside with that parent throughout their attendance at SUNY.
Application for New York State Residency Status | SUNY Geneseo.