Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in Washington — 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 to domicile: A, DV, E, G, H-1B, H-4, I, K, L-1, L-2, N, NATO, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V (+ SIJ/SIV, adjustment-filed). Cannot domicile: B, C, D, F, H-1B1, H-2, H-3, J, M, P, TD, TN, WB, WT.
Statewide: RCW 28B.15.012 + WAC 250-18 (WSAC); campus residency offices apply.
RCW 28B.15.012(2)(e) (HB 1079 2003; Real Hope Act 2014; SB 5194 2021) — HS diploma/equivalent + 1 yr WA residence + affidavit to seek PR at earliest eligibility — WSAC: anyone may sign 'even if there is no pathway to a green card under their current status'. F-1 use carries immigration risk; counsel first.
Covers visa-holder kids: yes.
RCW 28B.15.012; WAC 250-18.
Re-verification note: TN on the cannot-domicile list — surface for the TN persona.
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