From vwheeler@bcc.ctc.edu Wed Apr 22 16:34:04 1998 Received: from mxu4.u.washington.edu (mxu4.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id QAA49310 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:34:03 -0700 Received: from email1.bcc.ctc.edu (email1.bcc.ctc.edu [168.156.32.102]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.09) with ESMTP id QAA09947 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:34:02 -0700 Received: by email1.bcc.ctc.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:34:05 -0700 Message-ID: From: Vicki Wheeler To: "'residency@u.washington.edu'" Subject: RE: Residency Question Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:34:02 -0700 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Content-Type: text/plain Good call!! > ---------- > From: Tika Esler > Reply To: residency@u.washington.edu > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 4:24 PM > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > Subject: RE: Residency Question > > Janelle: You didn't mention if the parents have claimed her. If so, > then she is a dependent and the parents would need to provide the > documentation for establishing a permanent domicile, which sounds like > they may not have done if there is still a vehicle registered in AK, > unless there is more than one and they have another registered here. > This may be her only hope, because.......... > > If she is independent, she has NOT established a bona fide domicile. > If > she changed her driver's license to another state (and it sounds like > she did because you mentioned she "changed" her dl the day before she > applied) THEN, she did take a step to establish residency wherever > than > license was from. The first step she took was when she changed her > drivers' license and the year would start there. > > AND, there is hardly EVER a repeat on these, so each one that isn't > just > "cut-and-dry" feels like you're starting over!! > Tika A. Esler > Associate Dean of Enrollment Services > Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA > tesler@bcc.ctc.edu > (425) 641-2206 > > > ---------- > > From: Janelle Miner[SMTP:jmine@ctc.ctc.edu] > > Reply To: residency@u.washington.edu > > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 2:58 PM > > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > > Subject: Residency Question > > > > I have a 24-year-old student who is claiming independence and has > > provided a tax return which documents almost $7,000 in income in > 1997. > > > > However, her parents moved from Alaska to Washington in June of > 1996. > > The student moved with them in June of 1996, worked over the summer > in > > Washington, then returned to Northwestern University in Illinois > > (she's > > been attending there every academic year for the last 4 years and > just > > recently received her bachelor's degree--also, it's a private > > institution with no non-resident tuition and it doesn't appear the > > student did anything to establish residency in that state). > > > > The student has now returned to Washington, and resumed part-time > work > > in March of 1998. She's living with her parents. Her vehicle is > still > > registered in Alaska (jointly with her father?) and she changed her > > driver's license the day before she submitted her residency > > questionnaire. > > > > Is this student really independent? If so, I don't think she's > > established a bona fide domicile in Washington yet. It seems to the > > student's advantage to claim dependence, but can she do that if > she's > > claiming independence? > > > > Finally, when will I ever run across the same situation twice, so > that > > I > > can feel like I know this stuff???? > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Janelle Miner, Registrar > > Whatcom Community College > > > .