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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Residency friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d like to get your input on a question we received from a first year undergraduate applicant admitted for Autumn.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The applicant lived out of state with his mother, but wants to claim Washington residency based upon his father. This applicant’s father passed away in November 2024, two days prior to when the applicant submitted his UW application.
We routinely go through the process to verify the residency of students applying from outside of Washington who have one parent here, so this student is in the group being asked to verify.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is some question as to whether we actually can verify the residency of this student, given that their parent is no longer
<i>living</i> in Washington, will not have been <i>living</i> in Washington for the twelve months prior to when the student verifies their residency or attends UW, and is not able to participate in the verification process/sign the application/provide information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On the flip side, not giving this applicant any consideration for residency doesn’t fully pass the ick test for me. I feel like we (or someone) has seen this situation before and there’s guidance out there somewhere.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Further information: The applicant has told us that his sister has attended UW for several years as a resident, based upon their father. We wouldn’t share materials or information between students because of FERPA, but we can see that
this is true. The sister verified her residency with our office in 2021, based upon her father. Both her admission application and her residency application place dad here since the 1970s. I can also find dad’s obituary online, posts from his WA employer
saying he’d worked there for years, etc.<br>
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One overarching concern is setting a precedent and drawing boundaries. If we would accept this student as a resident based upon his late father’s long-term residency, where would we draw the line? Does it matter how recently the parent passed away? How long
they lived here? What proof should we ask for in an application? Etc.<br>
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Thanks for your insights!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Encode Sans Narrow";color:gray">ALISON BAZELEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Encode Sans Narrow";color:gray">Residency Officer, Residence Classification Office</span><span style="font-family:"Encode Sans Narrow""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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