Your residency status determines whether you pay in-state or out-of-state tuition.
All residency appeals must be submitted electronically to residency@ubalt.edu .
Where do I find my residency status?
- Your status is noted in your letter of admission and can be checked any time on MyUB.
- If you are a current student and your status has changed, you need to file a petition.
Questions? Contact the Records Office at residency@ubalt.edu.
Residency Appeal Deadline
The deadline for each semester is the same as the last day of late registration on the academic calendar for the term you are currently enrolled.
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Residency: An Overview
An initial determination will be made by the Offices of Admission. The decision is made at the time a student’s application for admission is under consideration. The determination made at that time, and any determination made thereafter, shall prevail for each subsequent term until the determination is successfully challenged in a timely manner.
A student may request a re-evaluation of residency status. This is done by filing a Petition for Change in Residency Classification with the residency evaluator. A student must meet the requirements for in-state status and submit a completed petition, including all required documents, by the last published date of registration for the term the student wishes to be classified as in-state.
A determination of in-state status is valid only if a student actually enrolls in the term in question. Determinations which are made in cases where a student does not actually enroll are not valid for a subsequent term (with respect to which all requirements must be independently satisfied and a new and timely application submitted).
The burden of proof rests upon the student. Failure to provide complete and timely documentation and responses to requests for information may result in a denial of the re-evaluation. The university reserves the right to request additional information and documentation from the applicant over and above what is required in the application. In the event incomplete, false or misleading information is presented, the campus may revoke an assignment of in-state status in addition to other disciplinary actions it may initiate.
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General Criteria for In-State Status
For the 12 consecutive months before the first day of classes for which you wish to be considered a resident, you must meet the following criteria:
- Has continuously maintained primary living quarters in Maryland
- Has substantially all personal property, such as household effects, furniture, and pets, in Maryland
- Has paid Maryland income tax on all taxable income, including all taxable income earned outside Maryland, and has filed a Maryland Resident Tax If the student is a dependent for tax purposes, then the person who claims the student as a dependent shall have paid Maryland income tax on all taxable income, including all taxable income earned outside Maryland, and have filed a Maryland Resident Tax Return.
- Has registered all owned or leased motor vehicles in Maryland for at least 12 consecutive months, if previously registered in another Students who have lived in Maryland for at least 12 consecutive months but who have had their motor vehicle(s) registered in Maryland for less than 12 months will be deemed to have satisfied this requirement if they can show evidence that their owned or leased motor vehicle(s) was (were) registered in Maryland within 60 days after moving to the state in accordance with Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration requirements.
- Has possessed a valid Maryland driver’s license for at least 12 consecutive months, if previously licensed to drive in another state.
Students who have lived in Maryland for at least 12 consecutive months but who have held a Maryland driver’s license for less than 12 months will be deemed to have satisfied this requirement if they can show evidence that their driver’s license was issued in Maryland within 60 days after moving to the state in accordance with Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration requirements.
- Receives no public assistance from a state other than the State of Maryland or from a city, county, or municipal agency other than one in Maryland.
- Has the ability under Federal and Maryland law to live permanently and without interruption in Maryland
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Other Students Who Qualify for In-State Status
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Non‐residents with the following status shall be accorded the benefits of in‐state status for the period in which they hold such status, if they provide clear and convincing evidence through documentation, by the institution’s deadline for the semester for which they seek in‐state status, showing that they fall within one of the following categories:
A. A full‐time or part‐time (at least 50 percent) regular employee of USM or a USM institution.
B. The spouse or Financially Dependent child of a full‐time or part‐time (at least 50 percent) regular employee of USM or a USM institution.
C. Active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(10) as the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof (Army National Guard and Air National Guard), who are stationed in Maryland, reside in Maryland, or are domiciled in Maryland, or their spouse or financially dependent children, as provided in § 15-106.4 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. Spouses and children who qualify for exemptions under this provision will retain in‐state status for tuition purposes as long as they are continuously enrolled, regardless of whether the active duty member’s station assignment, residence, or domicile remains in Maryland.
D. Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who provide documentation that they were honorably discharged and currently reside or are domiciled in Maryland, as provided in § 15-106.4 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
E. Veterans who live in Maryland and were discharged from a period of at least 90 days of service in the active military, naval, space, or air service and are pursuing a course of education with educational assistance under the Montgomery G.I. Bill ® (38 U.S.C. Ch. 30) or the Post‐9/11 G.I. Bill® (38 U.S.C. Ch. 33), pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 3679(c). 2 A veteran so described will continue to retain in‐state status if the veteran is using educational benefits under either chapter 30 or chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, and remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school.
