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To be an Ohio Resident
Residency for tuition is not an
automatic process. You must take steps to establish
residency, and then document those by filing a
residency petition. The information contained here
is intended to assist you in taking the appropriate
steps to demonstrate your intent to become an Ohio
resident. A copy of the Ohio Residency policy is in
the Graduate Catalog, available on-line at
http://www.ohiou.edu/gcatalog/01-03/reside.htm.
According to the policy, a resident of Ohio is any
person who maintains a consecutive 12-month place or
places of residence in Ohio, is qualified to vote in
Ohio, who may be subjected to tax liability in Ohio,
and who has not allowed himself or herself to remain
a resident of any other state or nation for any of
these or other purposes.* If you intend to declare
yourself a resident of Ohio, you must demonstrate
that you have established residency in Ohio for a
full year prior to filing a residency petition with
the Office of Graduate Student Services. The
following steps will help you establish your intent
to declare yourself a resident of Ohio:
- Car is registered in Ohio.
- Obtained an Ohio driver’s
license.
- Registered to vote in
Ohio and did not vote in another state for 12
consecutive months prior to filing residency
petition.
- State and federal income taxes filed in Ohio as
a resident of Ohio (with current Ohio address;
this includes taxable interest income).
- If filing income
taxes in another state, file as non-resident or
part-year resident (indicating residency of
other state ceased upon date moved to Ohio);
also file as part-year resident in Ohio.
- Maintained a permanent
residence in Ohio for 12 consecutive months
prior to petitioning for Ohio resident status.
- Proved that you are
financially self-supported. You cannot receive
direct or indirect financial support from
persons or entities who are not residents of
Ohio (this includes use of parent’s car).
- You cannot be claimed as
a dependent for tax purposes by anyone who is
not a resident of Ohio.
- Consider Ohio your
permanent residence.
Remember, you
must show that you have established yourself as a
resident of Ohio for a full year prior to
petitioning for residency. If you have any questions
about Ohio residency, contact Dr. Katherine Tadlock,
director of graduate student services, at
tadlockk@ohiou.edu.
* This
includes retaining a driver’s license or car
registration in another state, voting in another
state, or filing taxes as a resident in another
state.
Actions which
call into question legitimacy of claim of residency:
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- Filing taxes as a
full-year resident of another state.
- Accepting a PLUS loan or
other substantial support from a parent or
non-Ohio resident.
- Failing to maintain a
12-month place of residence in Ohio.
- Working outside Ohio and
not subjecting income to Ohio taxation.
- Using a non-resident
parent’s car and not paying vehicle loan,
maintenance, operating, and insurance costs.
- Claiming a non-Ohio
address as permanent place of residence.
- Inability to
demonstrate financial independence
* This is not an
inclusive list. Incomplete documentation or
documentation which fails to meet the state
residency regulations may result in a denial of Ohio
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