As a service member, you may be eligible for residency based on the eligibility of benefits, active duty status, or WA National Guard status. These different ways are explained below. Eligible聽students continue to be classified as residents as long as聽they are continuously enrolled at the same聽institution, as such there is no need to resubmit the form every quarter.聽
If you are granted residency聽as a service member,听测辞耻听are not eligible for certain state need-based financial aid programs such as Washington College Grant or College Bound.聽To establish residency in a way that makes you eligible for state need-based aid programs, please refer to the Residency Classification Office for .
Current or former service members who are eligible for VA education benefits are eligible for residency under . The student does not need to live in Washington. The student does not need to be actively using educational benefits to qualify. Eligible students continue to be classified as residents as long as聽they are continuously enrolled at the same聽institution.
Requirements
- Service member must be eligible for:
- Post-9/11 GI Bill庐 – Chapter 33
- Montgomery GI Bill庐 – Chapter 30
- Montgomery GI Bill庐 Selected Reserves – Chapter 1606
- VR&E Benefits – Chapter 31
- Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship
- The service member does not need to live in Washington
- The service member does not need to be actively using educational benefits to qualify
Procedure
- Complete the
- Provide required supporting documentation such as a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility (CoE)
Note: If you are using your VA education benefits, your residency status will be automatically updated once your enrollment has been certified with the VA by Veterans Education Benefits Office as you submit the Enrollment Certification Request.
If you are currently stationed in Washington State, on active duty, in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard you are eligible for residency under .
Procedure
- Complete the
- Provide required supporting documentation such as a copy of the聽active duty member鈥檚 orders to be stationed in Washington
If you are a member of the Washington National Guard, you are eligible for residency under
Procedure
- Complete the
- Provide supporting documentation such as a copy of the student鈥檚 military ID and a copy of the member鈥檚 statement of service or orders showing the date of assignment to Washington State
If you are currently living in Washington State, and you are stationed on active duty in an Oregon county that borders Washington, you are eligible for residency under .
Procedure
- Complete the
- Provide required supporting documentation such as a copy of the active duty member鈥檚 orders to be stationed in Oregon, and copy of documentation showing your Washington domicile