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Residency Classification for International Students

Under certain conditions, as defined by Florida state statute Section 1009.21, an international student may be eligible to establish Florida residency for tuition paying purposes.

International applicants who fall under the categories below may apply for Florida Residency Classification if they meet the criteria for establishing residency. See the Florida Residency Classification Form for acceptable proofs of Florida Residency. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access this form.)

The following Non-U.S. citizens shall be considered eligible to establish Florida residency for tuition purposes:

• permanent residents alien
• parolees
• asylees
• refugees
• or other permanent status persons (e.g., conditional permanent residents and temporary residents), who have applied to and have been approved by the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services with no date certain for departure

Non immigrants holding one of the following visas shall be considered eligible to establish Florida residency for tuition purposes:

• Visa category A – Government official
• Visa category E – Treaty trader or investor
• Visa category G – Representative of international organization
• Visa category H-1 – Temporary worker performing professional nursing services or in a specialty occupation
• Visa category H-4 – Only if spouse or child of alien classified H-1
• Visa category I – Foreign information media representative
• Visa category K – Fiance, fiancee, or a child of United States citizen(s)
• Visa category L – Intracompany transferee (including spouse or child)
• Visa category N – Parent or child of alien accorded special immigrant status
• Visa category O-1 – Workers of “extraordinary” ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics
• Visa category O-3 – Only if spouse or child of O-1 alien
• Visa category R – Religious workers
• Visa category NATO 1-7 – Representatives and employees of NATO and their families

Non-U.S. citizens who fall within the following categories shall also be considered eligible to establish Florida residency for tuition purposes:

• Citizens of Micronesia
• Citizens of the Marshall Islands
• Beneficiaries of the Family Unity Program
• Individuals granted temporary protected status
• Individuals granted withholding of deportation status
• Individuals granted suspension of deportation status or cancellation of removal
• Individuals granted a stay of deportation status
• Individuals granted deferred action status
• Individuals granted deferred enforced departure status
• Applicants for adjustment of status
• Asylum applicants with BCIS receipt or Immigration Court stamp

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