Residency Classification
Are you a Michigan Resident as defined by the University of Michigan’s Residency Classification Guidelines? Review the statements below. If you answer “yes” to any of the following circumstances, you must file an Application for Residency Classification and be approved if you wish to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes:
- You currently live outside the State of Michigan for any purpose including but not limited to education, volunteer activities, military service, travel, employment.
- You have attended or graduated from a college outside the State of Michigan.
- You have been employed or domiciled outside the State of Michigan within the last 3 years.
- You are not a U.S. citizen or a Permanent Resident Alien (Permanent Resident Aliens must possess the I551 card).
- Your spouse/partner/significant other/parent is in Michigan as a nonresident student, medical resident, fellow, or for military assignment or other temporary employment.
- You are 24 years of age or younger and a parent lives outside the State of Michigan.
- You are 24 years of age or younger and have attended or graduated from a high school outside the State of Michigan.
- You have attended or graduated from an out-of-state high school and have been involved in educational pursuits for the majority of time since high school graduation.
- You previously attended any U-M campus (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, or Flint) as a nonresident.
Deadlines
The deadline dates for submitting an Application for Residency Classification apply to the term for which residency is sought and are as follows: September 30 for Fall Term, January 31 for Winter Term, July 31 for Spring, Spring/Summer, and Summer Terms. Applications must be received in the Residency Classification Office by 5 p.m. on the deadline date. Applicants who do not file by the deadline will be responsible for paying nonresident tuition.
Visit the Residency Classification Office
Residency Classification applications may also be obtained from the Residency Classification Office:
Residency Classification Office
Office of the Registrar
1210 LSA Building
500 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1382
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Phone: (734) 764-1400
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