Petition for Residency

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To be considered for in-state tuition privileges, you or your parent(s), must have resided in the state of Georgia for a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately prior to enrollment at Georgia Southern. To aid us in clarifying your residency status, please provide a certified copy of your and/or your parents' (if divorced, both mother's and father's) State Income Tax Return for the immediately preceding year.

Members of the following groups may be eligible for in-state tuition privileges regardless of length of residence in Georgia.  A waiver for in-state residency will need to be submitted. Here are the waiver forms you can choose from:

Please note:
New students - Submit your petition/waiver to Admissions ( 912-478-0811).
Current students - Submit your petition/waiver to the Registrar's Office ( 912-478-0283).

Petition for Classification as Georgia Resident for Tuition Purposes, click here.

Families Moving to Georgia Waiver, click here.

Petition for Border County Out-of-State Fee Waiver, click here.

Petition for Military Non-Residence Out-of-State Fee Waiver, click here.

Recently Separated from Military Service Personnel Waiver, click here.

Petition for Georgia National Guard Military Waiver, click here.

Waiver for U.S. Military Reserve and Georgia National Guard Combat Veterans, click here.

Petition for Out-of-State Fee Waiver for Teachers in the Georgia Public School System, click here.

Petition for Economic Advantage, click here.

Petition for Non Resident Waiver, click here.