Virginia In-State Privileges Form
Please read the following information on classification as an in-state student before downloading the in state form.
Questions concerning in state privileges should be directed to the Committee on Student Status by phone: (434) 982-3391
The rules governing eligibility for in-state tuition rates are found in Section 23-7.4 of the Code of Virginia. This statute requires that minors and dependent students (those who receive more than half of their financial support from, and/or, are claimed as tax dependents by, their parents, legal guardians, or spouses) establish their eligibility through their parents, legal guardians, or spouses. Such students must demonstrate that their parents, legal guardians, or spouses have been domiciled in Virginia for at least one year prior to the commencement of the University's Summer Session. Independent students must demonstrate that they provide more than half of their financial support and have satisfied the statutory domicile requirements. They must also be prepared to prove their financial independence, if questioned.
"Domicile" means the present, fixed home of an individual to which he or she returns following temporary absences and at which the individual intends to remain indefinitely. An individual may not have more than one "domicile at any time", and must completely abandon a former domicile before establishing a new one. Evidence of a Virginia domicile must include residence (physical presence) in the state, and some or all of the following: payment of Virginia personal income and property taxes; possession of a Virginia driver's license and motor vehicle registration; voter registration; and, social and economic relationships within the state. Evidence offered in support of Virginia domiciliary status must have been in existence for at least one year prior to the commencement of the term for which eligibility is sought. The requirement of one year shall be waived for active duty military personnel residing in Virginia if all other conditions for establishing domicile are met.
Students who have moved to Virginia to attend school are not entitled to in-state tuition rates unless they can overcome - by clear and convincing evidence -- the statutory presumption that their residence here is primarily for educational purposes. Eligibility is not conferred by the performance of acts that are auxiliary to fulfilling educational objectives, such as part-time employment, or the acquisition of a Virginia driver's license, and/or, voter registration card.
Statutory exceptions to the domicile requirements exist for spouses and dependents of military members residing in Virginia, provided that they meet certain criteria. Students from military families should contact the Virginia Status Committee Office for further information. Special provisions also apply to students who reside outside Virginia but are employed full-time in Virginia and pay Virginia taxes on all income earned in the state, or, in the case of a minor or dependent student, whose parent, spouse, or legal guardian is so situated. Further information concerning this exception is available from the Virginia Status Committee Office.
All students claiming eligibility for in-state tuition rates for the Summer Session must complete an Application for Virginia In-State Educational Privileges unless the student (1) was enrolled as an in-state student in a degree program at the University of Virginia for the entire spring semester immediately preceding the Summer Session, and (2) will be continuing in the same degree program in the fall semester immediately following.
The Application for Virginia In-State Educational Privileges should be included with the Summer Session Application. Additional forms are available from the University of Virginia, Committee on Virginia Status, P. O. Box 400160, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4160, where you may direct your questions concerning eligibility for in-state tuition rates and requests for copies of Section 23-7.4 of the Code of Virginia.