Certificate of Residency Information
If you are resident of New York State, but not of Ulster County, you must provide
a Certificate of Residence from you home county every year in order to receive the in-county tuition rate at SUNY Ulster.
Learn More about primary legal residence requirements
To obtain a Certificate of Residence, find your home county on the list for online resources/applications on your home county’s website. The window of eligibility
for issuance of a new certificate, for any particular term, is two months prior to
the student’s registration date and 30 days after the start of classes.
Once you receive the Certificate of Residence from your County Treasurer, please email
it to the Student Accounts Office at StudentAccountsInfo@SUNYUlster.edu
or mail to:
SUNY Ulster
Attention: Student Accounts Office
PO Box 557
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
If you are an Ulster County resident, please email a copy of your NYS driver’s license
to studentaccountsinfo@sunyulster.edu to prove residency.
For more information, contact the Student Accounts Office at StudentAccountsInfo@SUNYUlster.edu or call (845) 687-5099.
Appeal Information:
If a SUNY community college student is denied a certificate of residence from their
home county, such student may appeal to SUNY System Administration for reversal. Such
appeal communication should contain the student’s contact information and details
about the denial from the county. Please note that denials can only be reversed if
either the county or the college made an error or did not follow relevant legal requirements.
Students can submit appeals by email to CCLegalLiaison@suny.edu or by physical mail
to Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Education
Pipeline, SUNY H. Carl McCall Building, 353 Broadway, Albany, NY 12246. Please note
that CUNY community colleges student appeals must be directed to CUNY at ogc@cuny.edu.
IMMIGRANTS AND UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS
Immigrants are grouped in categories depending on the type of visa presented at the
port of entry. Immigrant Aliens must have an Alien Identification card (“green card”)
and be able to establish NYS and county residency to be eligible for resident tuition
rates. These students must follow the residency requirements listed above. Non-immigrants
admitted to the United States in categories that prohibit them from establishing a
United States residence are not eligible for resident tuition (for example, F1 Visa
holders)
However, some undocumented aliens may be eligible for the resident tuition rate if
any of the following applies:
- Attended a New York State high school for two or more years, graduated, and applied
to attend a SUNY institution within five years of receiving a New York State diploma;
or
- Attended an approved New York State program for a General Equivalency Diploma (GED
or TASC) exam preparation, received a GED or TASC diploma and applied for admission
within five years of receiving the GED or TASC; and
- You submit to the campus a notarized affidavit stating that you will file an application
to legalize your immigration status as soon as you are eligible to do so.
At SUNY Ulster, the Enrollment and Success Center can provide you with samples of
the affidavits.
COUNTY DIRECTORY
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Non Resident Tuition
The New York State Education Law requires that all students file proof of residence
upon enrollment with a community college. Students will qualify for NY resident tuition
rates if they have maintained a permanent residence in NYS for one full year and in
their county for 6 months prior to the first day of classes. A student MUST PROVE
RESIDENCY WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE START OF CLASS OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE
NON-RESIDENT FEE.
Primary Legal Residence Requirements
Acceptable Documents Proving Permanent Residence in Ulster County are:
Valid NYS Driver’s License, Learner’s Permit, or Non-Driver ID Card issued more than
1 year ago with current Ulster County address (no P.O. Boxes).
OR
If issued less than 1 year with Ulster County address (no P.O. Boxes), include one
of the following from the list below:
- Vehicle Insurance Card
- NYS Voter Registration Card
- NYS Bank Statement
- Credit Card Statement
- Utility Bill
- Copy of the student’s NYS Income Tax Return for the preceding year
If the student lives with parent(s), a copy of the parent’s tax return for the preceding
year listing the student as a dependent.
- Social Security Statement or Social Services Statement
NYS Residents Who Do Not Reside in Ulster County
Students who are New York State residents, (for at least one year), but are NOT residents
of Ulster County must provide the Student Accounts Office with a Certificate of Residence
to remove the non- resident tuition charge from their account. To obtain a Certificate
of Residence, select your home county from the Certificate of Residency list to find online resources/applications on your home county’s website. The window
of eligibility for issuance of a new certificate, for any particular term, is two
months prior to the student’s registration date and 30 days after the start of class.
