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Residency Requirements for Fee Purposes

Students must meet the requirements listed below in order to be classified as a Resident for Fee Purposes:

  1. Cannot be claimed as a dependent in another state. Provide a copy of parent's Federal Income Tax form.
  2. Reside in Missouri continuously for the 12 months prior to the academic term for which residency is being requested. Provide a copy of lease or contract for proof of rent and dated paycheck stubs indicating employment. Provide paycheck stubs to cover time periods when not in class attendance.
  3. Have significant taxable earned income in Missouri during the 12 months prior to the academic term for which residency is requested. Provide a copy of dated paycheck stubs and/or W-2 and a letter from your employer (on company letterhead) verifying beginning date of current employment and hours worked per week. If you have filed a Missouri Tax form within the past 12 months, submit a copy.
  4. Have a valid Missouri Driver's License, a Missouri Voter Registration Card, and, if a car is registered in the student's name, proof of its registration in Missouri.
  5. Permanent Resident Alien Card (non-U.S. citizens only) must be presented to the Campus Residency Officer in person for verification.
  6. Complete a Petition for Residency Status and submit it with the necessary photocopied or non-returnable original documents (with the exception of the Permanent Resident Alien Card, which will be returned) upon completion of the 12-month period. Click here to open and print the Petition for Missouri Resident Status form. Document can be viewed using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader
  7. Optometry Students at the University of Missouri - St. Louis seeking a change in residency status must present two additional documents

    A signed statement from the student of intent to make Missouri his/her permanent state of residence.

    A written job offer from a licensed practicing Missouri optometrist or ophthalmologist for a position immediately following graduation and licensure.

The decision of the Campus Residency Officer will not affect the University refund policy nor any other University fees unrelated to residency.

Because the burden of proof of Missouri residency lies with the student, it is important to answer fully all applicable questions and to provide as much supporting material as possible to the Campus Residency Officer at the following address:

      Jerry Hoffman
      Campus Residency Officer
      University of Missouri - St. Louis
      351 Millennium Student Center
      One University Blvd
      Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400

      Office: (314) 516-5719
      jerry_hoffman@umsl.edu

      Deadline Dates
      (for petition and all supporting documents)
      Summer 2009 July 17, 2009
      Fall 2009 October 16, 2009
      Spring 2010 March 12, 2010

      Other conditions and circumstances may result in residency being granted, the policy cited here notwithstanding.