[Oacrao-l] Asylum/Residency Question

[Oltmanns, Amy N.]

Good morning!

I sit on the Residency Committee at the University of Oklahoma, and we recently received an updated version of section 3.18 of the OSRHE Policy and Procedures manual, last updated on 9/7/2023. It now includes the following:

3.18.5 Students Impacted by War
Students are eligible for in-state tuition who meet the criteria for Special Student Relief (SSR) established by the US Department of Homeland Security -
https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/students/special-student-relief;  or have been given Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services - https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status.  The university Designated School Official (DSO) must provide a letter of verification to support SSR or TPS eligibility.

Hopefully this helps a little – it’s not published yet, but it is from the most recent version of the handbook.

Thank you!

Amy Oltmanns, J.D.
Certification and Compliance Specialist
Office of the Registrar | Division of Enrollment Management
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
405-325-2336 | amyoltmanns at ou.edu
ou.edu/registrar<http://ou.edu/registrar>


From: Dyer, Kellie J. <kdyer at ou.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 11:55 AM
To: Amy Dunn <dunn36 at nsuok.edu>; OACRAO Listserve (oacrao-l at lists.onenet.net) <oacrao-l at lists.onenet.net>
Cc: Jennifer Nichols <nicho003 at nsuok.edu>
Subject: Re: [Oacrao-l] Asylum/Residency Question

Hi Amy,

Historically, we’ve coded students with asylum or refugee status as international but may consider them as “in-state” for tuition purposes, if they met domiciliary requirements. We would require a petition for in-state tuition and if approved, we would award a non-resident tuition waiver. State Regent policy has specifically stated that only citizens and permanent residents are eligible for in-state status but unless I’m mistaken, there may be revisions currently being made to 3.18 with regard to refugees from conflict zones.

Asylees and refugees are considered a protected class similar to permanent residents. However, that is only after approval by an immigration judge and it can take years after an asylum application has been filed. The USCIS allows applicants to obtain an employment authorization card to work but does not mean they have been approved for asylee status. The majority we see always seem to be in the process and not yet approved.

It would be great to get an update or additional guidance from the Regents…maybe at OACRAO in a few weeks. 😉

Best,
Kellie

Kellie Dyer
University Registrar
Office of the Registrar | Division of Enrollment Management
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
ou.edu/registrar | (405) 325-5963
230 Buchanan Hall

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From: Oacrao-l <oacrao-l-bounces at lists.onenet.net<mailto:oacrao-l-bounces at lists.onenet.net>> On Behalf Of Amy Dunn
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 10:58 AM
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Cc: Jennifer Nichols <nicho003 at nsuok.edu<mailto:nicho003 at nsuok.edu>>
Subject: [Oacrao-l] Asylum/Residency Question

Good morning - we have a student who was granted asylum back in 2016 but has still not received the necessary appointment to establish residency. Have any of you come across this situation and how have you handled it as far as in-state/out-of-state tuition fees? I did some very brief investigating online and found a document from 2022 that stated Asylum Seekers are "not referenced in state policy". Jennifer Nichols (Director of Admissions & Recruitment, cc'd on this email) spent some time looking through the ORSHE website and was unable to find any information. Before we reach out to ORSHE, I thought I'd try here first.

Any help/answers/resolutions you may have would be helpful. Jennifer can provide more detailed information if anyone needs it.
Thank you!

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Amy Dunn
Registrar
Northeastern State University
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