F. Anyone who lives in Maryland, and:
1) Is using transferred Post‐9/11 G.I. Bill® benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) and enrolls after the transferor’s discharge or release from a period of at least 90 days of service in the active military, naval or air service; or
2) Is using transferred Post‐9/11 G.I. Bill® benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) and the transferor is a member of the uniformed services who is serving on active duty;
3) Is using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)) ;
4) Is using benefits through the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA), (38 U.S.C. chapter 35) or is entitled to rehabilitation under 38 U.S.C. § 3102(a).
An individual as described in this Section IV.F will continue to retain in‐state status if the individual is using educational benefits under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, and remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school.
G. A member of the Maryland National Guard, as defined in the Public Safety Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, who joined or subsequently serves in the Maryland National Guard to: (i) provide a critical military occupational skill; or (ii) be a member of the Air Force Critical Specialty Code as determined by the National Guard. (Maryland National Guard members may also qualify if they meet the criteria in section IV.C. above.)
H. For UMGC, only, a full‐time active member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, or their spouse.
I. A graduate assistant appointed through a USM institution for the semester/term of the appointment. Except through prior arrangement, this benefit is available only for enrollment at the institution awarding the assistantship.
J. A full-time public-school teacher in the first year of employment by a Maryland local education agency, who resides in Maryland and meets the criteria for a residency waiver in § 15-106.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
K. The child of a Maryland public safety employee who is eligible for the Edward T. Conroy and Joan B. Cryor Scholarship under § 18-601(d)(3)(ii) of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
L. A person who has completed all service hours in an AmeriCorps Program in Maryland or who has completed a service program under the Maryland Corps Program, pursuant to Title 9, subtitle 28 of the State Government Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, as provided in § 15-106.9 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
M. A person who has been certified by the Director of the Peace Corps as having served satisfactorily as a Peace Corps volunteer and who is domiciled in Maryland, as provided in § 15-106.11 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
N. Individuals, including undocumented immigrants, who do not meet the definition of nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15) and who meet all the criteria in § 15-106.8 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
O. Members of the U.S. Foreign Service who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in Maryland, and their spouses and dependents. Members and their spouses and dependents who qualify for in-state status will continue to hold in-state status while continuously enrolled at the institution, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of the member to a location outside Maryland.
P. Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau, as provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Pub. L. No. 118-42, Div. G, Title II, § 209(b)(1)(E).
Q. Graduate students (Masters and Certificate only) and Juris Doctor students who live in:
1) Washington D
2) Northern Virginia - Arlington, Clark, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudon, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Manassas Park.
3) Pennsylvania - Adams, Chester, Lancaster, and York counties.
4) Delaware
a. Note: Regional residency only applies to students and credits associated with a UBalt graduate program. Undergraduate degrees and certificates are not included
R. Graduate students enrolled in these fully online programs
1) Master of Business Administration
2) Master of Public Administration
3) MS in in Interaction Design and Information Architecture and associated certificate in User Experience
4) MS in Negotiations and Conflict Management
5) MS in Global Affairs & Human Security
S. Graduate Assistants
@GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by the VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
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The Maryland DREAM Act
The Maryland DREAM Act allows certain students who are undocumented immigrants to qualify for the lowest tuition rates at their public colleges and universities. The Maryland DREAM Act became law on Dec. 6, 2012 and applies to all future semesters thereafter. The law applies in all 24 jurisdictions in Maryland, including the city of Baltimore.
Want to know more about the Maryland Dream Act?
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The Appeals Process
1. If your request to change your residency status to in-state has been denied by the Offices of Admission, you may challenge the decision by sending a written appeal to the residency evaluator within 15 days of their most recent decision.
2. In your written appeal, you should list all the facts and arguments that would support changing your residency status. If you fail to provide complete and timely information, the residency evaluator will deny your appeal.
3. Once you have submitted your appeal, the Committee will make a decision within approximately 45 days. Until then, you will still be responsible for paying fees and charges based on your current residency status. If your appeal is granted, any excess fees or charges will be refunded to you.
4. The residency evaluator will send you written notification of its final, binding decision.
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Residency Forms
The complete policy on student classification is outlined by the University System of Maryland.