APPLICATION FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF RESIDENCY
Students classified as a non-resident requesting reclassification of residency status must complete the information below
and provide the institution with supporting documentation as listed in Chart II according to Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board Rule 21.25
Name: Student ID:
Date of Birth:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Home Phone: Cell Phone:
Email Address:
Term for which you are applying for residency: (e.g., Fall 2009)
First semester enrolled at Del Mar College: Enrolled: Full-time Part-time
Revised Chart II
Documentation to Support Domicile and Residency
The following documentation is requested by the institution to resolve issues raised by responses to the Core residency
Questions. The listed documents will be used to establish that the person is domiciled in Texas and has maintained a
residence in Texas continuously for 12 months’ prior the census date.
Part A
Documents that may Support the Establishment of Domicile in Texas and Maintenance of Domicile in Texas for the 12
months prior to census date of the term in which the student enrolls
1. SIGNIFICANT GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
a. An employer’s statement of dates of employment in Texas (beginning and current or ending dates) that encompass
at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the census date of the term in which the person enrolls.
However, employment conditioned on student status, such as work study, the receipt of stipends, fellowships, or
research or teaching assistantships does not constitute gainful employment.
b. Other documents that show the person or the dependent’s parent, for at least 12 consecutive months immediately
preceding the census date of the term in which the person enrolls:
1) has been engaged in employment intended to provide an income to the person or allow the person to
avoid the expense of paying another to perform tasks (as in child care) that is sufficient to provide at
least one-half of the individual’s tuition and living expenses or represents an average of at least 20 hours
per week; or
2) is self-employed in Texas or is living off his/her earnings; or
3) is primarily supported by public assistance in Texas.
c. For a person living on public assistance, written statements from the office of one or more social service agencies
located in Texas that attest to the provision of services to the person for the 12 consecutive months immediately
preceding the census date of the term in which the person enrolls.
2. SOLE OR JOINT MARITAL OWNERSHIP OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY
Title to residential real property in Texas with documentation to verify 12 consecutive months of ownership immediately preceding
the census date of the term in which the person enrolls, such as a Warranty Deed, with the person or the dependent’s parent
having established and maintained domicile at that residence.
3. MARRIAGE TO A PERSON WHO HAS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED DOMICILE IN TEXAS
Marriage Certificate or Declaration of Registration of Informal Marriage with documentation to support that spouse has established
and maintained domicile in Texas for the 12 consecutive months preceding the census date of the term in which the person
enrolls.
4. OWNERSHIP OF A BUSINESS ENTITY
Documents that evidence the organization of the business in Texas that reflect the ownership interest of the person or
dependent’s parent, and the customary management of the business by the person or dependent’s parent without the intention of
liquidation for the foreseeable future.
(If you provide documentation from Part A, you will not need to provide any other documentation)
