Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in Tennessee — 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.
Campus lists: A, E-1/2, G, H-1B and H-4 (as H-1B dependent), I, K, L-1/2, NATO, O-1/O-3, P, R, T, V eligible to establish domicile; F-1, H-3 cannot. Some campuses expect evidence of an initiated green-card process alongside domicile.
Statewide: THEC rule 0240-02-02 (also compiled as 0240-10-05-.03) + UT rule 1720-01-01; campuses adjudicate.
None — No equity law; EVEA requires lawful presence for in-state rates..
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0240-02-02; T.C.A. §49-8-104; EVEA T.C.A. §4-58-101.
Re-verification note: No bright-line 12-month rule — domicile is evidentiary; confirm against the full rule text.
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