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As part of the admissions process, the UW School of Medicine Admissions Office requires some applicants to verify their Washington residency through our office. If you are required to verify your residency, you will receive instructions from the Admissions Office.

Residency Affidavit

School of Medicine applicants who meet the following requirements are eligible to submit the Washington Higher Education Residency Affidavit to verify residency status.

  1. You must have received a high school diploma (or equivalent).
  2. You must have maintained a primary residence in Washington for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to your first admitted quarter at the University of Washington Seattle. The Washington residence must be for purposes primarily other than postsecondary education. If you take any courses at another Washington college during the prior 12 months, you cannot have taken more than six credits in any given term. If you exceed that limit you must prove that you have a Washington residence for reasons other than postsecondary education. For 2026 Medical School applicants, this means you must have established your primary residence in Washington on or before June 22, 2026.
  3. You must affirm that you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or that you will file an application to become a permanent resident of the United States as soon as you are eligible to apply.

Residence Questionnaire

School of Medicine applicants who do not meet the requirements of the affidavit can submit a Residence Questionnaire. There are two ways to verify residency using the Residence Questionnaire:

  1. If you are claiming residency because you are financially dependent on a parent or court-appointed legal guardian who is a resident of Washington State, please review Financially Dependent Students for information about how to complete the Residence Questionnaire as a financially-dependent student, and what information and documentation you will need to provide.
  2. If you are claiming residency because you are a current resident of Washington State who is financially independent and attending school or working out-of-state, please review Financially Independent Students and Washington Residents Absent from State for information about how to complete the Residence Questionnaire as a financially-independent student, and what information and documentation you will need to provide.

The information on this page is for applicants verifying their legal residency; not the School of Medicine Residency and Clinical Fellowship Programs.