To initially qualify for New York State Resident Rate tuition, or to change from Non- Resident Rate Tuition to Resident Rate tuition, students must complete the CUNY Residency Form.
In order to have financial aid accurately computed for disbursement the CUNY Residency Form must be submitted with documentation.
You will need to provide a copy of your parents’ federal and state taxes for that year, plus proof of filing. In addition, you will need to provide two other items from the provided list of university-approved documents.
Yes, you must submit all 3 application pages and provide the supporting documentation.
If you live in New Jersey or Connecticut and graduated from a New York high school and applied to attend any CUNY college within 5 years of your high school graduation, you may qualify for in-state residency.
One of the following will work:
You can use a lease for residency purposes. The lease must be signed by all parties and must be issued at least 12 months prior to the semester you are applying for residency.
A lease is one item that can be used for residency purposes; we need at least two documents from the list of university-approved documents.
If you do not have a lease agreement in your name, you can have the person whose name is on the lease agreement complete their part of this form. You must complete the upper portion of the form. Both your signature and the leaseholder’s signature must be notarized.
The leaseholder should provide either:
Yes, you can, but it must have a date of issue and must be issued at least 12 months prior to the start of the Fall semester.
If you do not have a date of issue on your document, please contact your local Board of Elections Office and ask them to provide a document stating when you registered to vote.
Yes, provided it was issued 12 months prior to the start of the semester you are applying for. You can also use a NYC ID card for this purpose.
If you are a veteran, we will require a Certificate of Eligibility or a DD-214.
If you are the spouse of a veteran, we will require the Certificate of Eligibility in your name. Your spouse’s full name and SS# must be given to the Veteran Coordinator in the Financial Aid Office.
They can be reached at (718) 340-4284 or financialaidoffice@law.cuny.edu.
Once you are approved as an in-state resident, you will receive a confirmation email. You will continue to pay in-state tuition for the duration of your attendance at the CUNY School of Law.
After you are approved, you do not need to re-apply for any other semester.
If you are not eligible as a first-year student, it is advisable for you to obtain a N.Y.S. driver’s license, a N.Y.S. ID card, or voter registration documentation (with a date of issue) as soon as possible after your arrival in New York.
In addition, update your address on your bank account to your local N.Y. address upon arrival in N.Y. If you are using a lease as proof of residency in New York, you need to ensure that the lease has been signed by the landlord or management company.
Please contact residency@law.cuny.edu. You can also use this email address to schedule an appointment to meet with a representative from our office via Zoom or in person.
You can also contact us at (718) 340-4237, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm ET.
If you are a continuing or visiting student at the CUNY School of Law, the residency application and all required documents are due by the provided deadlines in the Application and Document Information packets below.
2026 Fall Admitted Students Residency Requirements
2026 Spring Residency Requirements
Residency Documentation Repository
Residency Application
2026 Summer Residency Requirements