Once you receive the Certificate of Residence from your County Treasurer, please email
it to the Student Accounts Office at studentaccountsinfo@sunyulster.edu or mail to:
SUNY Ulster
Attn: Student Accounts Office
PO Box 557
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Out of State Residents
Students whose permanent and primary residence is not in New York State or who have
not lived in New York State for one year or more, prior to the start of the semester
enrolled, must pay both the tuition and non-resident tuition charges.
Living in NYS While Attending College
A person does not acquire a New York State domicile only by being physically present
in New York for the sole purpose of attending a New York State campus.
More Questions?
If you have any residency questions, please contact the Student Accounts Office at
845-687-5099, or email the Student Accounts Office or stop by the office located in Vanderlyn Hall Room 204.
Immigrant and Undocumented Aliens
Immigrants are grouped in categories depending on the type of visa presented at the
port of entry.
Immigrant Aliens must have an Alien Identification card (“green card”) and be able
to establish NYS and county residency to be eligible for resident tuition rates. These
students must follow the residency requirements listed above. Non-immigrants admitted
to the United States in categories that prohibit them from establishing a United States
residence are not eligible for resident tuition (for example, F1 Visa holders)
However, some undocumented aliens may be eligible for the resident tuition rate if
any of the following applies:
- Attended a New York State high school for two or more years, graduated, and applied
to attend a SUNY institution within five years of receiving a New York State diploma;
or
- Attended an approved New York State program for a General Equivalency Diploma
(GED or TASC) exam preparation, received a GED or TASC diploma and applied for admission within
five years of receiving the GED or TASC; and
- You submit to the campus a notarized affidavit stating that you will file an application
to legalize your immigration status as soon as you are eligible to do so.
At SUNY Ulster, the Enrollment and Success Center can provide you with samples of
the affidavits.
Please refer to the VISA Categories chart listed below for information on nonimmigrant
eligibility for U.S. residency with regards to NYS Resident Tuition.
Residency Eligibility of U.S. VISA Categories
with Regards to NYS Resident Tuition
Non-immigrant Statuses Eligible for U.S. Residency
A |
Ambassador, diplomats and certain other foreign officials and their families |
E |
Treaty trader/Treaty investor, spouse and children |
G |
Certain government or international organization officials and their families |
H-1B |
Temporary worker in specialty occupation |
H-1C |
Temporary worker performing essential nursing service |
H-4 |
Spouse or children of alien classified as H-1B or H-1C |
I |
Representatives of foreign information media and their spouse and children |
K |
Fiancé(e) or Spouse of a U.S. citizen and dependent children |
L |
Intra-company transferee (such as managers who have worked abroad for a branch of
a U.S. firm) and their spouse and children |
N |
Parents and children of certain officers and employees of international organizations who
were in turn granted permanent residency as special immigrants |
O |
Aliens who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business
or athletics, motion pictures or television (Note: O-1 and O-3 visa holders are eligible,
and O-2 visa holders are not eligible). |
R |
Religious workers and their spouse and children |
S |
Crime witnesses and their spouse and children |
T |
Victims of severe forms of human trafficking |
U |
Victims of serious crimes |
V |
Certain spouses and children of lawful permanent residents who have a relative petition
filed on their behalf before December 21, 2000 which has been pending for at least
three (3) years |
A student who is in one of the above categories must provide proof of such status
by furnishing his/her I-94 Arrival/Departure record with either the notation Duration of Status (D/S) or
an expiration date not yet reached.
Non-immigrant Statuses Not Eligible for U.S. Residency
B |
Temporary visitors for business or pleasure |
C |
Visitors in transit |
D |
Crewmen |
E-3 |
Certain specialty occupation professionals from Australia |
F |
Academic students |
H-2 |
Temporary workers performing special services |
H-3 |
Trainees |
H-4 |
Families of H-2 and H-3 visa holders (Note: H-4 family of an H-1B or H-1C are eligible) |
J |
Exchange visitor (student, scholar, professor) |
M |
Vocational students |
O |
Aliens who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, Business
or athletics, motion pictures or television (O-2 visa holders are the only O category
ineligible). |
P |
Athletes, group entertainers, reciprocal exchange programs |
Q |
Participant in international cultural exchange programs |
TN |
Temporary workers under NAFTA Trade Agreement |