From vwheeler@bcc.ctc.edu Tue Jun 22 07:55:39 1999 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id HAA31386 for ; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:55:38 -0700 Received: from cascade.bcc.ctc.edu (email1.bcc.ctc.edu [168.156.32.121]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.06) with ESMTP id HAA14310 for ; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:55:38 -0700 Received: by cascade.bcc.ctc.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:55:41 -0700 Message-ID: From: Vicki Wheeler To: "'residency@u.washington.edu'" Subject: RE: Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:55:40 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Thanks, Joe. As you can see, I'm still learning! > ---------- > From: Joseph M. St.Hilaire[SMTP:saint@admsec.wwu.edu] > Reply To: residency@u.washington.edu > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 7:53 AM > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > Subject: RE: > > ***I agree with Vicki on No. 1, but I'm not so sure about No. 2. Seems to > me he's declaring his intent to become a WA resident in absentia and > hasn't established the 12 months of physical presence. If he had retained > his WA DL all these years, he might have a case, but simply changing his > home of record with the military while in SC doesn't do it. > Nor have I heard the term amnesty refugee. > > Joe St.Hilaire > Western > > On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Vicki Wheeler wrote: > > > Marci, these are my opinions: > > > > 1) They've severed their ties with Washington. > > 2) He's a resident effective February 1998. > > 3) Not a clue...I have never seen "amnesty refugee status". Is that > > stamped on her I-94? > > > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Myer, Marci[SMTP:MMyer@sccd.ctc.edu] > > > Reply To: residency@u.washington.edu > > > Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 4:47 PM > > > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > > > > > > I have a couple situations I could use your help: > > > > > > 1) A young couple - who have been lifelong residents of WA - left WA > in > > > April, 1999, after the husband was laid off at Boeing. They ended up > in > > > Arkansas where the husband is working part-time for an uncle. They > plan > > > to come back to WA but just don't know exactly when. For insurance > > > purposes, they both got driver's licenses and licensed their car in > > > Arkansas. But they also have (or requested) absentee ballots to vote > in > > > WA. They own no property here, but have kept their bank accounts > here. > > > > > > > > > My thoughts are they have severed their ties with the state. What are > > > yours? And what do you know about the right the vote in a state? Is > an > > > absentee ballot checked against a valid state ID or driver's license? > > > > > > 2) A young man joined the Coast Guard in Feb. 1995 as a Michigan > resident. > > > After basic training, he was sent to WA where he lived from May1, 1995 > to > > > June 10, 1996. At that time he was transferred to CA and from there > to SC > > > where he will finish his assignment. In October of '97, he decides he > > > will return to WA when he was out of the Coast Guard. With this > intent, > > > he filled out a W-4 form and a DD-2058 listing WA as his state of > > > residence. The form was approved on January, 1998. His "Leave and > > > Earnings Statement (LES) also show WA as state of residence beginning > Feb. > > > 1998. He opened a KeyBank account in May 1999. He will be back in > WA > > > in August after he has completed his assignment. His driver's > licenses > > > have followed his Coast Guard assignments. Is he eligible for > residency? > > > If not, what date do I use as a start date? > > > > > > 3)Are you familiar with the term "amnesty refugee status"? I am > waiting > > > for the paperwork. I believe this person is waiting for her "asylee" > > > status. My understanding is that a person needs to be approved for > the > > > asylum status in order to be eligible for residency.....where is the > > > written ruling on this (just in case). This person's "advocate" is > > > stating this "amnesty refugee status" makes her eligible for > residency. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > .