H-4 child of a domiciled H-1B parent No — by published rule
International students must hold a green card (or refugee/parolee status) to qualify; time before that status does not count.
In-state tuition in North Dakota, by visa
Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in North Dakota — 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: NDCC §15-10-19.1 + SBHE/NDUS Procedure 504.
The high-school path
None.
Where this comes from
N.D.C.C. §15-10-19.1; NDUS Procedure 504.
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