H-4 child of a domiciled H-1B parent No — by published rule
Nonimmigrant status prohibits declaring residency; eligible non-citizens are green-card holders, conditional PRs, U.S. nationals.
In-state tuition in Alaska, by visa
Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in Alaska — the governing rule, the H-4 and F-1 answers, the waiting clock, and any high-school-attendance path. The residency officer is always the final authority; this page gets you to the right one with the right citation.
Who decides
Statewide: UA Board of Regents P05.10.050/R05.10.050(C).
The high-school path
None — None. Board voted Aug 2026 to eliminate the nonresident surcharge at all campuses from Fall 2027 — would moot the gap (news-sourced, re-verify)..
Where this comes from
UA BOR Policy P05.10.050.
Re-verification note: Surcharge-elimination is news-sourced.
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