Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

cross fingers!!!

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

Has anyone in FL, with an approved DACA, been accepted into a FL university as a resident for tuition purposes yet?

Just wondering if this has actually happened for anyone on this forum... The reason I ask is because of the FL residency classification forms. The form's wording is either misleading or outdated if what the universities are saying is true. The forms say "has maintained legal residence" and as we all know, DACA does not confer legal status. Here's the form:

http://onestop.fiu.edu/_assets/docs/...ation_Form.pdf

So, which option (A - N) can we choose without lying?

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

Looks like I'l be going to FAU this fall. Go Owls!!!

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

I contacted the admissions department at uf, and was told that the deferred action that gets in state tuition doesn't include the category c33 which is what the daca recipients fall under. According to them we still have to wait for the florida board of governors to say that we can receive in state tuition.


Anyone know by chance when the florida board of governors plans to talk about or vote on such a change????

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

I don't understand why Deferred Action recipients under category c33 (DACA) are ineligible for FL instate tuition. Absolutely NOWHERE in the guidelines does it say that c33 are excluded from this category. Are they just making these 'rules' up as they go?

Here's the Residency for Tuition Purposes Guidelines provided by flbog.edu:

http://www.flbog.edu/forstudents/_do...Regulation.pdf

The FL Board of Governors is clear on this matter, as it says within the document:

"Non-U.S. citizens who fall within the following categories shall also be considered eligible to establish Florida residency for tuition purposes [...] Individuals granted deferred action status. "

Perhaps the Admissions Department at UF is uninformed and incorrect... Am I missing something? How does one get accurate information from a university so that they can submit an application? It's fraud to claim residency if you're not a resident for tuition purposes, EVEN if you are under the impression that you are legally permitted to do so.

Have any DACA recipients recently enrolled into a FL university as a resident for tuition purposes? If so, what was your experience? Trying to see if it's actually possible...

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

hey everyone! I was looking through UCF's residency tuition requirements and they have also decided to give instate tuition to deferred action students!

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

Where did you read this, because I've also e-mailed them and they say the same thing, that we have to wait until the Florida Board of Governors votes on the matter and grant us in state tuition.

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

http://www.flbog.edu/documents_regul...Regulation.pdf

according the the florida board of governors deferred action students qualify for in state tuition but I'm not sure if there's a different for those who were granted deferred action through Obama's DACA

Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

At long last found official docs for prospective FIU applicants:

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
DACA: Non-Resident Tuition Waiver


Hope to enroll for Summer/Fall
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Re: Holy crap!!! Florida people is this true????
 

Thank you so much for providing this information to us. This is great news and I can hardly believe my eyes!! :razz: