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taobenli
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject: maintaining U.S. state residency? |
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My driver's license (Washington State) will expire while I'm in Korea. What do I need to do to maintain Washington State residency? This is important because I don't want to be charged out-of-state tuition when I resume graduate study after a few years in Korea. If I just have mail forwarded to a relative in Washington will this be enough to renew a driver's license, vote in elections, and prove residency?
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anamika
Joined: 16 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: maintaining U.S. state residency? |
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| taobenli wrote: |
My driver's license (Washington State) will expire while I'm in Korea. What do I need to do to maintain Washington State residency? This is important because I don't want to be charged out-of-state tuition when I resume graduate study after a few years in Korea. If I just have mail forwarded to a relative in Washington will this be enough to renew a driver's license, vote in elections, and prove residency?
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I've been in a similar situation. I think if you do what you suggest above, and get your license renewed when you come back, there should be no problem. What you should note is that, if there's any room for doubt, universities seem to like sending a notice saying that you are regarded as out of state, but that you may appeal it. Don't let this scare you - if you're in the right, the appeal should be easy, as long as you've done nothing to make yourself a resident of a different state (e.g. working there etc). Every US citizen has to be a resident of a particular state as far as the law goes, so if they try to challenge you, the question becomes 'If I'm not a resident of Washington, what state AM I resident of then?'. As long as you can prove that you've been out of the country (they'll probably ask for plane ticket stubs or something like that), you should be perfectly OK. |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Although you can only be a resident of one country at a time, if you keep your permanent address "active" (i.e. your driver's license is kept current with that address), you shouldn't have any problems. Chances are, unless you notify the graduate school that you've been living outside the US, they won't know. |
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