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tec

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Hey,

I am immigrating to the US on a F-4 visa, as a dependent of my father. I am currently 18 years of age and will be joining a college/university in an undergraduate course once I get to North Carolina, Raleigh.

My question is that how long do I have to stay there to be considered a citizen of the state, and not have to pay the very large fee's of a foreign student.

You can feel free to contact me at teccoder@gmail.com
 
tec said:
Hey,

I am immigrating to the US on a F-4 visa, as a dependent of my father. I am currently 18 years of age and will be joining a college/university in an undergraduate course once I get to North Carolina, Raleigh.

My question is that how long do I have to stay there to be considered a citizen of the state, and not have to pay the very large fee's of a foreign student.

You can feel free to contact me at teccoder@gmail.com
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I believe if you have continuous residence in North Carolina for one year, you are eligible for in-state tution fee. I check this three year ago with NC state U. The rules might have change.
You can not migrate on F-4 bcos there is no such visa as far as I know. If you are on non-immigrant F-1 visa then you are not eligible for in-state tution fee at all. If you are a F-2 dependent, then you can not take classes. Before 2000, you could but not any more. Beter check the correct visa status you are getting. Hope this helps.
 
tec said:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2539.html

The family 4 visa shown in the bulletien is the visa I have got. Thank you for the information I read that the time period was 1 year for Nc state and this has been a confirmation. Anyone who has more information please let me know.
Thank you
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If this is the visa you have travelled with to the US, then you're a Permanent Resident. You just got the immigrant visa to enter the US based on family-based 4th preference. As a Permanent Resident, you should qualify for in-state tuition without any waiting.
 
Most collages require you to be living in the state for one year before you can qualify for in-state tution fees. But if you start school right away...you won't qualify for in-state fees after going to school for one year...

However if you are a dependent of your parents, and your parents have been staying in that state for more than a year...it usually is enough to qualify you for in-state tution....every school is different.
 
Not necessarily. A lot of colleges require that you reside in the state for 1 year.
But in any case, in this thread, the OP says that he is 18 years old, in another thread he has a 21+ year old son. Something's fishy...

That post was meant for my brother, made by my father. My brother is 21 + and is trying to petition his way into a F4 status. This is unrelated.
 
Residency when used in immigration and when it is referred in colleges are two separate issues.

In immigration context, they are talking about green card and looks like you already got immigrant visa stamped on your passport. You will travel to US on that visa will gain permanent residency at POE on your arrival. And looks like there are no issues with that.

In colleges, word “Residency” means your primary location/area of resident. Different colleges have different criteria to evaluate the residency. Normally it’s a year of stay before one can claim residency for that state/city/region. If you are over 18 (some states 21), you need to produce proof (like utility bill etc.).

I would say check with admission office in the college & and only they can guide you in right direction.

tec said:
Hey,

I am immigrating to the US on a F-4 visa, as a dependent of my father. I am currently 18 years of age and will be joining a college/university in an undergraduate course once I get to North Carolina, Raleigh.

My question is that how long do I have to stay there to be considered a citizen of the state, and not have to pay the very large fee's of a foreign student.



You can feel free to contact me at teccoder@gmail.com
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