Residency Forms

Domicile Affidavit 

Fill this form out if you are either: 

A new student applying for admission to the university for the FIRST TIME  

-OR-  

A student returning after an absence of one or more regular semesters

Military Exception

  IF stationed in Arizona, submit Military Stationed in Arizona Exception Form with a copy of your OFFICIAL orders.

  IF stationed in another state but claiming AZ as your home state, submit the Domicile Affidavit  and provide us with a copy of most recent LES form and LES from 12 months ago along with a copy of the military form DD-2058 which verifies your state of legal residence AND evidence of having filed an Arizona Resident Income Tax Return with the Arizona Department of Revenue for the prior tax year on all income from all sources, if applicable.

  IF you are an Honorably Discharged Veteran, submit the Honorably Discharged Veteran Residency Classification Exception form, a copy of your DD-214 Member 4 or Service 2 showing Honorable Discharge, Arizona voter registration and a copy of one of the following:

o     Arizona driver’s license

o    Arizona vehicle registration

o    Employment history in Arizona

o    Transfer of major banking services to Arizona

o    Change of permanent address on all pertinent records

o    Other materials of whatever kind or source relevant to domicile or residency status

IF you are using Chapter 30 Montgomery GI Bill Active-Duty (MGIB-AD), Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI-Bill or the Marine Gunnery Sargent John David Fry Scholarship AND qualify as a “covered individual” under Section 702 of The Veterans Access, Choice & Accountability Act of 2014, submit the Residency Classification Exception for “Covered Individuals” form: 

1 ) In the term noted on this form the student will use Chapter 30 MGIB, Chapter 33 Post

                 9/11 GI-Bill or the Marine Gunnery Sargent John David Fry Scholarship, AND

2)  The student lives in Arizona, AND

3) Meets one of the “covered individual” definitions (see form for supporting

     documentation needed):

              a) The student is enrolled within 3 years of the transferor’s discharge from a 

                  period of active duty service of 90 days or more

              b) The student is enrolled and using the Marine Gunnery Sargent John David Fry

                  Scholarship

              c) The student is enrolled and the transferor is a member of the Uniformed

                  Services currently serving on active-duty

If a student can demonstrate ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS they may be eligible for an Arizona residency classification for tuition purposes without meeting the one-year durational requirement:

·The student is domiciled in Arizona AND,

·One or both parent(s) are domiciled in Arizona AND,

·The student’s parent(s) are entitled to claim the student as a dependent for Federal and State tax purposes (whether or not the parent actually claimed the student as a dependent child)

If attending a meeting without your student present, please fill out this form with your student's signature: Authorization for Release of Information 

Petition to Change Residency Classification

Used by CONTINUING STUDENTS (must have been enrolled in previous semester to petition) to apply for resident status. Please see form for deadline for each semester.

Arizona High School Graduate

Submit this form if you are a non-resident undergraduate student who has graduated from an Arizona high school or has earned a GED in the state of Arizona. This is not a form to change your residency classification to a resident for tuition purposes. This is an application for a special tuition rate of 150% of undergraduate tuition. 

Transferred Employee Exception

Submit this form if you are an employee that has been transferred to Arizona by your company and will be attending the University of Arizona within 1 year of being moved or you are a spouse of an employee that has been transferred to Arizona and will be attending the University of Arizona within 1 year. Transfer means: an individual who was transferred by his or her employer fewer than 12 months prior to the term in question, is NOT self-employed or employed in a family-owned business not previously operating in Arizona, and can provide proof of payment or reimbursement of moving expenses by his or her employer.

Native American Exception

Submit this form if you are an enrolled member of a federally recognized Arizona tribe. Attach a copy of your Certification of Indian Blood or Tribal Identification Card from the Arizona tribe.

Teacher on Contract

Submit this form if you are an employee of a public school district in Arizona and you are under contract to teach on a full-time basis, or employed as a full-time noncertified classroom aide. This exception only covers courses necessary to complete the requirements for certification by the State Board of Education to teach in a public school district in this state.  

AZ Resident Spouse Exception

Submit this form if you have married an Arizona resident. You may become eligible for residency as long as you were married before the first day of classes and your spouse can meet residency guidelines.

AmeriCorps  

Submit this form if you have participated in the AmeriCorps program or the Volunteers to Service to America program for at least one year in the state of Arizona.

Dissertation Exception

Submit this form if you are a doctoral graduate student who is a candidate for a degree, having completed all requirements for the degree, except the dissertation.