居住状态信息

A legal resident of the state is one who has his or her legal domicile in the state of South Carolina for a period of 12 continuous months. Regulations regarding the establishment of legal residency in South Carolina for tuition 和 fee purposes at South Carolina institutions of higher education are governed by the South Carolina Code of Laws, 第59-112至59-112-100条. 南卡罗来纳居住法信息可以在 SC高等教育委员会网站.

The initial determination of one’s residency classification is made at the time of admission. 当时的决心, 以及之后的任何决定, prevails for each semester until the determination is challenged successfully by the student. 注意: If the student is not a legal resident of South Carolina when he or she initially applies to the college or enrolls at the college, it is the student’s responsibility to follow up with the 招生 Office to verify the steps required to meet the requirements at a later date. The required paperwork with documentation must be submitted 至少 three weeks prior to the start of the semester.

Persons who have physically resided 和 have been legally domiciled in South Carolina for 12 continuous months immediately before the date classes begin for the semester for which resident status is claimed may qualify to pay in-state fees. 注意: An applicant or student residing in South Carolina for the sole purpose of enrolling at 亚虎 may not acquire resident status.

• 郡 (i.e. 居住在格林维尔县)-以学费为目的, 县内费率适用于居住在格林维尔县的居民.
• Out-of-County (i.e. counties within South Carolina that are located outside of Greenville County) – For purposes of tuition, 县外费率适用于居住在这些县的居民.
• 州外 – Persons not residing in South Carolina for 12 continuous months immediately before the date classes begin for the semester for which resident status is claimed will be required to pay out-of-state tuition.
• 国际学生 (F1, M和J签证类型)不符合县内或州内费用的资格.
• 非公民和非永久居民除外:
  • A1, A2, E2, G1, G2, G3, G4, H1B, H2A, H2B, H3, H4, K1, K2, L1, L2, N8, 和 N9 may be assigned in-state tuition if they are able to satisfy all other residency criteria. 如有任何问题，请联系招生办公室.
  • 难民, 难民, 和 parolees may be entitled to in-state tuition once they have been awarded Permanent Resident status.

独立/依赖状态

• 独立的人 – If a student provides more than half of his or her own support in the 12 months immediately preceding the term of enrollment or re-enrollment 而不是 claimed as a dependent or exemption on another person’s federal income tax return during the year of enrollment or re-enrollment (the student submits his or her own tax return), 然后根据学生的合法住所确定其居留身份.
• 依赖的人 – If a student is claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return during the year of enrollment 和 receives more than half of his or her financial support from another person, the residency status is determined by the legal domicile of the person who provides the support 和 claims the student as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.
• 父母离婚或分居的 – The resident status of the student can be based on the resident status of the parent who supports 和/or claims the dependent for tax purposes or it can be based on the resident status of the parent who has legal custody or legal joint custody of the dependent persons.

申请更改居民分类的人士必须填写一份 居住证明表格 (pdf) 并提供支持文件 至少 开学前三周. 居住地的变更不具有追溯力，也不会导致退款.

依赖申请人/学生 applying for a residency change from 州外 to In-State or from Out-of-County to In- County must submit a copy of the current Federal Tax Return of the person claiming them on their tax return 和 provide the required documentation below from the person claiming them as a dependent.

注意: 学生s who falsify information regarding their state of permanent residence will be charged the appropriate tuition rate for each term attended 和 may incur additional financial penalties.

An applicant/student applying for a change of residency classification must provide the following documentation in addition to the Residency Certification form. The burden of proof is the responsibility of the person applying for a change of resident classification.

州外到州内 需求

申请居留权时必须提供以下五个项目中的三个. These items MUST show a twelve-month residency period IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE DATE THAT CLASSES BEGIN FOR THE SEMESTER FOR WHICH RESIDENT STATUS IS CLAIMED.

• 有效的南卡罗来纳州驾驶执照或身份证
• 有效的南卡罗来纳州车辆登记卡
• 有效的南卡罗来纳州选民登记卡
• 拥有主要居所(1).e. mortgage agreement property showing date South Carolina domicile was claimed) or a valid lease (copy from the apartment manager's office).
• Military personnel 和/or dependents must submit a copy of the service member's orders or D214 document.

注意:请不要提交W-2表格或汽车保险发票

• Exception to the three of five item requirement: Provide a letter that states full-time employment, date of hire on company letterhead from the Human Resources Office/Personnel Office at your place of employment.

县外到县内的要求

申请居留权时必须提交以下两项.

• 有效的南卡罗来纳州驾驶执照, 或者如果不是司机, a South Carolina Identification Card (issue date must be 3 months prior to date of application)
• 最近的本地水电费帐单(i.e. electric, natural gas, l和-line telephone, cell phone, cable) or lease agreement/mortgage statement