To qualify for in-state tuition or to establish eligibility for state grant determination, you or your parent(s)/guardian(s) must demonstrate capacity, presence, intent, and duration:
- Capacity: the ability to make North Carolina your permanent home legally and financially and remain in NC permanently
- to claim residency on your own (separate from your parent(s)/guardian(s) you must demonstrate capacity based on your own financial resources, not through support from your parent(s) or through gifts from someone else. If you were claimed as a dependent of an out-of-state parent, you will likely not qualify for reclassification
- Presence: be physically present in and reside in North Carolina
- Intent: perform various actions as evidence of making North Carolina your permanent home (domicile) rather than residing in the state for the purpose of attending college
- Duration: maintain a domicile continuously for at least 12 full months before you claim residency