Financial Assistance Tuition and Fees Housing Expenses Residency Regulations for Tuition Purposes		Residency Regulations for Tuition Purposes 1.- Introduction 2.- Residence of Independent Individuals 18 Years of Age or Older 3.- Reclassification Exceptions: 4.- Economic Development and Diversification Employees 5.- Military Personnel, Veterans, and Commissioned Officers of the Public Health Service 6.- Teachers, Professors, and their Dependents 7.- Teaching or Research Assistants 8.- Scholarship Stipend Recipients Special Programs: 9.- Academic Common Market 10.- Citizens of Mexico 11.- Residents of New Mexico Counties 12.- Oath of Residency 13.- Penalties 1.- Introduction Under State statutes and Coordinating Board rules and regulations interpreting those statutes, a prospective student will be classified as a resident, non-resident, or international student. A person who has lived in the state under circumstances specified in these rules will be eligible for classification as a resident. A citizen, national or permanent resident of the United States who does not meet resident criteria will be classified as a non-resident. An alien who is not a permanent resident of the United States and who has not been permitted by Congress to adopt the United States as his or her domicile while in this country will be classified as an international student. An individual classified as a non-resident or international student may qualify to pay resident tuition rates and other charges while continuing to be classified as a non-resident or international student under certain exceptions specified in these rules. Minors and Dependents Residency of a Minor or Dependent is based on one of the following circumstances: The residence of the parent who has custody at the time of enrollment (upon divorce of parents); The residence of the parent who has claimed the dependent for federal income tax purposes both at the time of enrollment and for the tax year preceding enrollment; or The residence of the parent with whom the dependent has resided for the 12 months prior to enrollment. Custody by Court Order: If the custody of the minor has been granted by court order (e.g.: divorce decree, child custody action, guardianship or adoption proceedings) to some person other than the parent, the residence of that person shall control; provided, however, that such grant of custody was not ordered during or within a year prior to the minor's enrollment in a public institution of higher education and was granted under circumstances indicating that such guardianship was not for the purpose of obtaining status as a resident student. If the minor is not residing with either parent, and there is no court-appointed guardian, the residence of the parent with whom the minor last resided shall be presumed to control. If, however, the minor resided with and has been dependent upon a grandparent for more than a year prior to enrollment in an institution of higher education, the residence of that natural guardian will be regarded as the minor's residence. The residence of a person other than a parent or a natural or legal guardian who may furnish funds for payment of tuition, fees, or living expenses will in no way affect the residence classification of a minor.

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