Washington Higher Education Residency Affidavit
Residency Affidavit Requirements:
The Residency Affidavit is an option if you have been classified as undetermined. This application is not an option if you have been classified as Out of State. If you have been classified as Out-of-State, refer to the WA Residence Questionnaire.
You can qualify for WA Residency using the affidavit if you meet all the following conditions:
- Received a high school diploma (or equivalent).
- Maintained a primary residence in Washington for at least 12 consecutive months immediately
before your first term at RTC.
- The Washington residence must be for purposes other than college. If you take any courses at another Washington college during the prior 12 months, you cannot have taken more than six credits in any given term. If you exceed that limit, you must prove that you have a Washington residence for non-college reasons.
- Affirm you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or that you will file an application to become a permanent resident of the United States as soon as you are eligible to apply.
If you meet all the above requirements, you can use the updated Washington Higher Education Residency Affidavit to request a change in residency status.
Note: If you applied or will apply for state financial aid using the Washington Application of State Financial Aid (WASFA), then you do not need to submit this affidavit form separately. The affidavit is part of WAFSA.
Submitting a Residency Affidavit: All reclassifications will be accepted up to the 30th calendar day of the quarter. If all documentation required has not been submitted by the 30th calendar day, that request will be considered for the following quarter. Submitting documentation and any supporting information does not guarantee residency for tuition purposes. Residency is not retroactive and cannot be redetermined for a previous quarter. Residency Officers may ask for additional documentation or information to clarify residency status.
Application Process/How to Return the Form:
- Complete Residency Affidavit form
- The Affidavit form can be returned:
- In person at the Enrollment Services Desk in Building I or;
- Uploaded to Residency on ctcLink (please notify residency@rtc.edu if you upload) or;
- Emailed from your RTC student email to: residency@rtc.edu.
RTC recommends that documents are submitted in person at the Enrollment Services desk OR uploaded to ctcLink.
Disclaimer: All reclassifications will be accepted up to the 30th calendar day of the quarter. If all documentation required has not been submitted by the 30th calendar day, that request will be considered for the following quarter. Submitting documentation and any supporting information does not guarantee residency for tuition purposes. Residency is not retroactive and cannot be redetermined for a previous quarter. Residency does not automatically update, once a student has lived in WA for 12 months; students must submit the needed documents and request the update on their account. Residency Officers may ask for additional documentation or information to clarify residency status.