Supporting Documents

The following documentation must accompany your completed residency form.

You must submit one from the list below to prove one (1) year of New York City residency.

• Lease, deed or rent registration form (used for rent stabilized apartments) signed by the landlord, which is either a public or private agency, and the student or parent of the student with the same surname. (Dates must cover the year in question).OR
  
  
• Copies of the current Federal (1040) and State of New York (IT-201) tax returns and the corresponding W-2 form. Responses to Federal form 4506 and New York State form 4506 requesting Federal and State tax information is acceptable if the Federal and State governments acknowledge that the party in question has in fact filed a tax return form the address noted OR
  
  
• Budget/Benefit letter from New York City Public Assistance with the student's New York address covering the 12-month period immediately preceding the first day of classes and including the student's name. OR
  
  
• Benefits letter from Social Security with the student's New York address covering the 12-month period immediately preceding the first day of semester and including the student's names (only for students receiving Social Security benefits).
  
  

Plus two (2) of the following to prove six (6) months of New York City residency.

• Homeowner’s or renter’s insurance policy for the year in question
  
• Automobile registration (for year in question)
  
• Automobile insurance certificate (for year in question)
  
• NYS “Non-Driver Photo ID” issued for identification purposes by the Department of Motor Vehicles or other official City, State, or Federal agency
  
• Voter registration certificate or card
  
• Twelve monthly telephone or utility bills or payment for services such as cable TV showing the student's address covering a period of up to 12 months prior to first day of semester
  
• Twelve monthly bank or credit card statements showing the student's address covering a period of 12 months prior to first day of semester (dollar amounts may be blocked out)
  
• Armed forces identification card DD Form 2A (green)
  
• Attendance of a juror in New York State
  
• Apartment lease signed by the landlord (who is an individual and is not a public or private agency) and the student. If the student’s name does not appear on the lease, an Alternate Lease Statement must be completed and notarized by both the person whose name appears on the lease/contract and the student. The person whose name appears on the lease/contract must also submit proof (i.e., lease. telephone, utility, or similar type bills) of residency at his/her current address for the previous 12 months.
  
• Postmarked mail addressed to a student at a New York address (a P.O. Box is not acceptable)

Please submit copies of required forms of proof. Originals cannot be accepted.

In addition to the items indicated above, the College may at its discretion request additional documentation from a student, if it believes that an accurate residency determination may be rendered through additional documentation.

Students Under the age of 18
If the student has a legal guardian other than his/her parents, or his/her parents are separated or divorced, a copy of the legal guardianship papers or court order indicating legal custodianship must be submitted.