Verification of physical presence in Utah for at least 12 continuous months PRIOR to the term for which you are applying for residency. You cannot be outside of the state of Utah for more than a total of 30 days during this 12-month period.

Acceptable forms of verification include:

• Enrollment in on-campus courses
• Letter from a Utah employer confirming dates of employment, dated and on company letterhead

We do not accept utility bills, W-2 forms, rental agreements, or letters from friends.

If you are single and 24 years of age or younger, provide a copy of the first two pages of your parents’ federal taxes (Form 1040) from the previous year showing that you are not claimed as a dependent on the tax return of any person who is not a resident of Utah to verify financial independence.

If you are claimed as a dependent on the most recent federal tax return by someone who is a resident of a state other than Utah, that disqualifies you from Utah resident status eligibility.

• Documentation verifying 12 months of continuous presence in Utah
• Driver’s license & voter registration issued at least 90 days prior to the first day of the semester
• Vehicle Registration if the student is operating a vehicle in Utah
• Copies of the first 2 pages of parent’s most recent federal tax return

• Copies of your Utah driver’s license, voter registration, and, if applicable, vehicle registration.
• Copy of marriage certificate verifying the date of your recent marriage (within 2 years).
• Copy of Utah spouse’s Utah state income tax return for the tax year prior to the year of the marriage.
  • If the spouse did not file state tax return because his/her parent(s) claimed the individual as a tax dependent, provide copies of the first 2 pages of spouse’s parent(s) federal tax and Utah state tax return for the tax year prior to the year of your marriage.
• Copies of spouse’s Utah driver’s license, voter registration, and, if applicable, vehicle registration.

• Copy of most recent federal tax return showing you as a tax dependent of one of your parents. (Does not need to be the Utah parent.)
• Copy of most recent Utah state tax return for the Utah parent.
• Copies of Utah driver’s license, voter registration, and vehicle registration for the Utah parent
• Copies of Utah driver’s license, voter registration, and vehicle registration for the student
• Letter from parent’s Utah employer (letter must be on letterhead, dated, include from and to dates of employment, and signed)

This category is for students whose move to Utah is for full-time permanent employment, including cases where the employment is for a spouse or parent.

• Copies of your Utah driver’s license, voter registration, and, if applicable, vehicle registration.
• Student/Spouse or Parent-Letter, on company letterhead, from the Utah employer, verifying the full-time employment, including hire date and verification of employer-requested job transfer or recruitment. (Note: you must be living in Utah at least four months before admission to the university to qualify.)
• If you are single and under 25 years of age, you must provide proof that you were not claimed as a tax dependent on your out-of-state parent(s) most recent federal tax return.
• For parent(s) employment, you must provide a copy of your parent’s most recent federal tax return verifying you were claimed as a dependent. To qualify, our office must see the offer of employment came prior to your earliest application for admission to Utah Valley University.
• Copies of the employed parent/spouse's Utah driver’s license, voter, and vehicle registration.

Qualifying circumstances include divorce, death of a spouse, long-term health care responsibilities of family members, or refugee placed directly in Utah.

• Copies of your Utah driver’s license, voter registration, and, if applicable, vehicle registration.
• Documentation of the extenuating circumstance. (Specific circumstances that qualify are listed in R512, Determination of Resident Status.) All relevant evidence concerning the motivation for the move to Utah shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Refugees who were placed directly in Utah should submit proof of their granted refugee status (INS Document Number I-94 or I-797C Notice of Action) and written confirmation from the agency that assisted in their move to Utah, such as the International Rescue Committee or Catholic Community Services of Utah.

Utah State Legislature House Bill 102 amends higher education residency for tuition purposes requirements pertaining to students who have been granted residency or submitted an application for permanent resident status, refugee status, humanitarian parole, temporary protected status, or asylum under United States immigration law. UVU is waiting for further information from the state on when this will be an available option for residency reclassification.

Please email residency@uvu.edu for more information.

You must be enrolled on the tribal rolls of a tribe whose reservation or trust lands lie partly or wholly within Utah or whose border is at any point contiguous with the border of Utah to qualify for this category.

• Copy of your “Certificate of Blood” document.
• Qualifying tribes include:
  • Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
  • Navajo Nation (Diné)
  • Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie)
  • Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, Kaibab Paiute Tribe, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)
  • Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah
  • Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation
  • Hopi
  • Zuni
  • Shoshone-Bannock Tribe

You may qualify for this category if you are receiving services from a Utah state social or rehabilitation services agency and receiving full-time tuition and fees allowance.

• Letter from your Social Services Counselor verifying the agency is paying your educational expenses.

• Letter from the USOC verifying your eligibility.

• Letter verifying your current participation in Utah Job Corps.

• Proof of address outside of Utah: Note that the uploaded proof must include your name and address on the document.
• Examples include:
  • Posted mail with name of applicant
  • Utility bill
  • Lease agreement
  • Mortgage document
  • Insurance card
  • Voter registration card
  • Property tax receipt
  • Bank statement
  • Court documents
  • Vehicle title