H-4 child of a domiciled H-1B parent No — by published rule
Nonimmigrant visa holders ineligible and automatically out-of-state (F, A, G named plus a catch-all). PR/asylee/refugee eligible (green card 90+ days).
In-state tuition in District of Columbia, by visa
Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in District of Columbia — 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
Institution: UDC's own classification policy.
The high-school path
None — None at UDC. DCTAG (the separate DC grant for other states' publics) has its own rules — not researched..
Where this comes from
UDC Student Residency Classification for Tuition Purposes.
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