Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in Virginia — 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.
Statute: student/temporary visas lack capacity for domiciliary intent 'absent congressional intent to the contrary'; SCHEV Addendum A sorts visas into eligible/ineligible (dual-intent categories expected eligible) — THE ADDENDUM'S ACTUAL LIST WAS NOT RETRIEVED. Dependent presumed to share the parent's domicile.
Statewide: Va. Code §23.1-502 + SCHEV Domicile Guidelines (Addendum A); each institution's domicile officer decides.
Va. Code §23.1-505.1 (2021) — 2 yrs VA HS + graduation + 2 yrs VA tax returns (student's or parent's), 'regardless of citizenship or immigration status' EXCEPT current F, H-3 trainee, J student/trainee, M — so an H-4 child with 2 yrs VA HS qualifies without any domicile analysis; F-1 excluded.
Covers visa-holder kids: yes.
Va. Code §23.1-502; §23.1-505.1; SCHEV Addendum A.
Re-verification note: Pull Addendum A to confirm H-1B/H-4 on the eligible-alien list; a pending I-485 or approved change to an eligible status also converts an ineligible alien.
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