The New York State Education Law requires that all students file proof of residence upon enrollment with a community college. Students will qualify for NY resident tuition rates if they have maintained a permanent residence in NYS for one full year and in their county for 6 months prior to the first day of classes. A student MUST PROVE RESIDENCY WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE START OF CLASS OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE NON-RESIDENT FEE.
Valid NYS Driver’s License, Learner’s Permit, or Non-Driver ID Card issued more than 1 year ago with current Ulster County address (no P.O. Boxes).
OR
If issued less than 1 year with Ulster County address (no P.O. Boxes), include one of the following from the list below:
If the student lives with parent(s), a copy of the parent’s tax return for the preceding year listing the student as a dependent.
Students who are New York State residents, (for at least one year), but are NOT residents of Ulster County must provide the Student Accounts Office with a Certificate of Residence to remove the non- resident tuition charge from their account. To obtain a Certificate of Residence, select your home county from the Certificate of Residency list to find online resources/applications on your home county’s website. The window of eligibility for issuance of a new certificate, for any particular term, is two months prior to the student’s registration date and 30 days after the start of class.
Once you receive the Certificate of Residence from your County Treasurer, please email it to the Student Accounts Office at studentaccountsinfo@sunyulster.edu or mail to:
SUNY Ulster
Attn: Student Accounts Office
PO Box 557
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Students whose permanent and primary residence is not in New York State or who have not lived in New York State for one year or more, prior to the start of the semester enrolled, must pay both the tuition and non-resident tuition charges.
A person does not acquire a New York State domicile only by being physically present in New York for the sole purpose of attending a New York State campus.
If you have any residency questions, please contact the Student Accounts Office at 845-687-5099, or email the Student Accounts Office or stop by the office located in Vanderlyn Hall Room 204.
Immigrants are grouped in categories depending on the type of visa presented at the port of entry.
Immigrant Aliens must have an Alien Identification card (“green card”) and be able to establish NYS and county residency to be eligible for resident tuition rates. These students must follow the residency requirements listed above. Non-immigrants admitted to the United States in categories that prohibit them from establishing a United States residence are not eligible for resident tuition (for example, F1 Visa holders)
However, some undocumented aliens may be eligible for the resident tuition rate if any of the following applies:
(GED or TASC) exam preparation, received a GED or TASC diploma and applied for admission within five years of receiving the GED or TASC; and
At SUNY Ulster, the Enrollment and Success Center can provide you with samples of the affidavits.
Please refer to the VISA Categories chart listed below for information on nonimmigrant eligibility for U.S. residency with regards to NYS Resident Tuition.
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VISA
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Description
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| A | Ambassador, diplomats and certain other foreign officials and their families |
| E | Treaty trader/Treaty investor, spouse and children |
| G | Certain government or international organization officials and their families |
| H-1B | Temporary worker in specialty occupation |
| H-1C | Temporary worker performing essential nursing service |
| H-4 | Spouse or children of alien classified as H-1B or H-1C |
| I | Representatives of foreign information media and their spouse and children |
| K | Fiancé(e) or Spouse of a U.S. citizen and dependent children |
| L | Intra-company transferee (such as managers who have worked abroad for a branch of a U.S. firm) and their spouse and children |
| N |
Parents and children of certain officers and employees of international organizations who were in turn granted permanent residency as special immigrants |
| O | Aliens who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics, motion pictures or television (Note: O-1 and O-3 visa holders are eligible, and O-2 visa holders are not eligible). |
| R | Religious workers and their spouse and children |
| S | Crime witnesses and their spouse and children |
| T | Victims of severe forms of human trafficking |
| U | Victims of serious crimes |
| V |
Certain spouses and children of lawful permanent residents who have a relative petition filed on their behalf before December 21, 2000 which has been pending for at least three (3) years |
A student who is in one of the above categories must provide proof of such status by furnishing his/her I-94 Arrival/Departure record with either the notation Duration of Status (D/S) or an expiration date not yet reached.
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VISA
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Description
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| B | Temporary visitors for business or pleasure |
| C | Visitors in transit |
| D | Crewmen |
| E-3 | Certain specialty occupation professionals from Australia |
| F | Academic students |
| H-2 | Temporary workers performing special services |
| H-3 | Trainees |
| H-4 | Families of H-2 and H-3 visa holders (Note: H-4 family of an H-1B or H-1C are eligible) |
| J | Exchange visitor (student, scholar, professor) |
| M | Vocational students |
| O | Aliens who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, Business or athletics, motion pictures or television (O-2 visa holders are the only O category ineligible). |
| P | Athletes, group entertainers, reciprocal exchange programs |
| Q | Participant in international cultural exchange programs |
| TN | Temporary workers under NAFTA Trade Agreement |
