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    Default How is Your State of Legal Residence Determined

    I'm a racehorse groom. This means I have been living on horsetracks in many states for the last ten years. I was born in Michigan, but loosely moved to Florida in 2004. I never did change my state ID. I still have a Michigan ID, but only stayed there briefly in 2010 for about 6 months before returning to the horse track in KY, AR, MN and other states. I now am a college student in New Mexico since May 2013. I have been using the address of the dorms, but I do not consider NM my home state of residence. I consider Florida my home state. I will probably live the rest of my life in Florida. (I'm 45 years old). I am wanting to attend college in Florida after I get my AS degree here in NM at FSU or U of FL. I just don't know if they will consider me a resident of FL, or not. I seem to be a man without a state. So what am I, a resident of the USA with no home state? I want to get FL in-state tuition, as I plan to remain there. Thanks.

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    No, you are a resident of wherever you are living. As for "in state tuition" the state colleges and universities usually have STRICT RULES for what they will consider as demonstration of residence. If you have a driver's license, you're flaunting with getting cited for a crime if you don't get one in the state you're currently residing in. The fact you think you "don't have roots" doesn't mean you're not subject to the laws of the state you are living in.

    Here is Florida's State University system's rules for in-state tuition: http://www.flbog.edu/forstudents/ati...quirements.php

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    Thanks for the response. No, I only have a MI state ID card. My DL was suspended years ago for child support. That's why I'm in college trying to become a lawyer if the bar will even admit me, so I can pay it off and get my license back. As I thought I was just a college student in NM, and never a resident of any state because racing meets only last 3-6 months, I am relocating at these times to a new state. So I just kept my MI ID. Kind of unique situation. What, am I legally obligated to change my ID every three months just because I am working in a new state or going to school there?

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    You've been a resident of NM since May 2013.

    As such, you were required to get a NM ID so you are already breaking the law there.

    To qualify for in-state tuition in FL you will have to establish FL residency once you get there and you will also have to get a FL ID or you will be breaking the law there, too.

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    Default Re: Where is My Legal Residence

    There's no requirement to obtain an Identification Card (even in the post 9-11 regime) period.

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    So all college students who are out of state are required to claim that they are a resident of this new state and obtain this state's ID/DL card, yet if they want to use this supposed residency for in-state tuition purposes, this is not allowed? So I'm a "resident" of NM now, however, they will not let me claim residency for in-state tuition purposes? That just does not sound fair by any means. What if I did not want to give up my MI residency? Would I have no choice in the matter? I do not think anyone I go to school with in NM who are from other states have obtained a NM ID. Whenever I apply for a state racing license through the state racing commission, they never mention that I need to do this, they simply allow me to put down my last MI address. Hell, everyone on the racetrack are from out of state and no one ever changes their ID's over. Hmm, thanks for your comments.

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    And Adjusterjack says one thing, and flyingron says the total opposite. Clarification, please?

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    What state(s) have you been claiming for tax purposes?

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    He'll have a hard time getting in-state tuition in Florida. They want him to reside their bona fide for a year (independent of attending school) before they'll consider it. Being an itinerant even with maintain a Florida license/ID or paying taxes there won't cut it.

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    Yeah, that's how I read it, too. Maybe I'll just go for the University of New Mexico, since I'm now considered a resident there. Thanks for the help everyone.

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    Default Re: How is Your State of Legal Residence Determined

    astroavion;809013]I'm a racehorse groom. This means I have been living on horsetracks in many states for the last ten years.
    doesn't it mess up your belongings when the horses run on the tracks?

    I was born in Michigan, but loosely moved to Florida in 2004. I never did change my state ID. I still have a Michigan ID, but only stayed there briefly in 2010 for about 6 months before returning to the horse track in KY, AR, MN and other states.
    I now am a college student in New Mexico since May 2013
    .there is your state of residence.


    I have been using the address of the dorms, but I do not consider NM my home state of residence. I consider Florida my home state.
    do you have a residence in Florida? Do you return there occasionally or regularly and if so how often and for how long?


    I will probably live the rest of my life in Florida. (I'm 45 years old). I am wanting to attend college in Florida after I get my AS degree here in NM at FSU or U of FL. I just don't know if they will consider me a resident of FL, or not. I seem to be a man without a state. So what am I, a resident of the USA with no home state? I want to get FL in-state tuition, as I plan to remain there. Thanks
    I would have to check Florida specifically but the last time I did any research on this, it took between 1 and 2 years to establish residency for purposes of in state tuition, depending on the state.

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