Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in Nebraska — 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.
Category K: individuals recruited or transferred to Nebraska for full-time employment AND their spouses/dependents are exempt from the 12-month wait — UNL names H-1B (and dependents) expressly; L-1 transfers fit the text. Employer letter must say recruited/transferred.
Statewide statute + NU Regents RP-5.7.1.
LB 239 (2006), §85-502 — 3 yrs NE residence + NE diploma + affidavit; 2026 AG/DOJ action reportedly ending it — treat as suspended. Category K unaffected.
Covers visa-holder kids: no — it excludes nonimmigrants.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§85-501/-502; NU RP-5.7.1 Category K.
Re-verification note: Most favorable H-1B rule found: no 12-month wait under Category K.
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