Student Planner 2007-2008
MISSOURI RESIDENCY PROCEDURE
In order for
a student to file a Petition for Missouri Resident Status,
s/he must have applied for admission to the University of
Missouri-St. Louis. Each petition from an applicant
or accepted student is reviewed individually and in accordance
with the Residence & Educational Fee Rules; therefore,
it is important that the petition be completed accurately
and all required and supporting evidentiary material be submitted
with the petition. It is required that all materials be received
by the Campus Residency Officer by the end of the eighth week
of the current/future Fall or Spring Semester (by the end
of the first week of the current/future Summer Session) for
which Missouri Resident Status is sought.
Petitions and/or
evidentiary material arriving after the above deadline will
be considered only for a subsequent semester.
For a student
to establish residency for fee purposes, the following criteria
must be met in the 12 months prior to the academic
term for which residency is requested*:
·
Cannot be claimed as a dependent in another
state. Provide a copy of parent's Federal Income
Tax form.
·
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.
·
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.
·
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.
·
Permanent Resident Alien Card (non-U.S.
citizens only) must be presented to the Campus Residency Officer
in person for verification.
·
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. The Petition for Missouri Resident
Status can be found online at:
http://www.umsl.edu/services/finance/res-pet.htm
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:
Dennis Saunders, Campus Residency Officer
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
Phone: (314) 516-6948
E-Mail: saundersd@umsl.edu
*Other conditions
and circumstances may result in residency being granted, the
policy cited here notwithstanding.
Go to:
http://www.umsl.edu/services/finance/resrules.htm
for a complete listing of the Residence & Educational
Fee Rules. UMSL