An official in the admissions office determines your residency status based on the information provided in your admission application.  Please contact admissions for assistance or questions.

Domicile is the place where a person resides and intends to reside either permanently or indefinitely.

A student who is not a United States citizen or does not have an immigrant visa is presumed not to be a resident of Pennsylvania for tuition purposes; however, you may rebut this presumption with clear and convincing evidence.

A petition consists of a form and copies of documentation which support your contention of Pennsylvania residency for tuition purposes. All materials must be in written form. The documentation should show clear and convincing evidence that your domicile is in Pennsylvania, and your presence in the Commonwealth is not primarily for educational purposes.

Undergraduate Students: Pennsylvania State law presumes that most students under the age of 22 have the domicile of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s). To contradict that presumption, your petition should demonstrate that you are financially emancipated or independent if your parent or guardian does not have a domicile in Pennsylvania.

Each petition is reviewed individually on the basis of all evidence submitted by the applicant. There are many factors that are considered in determining residency and a number of documents that are relevant to those factors. Examples include: the deed or lease to your principal domicile, a Federal tax return, a Pennsylvania state tax return, Pennsylvania driver's license, voter registration, vehicle registration, etc. These are all appropriate items to provide. You may submit copies of any information that will help document your principal domicile is in Pennsylvania. Keep in mind that Temple University must retain the items in your residency file, so submit only copies of the original documents. The information should be that of your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), if you are dependent. You should submit your own information if seeking to show your financial emancipation or independence.

Ownership of real estate or payment of real estate taxes in Pennsylvania does not necessarily qualify you for residency for tuition purposes. Residency status is based on your domicile. Domicile is the place where you reside and intend to reside either permanently or indefinitely.

Generally, unless you had 12 months of continuous residence in the state prior to enrollment, you will be considered a non-resident for tuition purposes. The 12 month requirement cannot be met while attending Temple or any other institution of higher education within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, so you are assumed to be in the Commonwealth for educational purposes.

Possibly. Any student who changes their place of residence from Pennsylvania to another state is required to update their address promptly and will be considered for reclassification effective with the date of such change.

It depends. Students who are dependent on their parents are presumed to have the same domicile as their parents and would therefore be considered an out of state student for tuition purposes.

Military personnel and their dependents who are assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania and who reside in Pennsylvania can be classified as residents for tuition purposes. You may submit a cover letter, a copy of the service member's orders, and a copy of your parent's deed or lease as documentation.

Any member of the armed forces who was a resident of Pennsylvania immediately preceding entry into the service and who has continuously maintained Pennsylvania as their domicile is presumed to have a Pennsylvania domicile. You should submit a cover letter, in addition to documentation of the service member's home of record.

The National Guard and Reserves are not considered active duty military. If you are an out-of-state student for purposes of tuition, the classification will not change upon joining the National Guard or Reserves, even if your home of record for the military is Pennsylvania. Required service, such as the two-week annual training or specialist school, would not qualify you as having served in active duty. However, if called into active duty, with a home of record of Pennsylvania, and later discharged into Pennsylvania, you would then be considered an in-state student for purposes of tuition upon re-enrollment at Temple University. You would submit Form DD-214 to show the home of record upon discharge.

Once your petition is approved, your tuition and financial aid award amount will be adjusted to the in-state rate. Any amount paid in excess will be credited to a future term.