House Bill 102 (HB 102)
The higher education residency amendments in HB 102 has added additional paths for a student to obtain in-state tuition at USHE institutions. (Effective May 3, 2023)
To qualify for HB 102, students must meet all R512 residency requirements, additionally, provide a path for a student to receive in-state tuition under these specific immigration statuses:
- Granted a special immigrant visa;
- Granted refugee status or submitted in good faith an application for refugee status;
- Granted humanitarian parole or submitted in good faith an application for humanitarian parole;
- Granted temporary protected status or submitted in good faith an application for temporary protected status;
- Granted asylum status or submitted in good faith an application for asylum status; or
- Granted permanent resident status or have applied for permanent resident status.
*Students who are present in the United States on visitor, student, or other visas which authorize only temporary presence in the country (that are not listed above) do not have the capacity to intend to reside in Utah for an indefinite period and therefore are classified as nonresidents.
*Students who have attended a Utah high school for three or more years and graduated in Utah may qualify for an exemption of non-resident tuition if they do not qualify for residency for tuition purposes. Click here for more information on HB 144.