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To be eligible to petition for Colorado residency as an adult student, you must have:

• Been living in Colorado for at least one year
• Established verifiable ties to Colorado

You must also be one of the following:

• At least 23 years of age prior to the first day of classes
• Married for at least one year prior to the first day of classes
• A second-year graduate student

Learn more about qualifying as an adult student 

To be eligible to petition for Colorado residency as a dependent student using your parent or guardian's residency information:

• Your parent or guardian must have been living in Colorado for at least one year and have established verifiable ties to Colorado.
• You must be younger than 23 years of age on the first day of classes.

Learn more about qualifying as a dependent student â€‹

To be eligible to petition for Colorado residency as an emancipated student, you must:

• Be financially and residentially independent
• Have lived in Colorado for at least one year
• Have established verifiable ties to Colorado

Learn more about qualifying as an emancipated student â€‹

To be eligible to petition for Colorado residency as an international student using an adult, parent or emancipation petition, you must:

• Be a nonimmigrant alien who has resided in Colorado for purposes other than education for at least one year
• Not be a nonimmigrant in category F-1, F-2, H-3, H-4 (if the visa holder is the spouse or child of an H-3), J-1 or J-2 (if the J-1 visa holder is a student or trainee), M-1 and M-2 (the nonimmigrant categories subject to this provision are determined by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education)

Due to the unique situations and statutory changes related to issues of international study and immigration, we encourage international students to email tuitclass@colorado.edu for specific information. Please include your full name, student ID and current visa type to assist in our response to you.

In rare cases, the following students may qualify for a domicile exception for tuition classification purposes:

• ASSET students
• Graduate students in the Western Regional Graduate Program
• Members of the Colorado National Guard, active duty military members and honorably discharged veterans residing in Colorado
• Special immigrants and refugees
• U.S. Olympic athletes

Additional exceptions are available for dependents of qualified military, new faculty and other unique situations.

Learn more about qualifying for a domicile exception â€‹