Graduate and Professional Admissions Training

Domestic for admissions purposes different than Ohio Residency

Ohio Residency Eligible

• Citizens, PRs, Asylee, Refugee
• H1, H4
• DACA
• A,E, G, I, L, O, P, R, TN, U, V
• https://registrar.osu.edu/Residency/immigration_status.asp

Who is International?

International

• F-1, F2
• J-1, J2
• H-1, H4
• B-1, B-2
• DACA
• K, R, M, L
• Anyone on a visa

Domestic

• Citizens
• Permanent Residents
• Asylees
• Refugees
• Immigrants

Students may contest our determination

Step 1

Example

• John is a citizen, he insists that his new bride who entered the US last week and is a "resident."
• She has no green card
• She cannot attend if she cannot pay in state tuition

Immigration Basics

Visa permission to enter

sample visa

I-94 is permission to stay

sample I94

On which visa

Example

• John says his bride entered on a K
• He says they have proof they applied for permanent residency: a Notice of Action receipt for I-485 application

Applied vs Approved

Proof of Citizenship or Permanent Residency

• Passport
• Green card
• I-551 stamp
• Notice of Action approving adjustment to permanent resident, asylee status.
• I-94 in the case of a refugee

Unacceptable Proof

• drivers license
• social security card
• marriage licence
• employment authorization
• application to adjust to permanent residency status receipt

Why do we care?

• We must make a visa document
• We must ask for English test
• We must determine initial residency

Waive English test

• Citizen of or Bachelor's or higher from Australia, Belize, The British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Scotland, The U.S. and Wales U.S. immigration status of permanent resident, refugee or political asylee for 1 year