From CokerA@evergreen.edu Wed Feb 24 17:20:41 1999 Received: from mxu4.u.washington.edu (mxu4.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id RAA30948 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:20:39 -0800 Received: from elwha.evergreen.edu (elwha.evergreen.edu [192.211.16.10]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with SMTP id RAA19768 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:20:37 -0800 Received: from hyak.evergreen.edu by elwha.evergreen.edu; (5.65/1.1.8.2/16Jan95-8.2MPM) id AA15875; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:24:55 -0800 Received: by HYAK with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:17:54 -0800 Message-Id: From: "Coker-Anderson, Andrea" To: "'residency@u.washington.edu'" Subject: FW: Out of Country Parents Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:17:52 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Here's my AG response to our Parents Out of Country Questions. My AG is slower than Joe's! I hope the information is useful. We've been contacted by the same student who also contacted UW and BCC that has parents that reside in Taiwan part time. When this one came up on the listserve, I was thankful that we didn't have these kind of scenarios at Evergreen. Of course, he mentioned that he was approved as a resident at the University of Washington. I added a question regarding his situation. I enjoyed meeting all of you. Thanks, again, to Virjean and Hung for their hospitality. Thanks, Hung for your help in retreiving my coat left at the meeting! Andrea Coker-Anderson The Evergreen State College > ---------- > > Thanks for leaving me a message with your e-mail address. Here are three > questions generated from our discussion over a week ago with other > residency reviewers. They involve parents that are out of the country: > > Student has permanent resident alien status in the US, but parents (though > they have permanent status and previously resided in WA) have been > residing out of the country for a couple of years. The student is > finishing high school, living with other relatives. The student is > totally dependent on the parents, they provide all of the living expenses. > The student has a WA driver's license and vehicle registration, but the > parents no longer have these documents. If the student has spent at > least 75% of his/her junior and senior years in a Washington state high > school and if the parent has been domicile at least one year within the > five year period prior to graduation for high school, the student is > considered a resident. If not, the student cannot prove domicile as the > supporting parents have severed ties with the state. > > Student and parents are US citizen. The parents have resided out of the > country due to missionary work. The student moved to WA and is living > with her older sister since June 98 and is attending her final year in a > WA high school. The sister has provided all of the student's support. > The parents were never domiciled in WA and have relinquished their ties to > any state. Unless the sister is claiming the student as her dependent for > tax purposes, she is independent, since her parents do not provide her > support. If her sister claims her (and shouldn't she - is she the legal > guardian?) then she is fine. Otherwise, she is independent and she must > establish residency as an independent. > > Student applies for residency as a dependent and provides a copy of the > mother's "green" card, driver's license, vehicle registration and lease > agreement showing that the mother is a Washington resident. The student > cannot provide a copy of an income tax return because the parents, as well > as living here part time, reside in Taiwan where they own a business. > They do not file income taxes here. How can the student prove dependency? > This is a difficult one and could go either way. It doesn't help that > they don't file taxes, but an affadavit is allowed in lieu of taxes for > other purposes. It appears that the parent has made all of the > appropriate changes and that domicile has been established. It is > important to define the parent's status. Are they physically present or > not? With no income, it is difficult to determine where the true, fixed > place of residence is. As always, the burden of proof is on the student > and parent. > I appreciate your help. The third "scenario" is a person shopping the > institutions. I believe he has contacted UW, TESC, and Bellevue CC. It is important that you are all consistent in your response to this student. > If you need further information, please let me know. If you would like to > talk about these, call me at 866-6000, ext 6091. > > Andrea Coker-Anderson > Registrar - The Evergreen State College > .