Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in North Carolina — 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.
Eligible status must permit permanent residence and be held ≥12 months. RDS list: A, E-1/2/3, G, H-1B, H-4, I, K, L-1A/B, L-2, N, O-1, O-3, R, T, U, V, NATO. F absent; TN did not appear in the excerpt (unconfirmed absent).
CENTRALIZED statewide: the Residency Determination Service (RDS) — one determination binds every NC public campus.
None — No HS-attendance path; undocumented/DACA pay out-of-state..
N.C.G.S. §116-143.1; RDS eligible-statuses list.
Re-verification note: Re-check the eligible-statuses PDF for TN and O-2.
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