If you are already coded as a RESIDENT in myWSU, no further action is required. You do not need to apply for residency. You will retain your residency until you reapply at WSU. You may exit the form now.

Please check your residency status before applying for residency. If you are coded as a RESIDENT, no further action is required. Check your status at: myWSU > Financial Aid tile > Awards > Summary > Residency Status.

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After checking your status, return to this form and update your residency status before continuing.

Students who are military-affiliated and eligible for certain benefits may receive resident tuition in Washington. Military-affiliated students include active duty, national guard, reserves, veterans, and their dependents (spouses, former spouses, and children).

The benefits are those defined in Title 38 U.S.C. and Title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 1606. They include:

• Post-9/11 GI Bill®
• Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty
• Montgomery GI Bill® – Selected Reserve (for National Guard and Reserve members)
• Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
• Chapter 35 or Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA)
• Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Fry Scholarship
• Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

Use these descriptions to select your status below.

MILITARY-AFFILIATED and ELIGIBLE FOR LISTED BENEFITS - Student is active duty, national guard, reserve, or a veteran and is eligible for the benefits listed in the previous section. Most students will be eligible with this status.

Other options - use only when you don't meet the status above:

ACTIVE DUTY - Student is an active duty military member stationed in Washington.

ACTIVE DUTY FORMERLY STATIONED IN WA - Out-of-state active members who were stationed in Washington if: they enroll in a Washington institution prior to reassignment and stay enrolled, OR enroll in a Washington institution within 3 years of the date of reassignment.

ACTIVE DUTY STATIONED IN OREGON - Student is an active duty member who lives in Washington state and is stationed in an Oregon county that borders Washington.

WA NATIONAL GUARD - Student is a member of the Washington Army or Air National Guard. Not required to be active duty.

NATIONAL GUARD MAINTAINED WA DOMICILE - Student is stationed out-of-state but entered service in Washington and maintained their Washington domicile.

VETERAN: 10 YEARS SERVICE - Student is a veteran who had at least 10 years of honorable service and at least 90 days of active duty service. Separation does not have to be from active duty. Used for students who are not eligible for VA educational or rehabilitation benefits. Must enter school with 3 years of separation.

VETERAN: SEPARATION DUE TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION/GENDER IDENTITY - Student was separated from the uniformed services and discharged due to sexual orientation or gender identity. Does not apply to veterans who have a dishonorable discharge.

MILITARY-AFFILIATED and ELIGIBLE FOR LISTED BENEFITS - Student is the spouse or dependent of active duty, national guard, reserve, or a veteran and is eligible for the benefits listed in the previous section. Most students will be will eligible with this status.

Other options - use only when you don't meet the option above:

S/D OF ACTIVE DUTY: STATIONED IN WA - Student is the spouse or dependent of an active duty military member who is stationed in Washington state.

S/D OF ACTIVE DUTY: MAINTAINED WA RESIDENCY, STATIONED ELSEWHERE - Student is the spouse or dependent of an active duty military member who entered service as a Washington resident and maintained their Washington domicile.

S/D OF MILITARY MEMBER STATIONED IN OREGON BORDER COUNTY - Student is the spouse or dependent of an active duty military member living in Washington state, but stationed in an Oregon (OR) border county. If the active duty member moves out of WA or is stationed outside of an OR county bordering WA, the student maintains resident status as long as they enrolled in a WA institution prior to the move and stay continuously enrolled OR are admitted to an institution before the move and enrolled during the term admitted.

S/D OF WA NATIONAL GUARD - Student is the spouse or dependent of a member of the Washington Army or Air National Guard.

S/D of WA NATIONAL GUARD, STATIONED ELSEWHERE - Student is the spouse or dependent of a Washington National Guard member who entered service in Washington and maintained their Washington domicile.

S/D OF VETERAN: 10 YEARS SERVICE/90 DAYS ACTIVE - Student is the spouse or child less than 26 years old of a veteran who separated with at least 10 years of honorable service and at least 90 days of active duty service. For student not eligible for VA education or rehabilitation benefits who entered school within 3 years of veterans separation.

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THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE LISTED AND BASED ON YOUR SELECTIONS ABOVE. Check off each document as you upload it. If you do not upload all the required documents, in a format that we can open, your request cannot be processed.

Accepted document formats: JPG, PDF. Many devices have a print to pdf option, including Apple OS.

NOT ACCEPTED formats: HEIC, WEBLOC, PAGES, any shared format, any format that requires a password. Photos from your Apple iPhone must be converted to JPG. HEIC is frequently the default. Google "how to convert iPhone photos from HEIC to JPG" for assistance.