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Residency for Tuition Purposes
A student’s residency status is determined during the admissions process and is based upon the information provided in the admissions records. If the student disagrees with the initial determination, they should contact the office of admissions to provide additional information. If the office of admissions upholds their initial determination the student can request a formal review by submitting a completed, signed, and notarized residency appeal affidavit with supporting documentation to the residency service account restuit@louisville.edu within thirty (30) calendar days from the first day of classes for the semester they wish to appeal.
Students should review Section 5 – Determination of Whether a Student is Dependent or Independent and Section 10 – Criteria Used in a Determination of Residency Status of 13 KAR 2:045 prior to completing the residency appeal affidavit.
University of Louisville professional programs dental, medical and law have their own residency policies. Students should contact the office of admissions within their professional school for questions about residency determinations and the appeals process.
Residency for tuition purposes is a Kentucky statute and is administered by the Council on Postsecondary Education.
Submitting a Residency Appeal
- 13 KAR 2:045, Determination of Residency Status for Admission and Tuition Assessment Purposes.
- University Residency Policy
- 实习b|学生服务 – Frequently Asked Questions
- Summer 2025
- Undergraduate and Graduate Programs:
- First day of class: 5/5/2025
- Deadline: 6/6/2025
- Note: The summer semester is composed of multiple terms; however, the summer deadline is calculated from the first day of classes of the first term only.
- Fall 2025
- Undergraduate and Graduate Programs:
- First day of class: 8/18/2025
- Deadline: 9/17/2025
- Undergraduate and Graduate Programs:
- If submitting a paper affidavit
- Print and complete the affidavit.
- Have the affidavit notarized.
- Bring the completed, notarized affidavit and all supporting documentation to the Registrar’s Office.
Supporting documentation will not be returned; do not submit original documents.
2. If submitting an electronic affidavit
- Complete the affidavit.
- Email the completed affidavit and all supporting documentation to restuit@louisville.edu.
- All email correspondence must be through a university email account.
- Affidavits sent via a personal email account will not be accepted.
- The deadline to appeal is thirty (30) calendar days from the first day of classes in each semester. See the drop down under “Deadlines” for specific dates.
- Scan the completed affidavit and copies of your supporting documentation, review the scanned documents for completeness and legibility before emailing.
- Illegible documentation or incomplete affidavits will not be accepted.
- Affidavits without supporting documentation will not be accepted.
- Students may appeal their residency status once per academic term.
- Residency appeals are reviewed in the order received.
- All communications related to an appeal will be sent to the university email address provided in the affidavit.
- If additional information is needed, the residency appeals officer will send a request via email.
- Notification of determination of residency status will be sent via email after review.
- If residency status is resident, the appeal is complete.
- If residency status is nonresident, the student may submit a written request to appeal the determination to the residency review committee, based on the affidavit and documentation currently on file.
- Residency changes are applied to the term indicated in the affidavit and all subsequent terms within the same degree level, determinations are not retroactive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Residency determinations are based upon the information provided by the student in their initial application to the university. The admissions offices may deem a student a non-resident if the information provided doesn’t clearly identify the student as a resident.
13 KAR 2:045 Section 13. Institutional Responsibilities provides students with three levels of appeal:
- The university will appoint a residency appeals officer to consider student appeals of an initial residency determination made at the time of admissions.
- The university will establish a residency review committee to consider appeals of residency determinations made by the residency appeals officer.
- The university will establish a formal hearing process to consider appeals of residency determinations made by the residency review committee.
Yes. Students are strongly encouraged to speak with the financial aid office before appealing their residency status if they are receiving grants and scholarships that are based on their non-resident status. Members of the armed forces should contact the Center for Military-Connected Students.
There is no specific time limit for establishing residency for tuition purposes, instead a determination of residency status is based upon the criteria set forth in 13 KAR 2:045 Section 10.
No. 13 KAR 2:045 Section 4 outlines presumptions that result in a non-resident status upon initial enrollment, however, those presumptions can be overcome by meeting most of the criteria set forth in 13 KAR 2:045 Section 10.
Residency status cannot be determined until an application has been submitted. Students can review 13 KAR 2:045. Determination of Residency Status for Admission and Tuition Assessment Purposes, Section 10. Criteria Used in a Determination of Residency Status to assess their circumstances prior to application to the university.
No. Due to the ease and convenience in obtaining these documents, they have limited value in a determination that a student is a resident of Kentucky for tuition purposes.
Yes, if you are a dependent your residency shall be the same as either parent, regardless of which parent claims you for income tax purposes or has primary custody. It may be necessary to provide documentation to verify the parent living in Kentucky is a resident based upon the criteria set forth in 13 KAR 2:045 Section 10.
No. Domicile is defined in 13 KAR 2:045 Section 1. as a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and is the place where the person intends to remain indefinitely.
All members of the armed forces should contact the Center for Military-Connected Students.
13 KAR 2:045 Section 5. Determination of Whether a Student is Dependent or Independent, includes the factors used to determine independence. Independence is only one step in the overall determination of whether a student is or is not a resident for tuition purposes.
If you are appealing as a dependent seeking the domicile and residency of a Kentucky resident parent, documentation should apply to both you and your parent; if you are appealing as an independent, documentation should apply to yourself; if you are married, documentation should apply to both you and your spouse.
When completing the Residency Appeal Affidavit, for each question you answer that has an * beside it you must provide supporting documentation. The following list is not exhaustive.
- Verification of present address (utility bill, insurance bill, etc.)
- If applying as a dependent, provide a copy of your parent(s)’ Federal (Form 1040) and Kentucky (Form 740) for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of application. All tax forms must be complete copies with name, signature, and date and include filer’s W-2 or 1099. Do not provide schedules or worksheets.
- If under 24 years of age and applying as an independent provide a copy of your parent(s)’ Federal (Form 1040) and Kentucky (Form 740) for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of application. All tax forms must be complete copies with name, signature, and date and include filer’s W-2 or 1099. Do not provide schedules or worksheets.
- If applying as an independent, provide a copy of your Federal (Form 1040) and Kentucky (Form 740) for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of application. All tax forms must be complete copies with name, signature, and date, and include filer’s W-2 or 1099. Do not provide schedules or worksheets.
- If you did not file Kentucky (Form 740) taxes for the preceding calendar year OR if you have accepted new employment since the preceding calendar year, provide a copy of the first and the most recent pay stub from your current employer to verify withholding of Kentucky state taxes.
- If applying as an independent and your parent(s) claimed you as a dependent on income taxes for the preceding calendar year, provide a notarized statement from your parent(s) regarding their current level of financial support.
- Copies of your most recent financial aid award notice and/or student aid report for ALL sources of student financial aid, including grants, scholarships and loans.
- Copies of both sides of resident alien card (green card) or copy of official INS approval letter for current visa, if applicable
- Letter from employer(s) on official company letterhead verifying job transfer or acceptance of employment; employment letters MUST include the exact dates of employment, salary, number of hours worked per week, and number of weeks worked during a calendar year
- Payment of occupational (withholding) taxes in Kentucky verified with a current paystub
- Payment of real property taxes in Kentucky verified with a current property tax bill
- Copy of property deed for a Kentucky residence, or copy of a signed lease agreement for non-collegiate housing, pages with lease term and signatures only
- Copy of current automobile registration
- Copy of current driver’s license
- Copy of voter registration
- Copy of marriage license, if applying as an independent married to a resident of Kentucky
- Copy of student birth certificate if applying as a dependent of parent(s) who are residents of Kentucky
- Other documentation relevant to your circumstances which support your request for a review of your residency status