Residency Application Submission

The Residency Application process detailed on this webpage applies only to students at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Application Links – Slate

Application Step	Application Step Details
Application Opens	Date the Residency Application opens for submission for the given quarter.
Application Deadline 30th day of the quarter	No new applications are accepted after this date for the given quarter.
Parent Form Deadline Two (2) weeks after the application deadline	Parents of financially dependent students must submit their Parent Form by this date.
Domicile Verification Deadline Two (2) weeks after the application deadline	Schedule a Zoom appointment to verify domicile eligibility by this date. Applies only to: Financially dependent student (non-U.S. citizen) Parent of a financially dependent student (non-U.S. citizen) Financially independent student (non-U.S. citizen)
Review Begins	When the Residency Team begins to review submitted applications for the given quarter.
Check Status	Students may check their application status for the given quarter.
Additional Documents Deadline One (1) week prior to the end of the quarter	Applications are considered incomplete if any requested supplemental documents are not submitted by this date.

Application Step	Autumn 2026	Winter 2027	Spring 2027	Summer 2027
Application Opens @12:01 a.m.	Aug 1	Dec 5, 2026	Feb 27	May 27
Review Begins	late August	mid to late December	mid-March	mid-June
Application Deadline @11:59 p.m.	Oct 30	Feb 3	Apr 28	Jul 21
Parent Form Deadline @11:59 p.m.	Nov 13	Feb 17	May 12	Aug 4
Domicile Verification Deadline @11:59 p.m.	Nov 13	Feb 17	May 12	Aug 4
Additional Documents Deadline @11:59 p.m.	Dec 11	Mar 12	Jun 4	Aug 13

University of Washington students may submit their residency application using the forms listed on this webpage.
University of Washington Bothell and University of Washington Tacoma students should submit residency paperwork directly to their respective campus Residency Offices.
Residency applications and documents must be submitted via the form that corresponds to the quarter of application.
Students applying using the Residency Questionnaire: Your application submission must include the fully completed and signed Questionnaire and all required documentation to begin a review. Review of the Financially Dependent Application cannot begin until the parent information is received.
Students applying using the Residency Affidavit: Your application submission must include the fully completed and signed Affidavit to begin a review.
Documents must be uploaded in the correct file format (PDF or JPG). All Word and Excel files must be converted to PDF before uploading.
All communications about your application status will be emailed to your UW email address [netid@uw.edu].