Residency Classification Evaluation Request and Handbook

You can request to be classified as a Minnesota resident for tuition purposes by submitting the Residency Classification Evaluation Request form. The Residency Handbook contains important information about residency and reciprocity that will help you with your request.

A parent cannot complete this form on your behalf.

To complete this form, you will be asked to provide:

  • Driver’s license information
  • School attendance information
  • Employment and military service details
     

Residency requests cannot be approved without supporting documentation that helps demonstrate residency. Please refer to the Residency Handbook for guidance on documentation to include with your request. Examples of documents you might need are:

  • Military service documents
  • Letters of financial support from Minnesota residents
  • Visa or residency documentation
  • Lease documents or property tax statements
     

View the Residency Handbook

View the Residency Classification Evaluation Request form

Use this form if...

You are classified as a nonresident student and:

  • Meet the minimum residency requirements:
    • Are permanently residing in Minnesota
    • Have been continuously present in the state of Minnesota for at least one calendar year prior to the first day of class attendance at the University
      • During that one-year period, the student must not have attended any other Minnesota post-secondary educational institutions
  • Are a permanent U.S. resident of migrant background employed in seasonal agricultural labor in Minnesota
  • Are full-time faculty members at an accredited Minnesota college
  • Are an accredited foreign diplomatic official
  • A student enrolled in east Asian languages from associated colleges of Hamline University, Augsburg University, Macalester College, University of St. Thomas, or St. Catherine University
  • A graduate of a Minnesota high school
  • Your tuition is paid by the state of Minnesota
  • You are classified as military personnel on active duty in Minnesota

Don't use this form if...

  • You are classified as a resident student
  • You are not permanently residing in Minnesota or have not been continuously present in the state of Minnesota for at least one calendar year prior to the first day of class attendance at the University
  • You are a resident of Wisconsin, North Dakota, or Manitoba seeking reciprocity
  • You are an undergraduate, degree-seeking student from one of the Midwest Non-Resident states—Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, or Ontario. Contact One Stop for information about the Midwest Non-Resident Tuition Program
     

Next steps

Your request will typically be reviewed within 10 business days. You will receive an email with the decision or if further information is needed.