CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW NEW YORK STATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

Spring 2009

To qualify for the in-state tuition rate, a student must continuously maintain his/her principal place of abode in the State of New York for a period of at least 12 consecutive months prior to the first day of classes AND submit the following forms to the Office of Budget and Fiscal Services Room 215 NO LATER THAN Friday, December 19, 2008 by 4PM. There are NO exceptions.

All other documents on file for any reason related to a student’s attendance must be consistent with the student’s change of residency status at the time of their change request.

If the Law School becomes aware that a student provided false information or withheld relevant information in order to obtain resident status, the student will be retroactively charged the non-resident tuition rate and may be subject to disciplinary action. Providing false information or withholding relevant information may trigger the Law School’s reporting obligation to the Character and Fitness Committee.

If you wish to appeal a negative residency determination, you must notify the Office of the Associate Dean of Administration and Finance in writing within ten (10) days of notification of the denial of your application and submit a written statement in support of your appeal. Your appeal and a written statement of the Law School’s determination will be submitted to the University Office designated to adjudicate appeals.

I. CUNY RESIDENCY FORM

In addition to completing all information requested on this form, available at the Budget and Fiscal Services Office in Room 215, please be sure to take the opportunity to submit any additional proof you would like us to consider in support of your application, as well as to take the opportunity to explain any reasons you have for not submitting any requested information or required documentation.

II. RESIDENCY AFFIDAVIT WITH INTENT TO REMAIN IN NEW YORK PERMANENTLY

(Needs Notarization)

See Cathy Larsen – Administrative Assistant in the Office of Budget and Fiscal Services Room 215 or Marsha Williams, Bursar - Room 215.

III. DOCUMENTATION ESTABLISHING RESIDENCY

To establish residency, a student must submit the following documentation:

1. One of the items listed as A, B, C, D below; OR
2. Two of the items listed as E through P.

NOTE: All items must document residency in New York State for the 12-month period prior to coming to law school. Documents covering the first and last months of the previous twelve-month period are acceptable provided that they show the student living at the same address.

A) Lease, deed or rent registration form signed by a landlord that is either a public or private agency and the student or parent of the student with the same surname (or proof that the signatory with a different surname is the parent of the student).

B) Budget/benefit letter from New York City Public Assistance with the student’s New York address.

C) Benefits letter from Social Security with the student’s New York address.

D) Copies of the most recent complete Federal or New York State tax returns with the preprinted address label and the corresponding W-2 form. If Federal OR State of New York return has not yet been filed, the most recent W-2 form OR a response to federal form 4506 stating that the federal government acknowledges that the student has in fact filed a tax return from the address noted. (Students under 24 years of age must submit a copy of their parents’ most recent federal or state tax return indicating New York State residency claiming the student as a dependent OR a copy of their parents’ most recent federal or state tax return indicating out-of-state residency and that the student was not claimed as a dependent.)

E) A valid New York State driver’s license.

F) Homeowners’ or renter’s insurance policy.

G) Automobile registration.

H) Automobile insurance certificate.

I) New York State “non-driver license” issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or any other official City, State or Federal agency.

J) Voter registration certificate or card.

K) Telephone or utility bills or payments for services.

L) Monthly bank or credit card statements, with dollar amounts redacted.

M) Armed Forces identification card DD Form 2A (green).

N) Proof of service as a juror in New York State.

O) Apartment lease signed by a landlord who is an individual and the student. (If the student’s name does not appear on the lease, the “Alternate Lease Statement” which may be obtained at the Office of Budget and Fiscal Services, Room 215, must be substituted. The “Alternate Lease Statement” must be completed and notarized by both the person whose name appears on the lease/contract and the student. The person on the lease/contact must also submit proof (i.e., lease, telephone, utility, or similar type bills] of residency at this/her current address for the previous 12 months).

P) Postmarked mail addressed to the student at a New York address (not a PO Box).

In addition to the items indicated above, the Law School may, at its discretion, require a student to submit additional documentation if it believes that an accurate residency determination may only be rendered through review of such additional documentation.

Revised: January 8, 2008 Cathy Larsen, Administrative Assistant