Lake Superior College

2.2 State Residency Requirements

Part 1. Definition of Domicile.
A persons true, fixed and permanent living place. Domicile is the place to which a person intends to return after temporary absences.  A person may have only one domicile at a time.

Part 2. Determination of In-State Tuition.

Subpart A. Statute.
Students shall be eligible to pay in-state tuition if they meet the criteria of M.S. 135A.031, subd. 2.  (You can conduct a search from this site by choosing "Retrieve a section" and typing in the statute number 135a.031)

Subpart B. Demonstrating domicile.
Students may establish eligibility for in-state tuition by demonstrating domicile in Minnesota before the beginning of any semester.  Students have the burden of proving domicile for the purpose of in-state tuition. All documentation should be submitted to the Director of Admissions.
1. Students who seek to qualify for in-state tuition must first meet the following threshold requirements:
a. Students must have resided in Minnesota for at least one calendar year immediately prior to applying for in-state tuition. 
b. Residence in Minnesota must not be merely for the purpose of attending college or university.

2. Each of the following additional facts and circumstances will be considered when responding to a petition for in-state tuition.  No one of these factors is either necessary or sufficient to support a claim for in-state tuition.
a. Continuous presence in Minnesota during the period when not enrolled as a student.
b. Sources of financial support are generated within Minnesota.
c. Domicile in Minnesota of family, guardian, or other relatives or persons legally responsible for the student.
d. Ownership of a home in Minnesota.
e. Permanent residence in Minnesota.

3. The following circumstances, standing alone, shall not constitute sufficient evidence of domicile to affect eligibility for in-state tuition under these regulations but may be considered as part of the demonstration of the fact and circumstances listed above: a. Voting or registration for voting.
b. The lease of living quarters.
c. A statement of intention to acquire a domicile in Minnesota.
d. Domicile of a students spouse in Minnesota.
e. Automobile registration.
f. Other public records, e.g., birth and marriage records

Subpart C. Exceptions.
Individuals in the following categories shall qualify for instate tuition rates;

1. Nonimmigrant Japanese students who have completed a program of study of at least one academic year at Akita campus and have been recommended by the provost for transfer to Lake Superior College and who retain their legal visa status.
2. Students who are recognized as refugees by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
3. U.S. military personnel serving on active duty assignment in Minnesota , and their spouses and dependent children.
4. Nonimmigrant international students classified under 8, U.S.C. 1101 (A) (15) (B), (D), (F), (H), (J), and (M).

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