Carefully read the application instructions below. In addition to the residency application, you must provide the required supporting documents.
If you are a New York State resident living outside the five boroughs of New York City, do not fill out this application. Instead, apply for a Certificate of Residence issued by the chief fiscal officer of the New York State county in which you reside.
If you attended a New York State high school for two or more years, and graduated from that high school within the last five years, you are eligible for New York State resident tuition. You do not need to complete the application. We only need a copy of your high school diploma and transcript or GED diploma.
If you are receiving Parent PLUS Loans and your parents are not New York residents, you are not eligible for New York State resident tuition. Do not complete this application.
Being a resident of New York implies the decision to abandon one's former state of domicile and establish one in New York. Mere physical presence or enrollment at a college in New York State is not sufficient.
Residency also implies the student's intent to remain in New York after completing his or her studies. Relevant factors include, but are not limited to: the state of voter registration and driver's license; one's residence for income tax purposes; financial independence; employment and income sources in New York; motor vehicle and personal property registration; the site of real and personal property; and bank accounts.
A financially-dependent student takes residence from their parent(s) on whom they are dependent. The domicile of unemancipated students is that of their parents, custodial parents, or legal guardians. Students under the age of 24 must show proof of financial independence if claiming emancipation. In addition, students must provide evidence of one year of independent living in order to be considered emancipated.
For guidelines for Establishment of Residency for Tuition Purposes (SUNY), see:
SUNY University-Wide Policies & Procedures Directory
New degree students and all non-degree students must submit the application and supporting documents to the Office of Admissions by mail or in person:
Fashion Institute of Technology
Office of Admissions, Room C139
227 West 27th Street
New York, NY 10001-5992
Continuing degree students should submit the application to the Office of the Bursar by mail or email:
Fashion Institute of Technology
Attn: William Martin, Office of the Bursar
227 West 27th Street, Rm 333/15
New York, NY 10001-5992
The Office of the Bursar
Business and Liberal Center
Room B-127
Completed applications must be submitted prior to the end of the registration period for the semester for which the application is intended.