1) Find out if you qualify for the House Bill 1079

This bill allows any student, including undocumented students and other non-citizens, to pay resident tuition and fees if they meet all of the following requirements:

Graduate from a Washington high school with a diploma, earn a GED, or earn a diploma equivalent. High school graduates must finish their full senior year at a Washington high school.
Live in Washington for at least three consecutive years (36 consecutive months) immediately before the date they earn a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Continuously live in Washington after the date they earn a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent until being admitted to college.
Sign an affidavit saying they meet the above requirements. Non-U.S. Citizens must also promise that they will apply to become a U.S. permanent resident as soon as they are eligible.

2 a) If you qualify for the HB-1079:

Apply for residency reclassification by submitting the following information to Enrollment Services:

 Residency Questionnaire
 Your high school diploma
 Required documentation to support independent or dependent status
 Required documentation to support previous 12 months domicile in Washington
 You may apply for residency reclassification no later than the 30th calendar day of the quarter.

Note: A student cannot qualify as a legal resident of Washington for tuition calculation purposes if she/he possesses a valid out of state driver’s license, vehicle registration, or other documents that give evidence of being a legal resident in another state.

Criteria for Tuition Paying Purposes:

The State of Washington has established specific criteria for students to qualify as residents for tuition-paying purposes (references: RCW 28B.15 and WAC 250.18).

2 b) If you don't qualify, identify the reason

If you haven't lived in Washington for at least three consecutive years (36 consecutive months), you can enroll as an International Student. Click here to find tuition and fees for this type of classification.
If you have lived 36 consecutive months in Washington State or you didn't graduate from a Washington High School with a diploma, nor earned a GED, or equivalent, you can enroll in one of our High School completion programs. Remember that you must continuously live in Washington after the date they earn a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent until being admitted to college.