New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR TUITION PURPOSES AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Subchapter 1 - ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE RESIDENT TUITION
Section 9A:5-1.2 - Evidence of domicile

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 9A:5-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) For the purposes of N.J.A.C. 9A:5-1.1, a student may present and/or an institution may require the following as primary evidence of being domiciled in New Jersey:

1. Copies of the student's New Jersey income tax return or evidence of withholding of New Jersey income tax, and/or copies of the parent's(s') or legal guardian's(s') income tax return or evidence of withholding of income tax.

2. Evidence of ownership of or a long-term lease on a permanent residence in this State by the student or the student's parent(s) or legal guardian(s).

(b) A student may present and/or an institution may require supplementary evidence of being domiciled in New Jersey, which may include the following:

1. A New Jersey driver's license;

2. A New Jersey motor vehicle registration;

3. A New Jersey voter registration card;

4. A sworn, notarized statement from the student and/or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) declaring domicile in New Jersey;

5. Any other supplementary evidence that the institution deems necessary to support the student's claim of domicile in New Jersey, including, but not limited to, evidence regarding the domicile of a student's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) for students whose domicile is determined by the institution to be with their parent(s) or legal guardian(s).

(c) If primary evidence of domicile is not available due to the loss or destruction of records or other unusual circumstances, the institution may make a determination based exclusively on supplementary evidence.

(d) In every instance, the institution shall keep with the student's records copies of the evidence it used in determining domicile pursuant to this section.

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