Residency Exception for Military Personnel and Veterans
Persons with the following status shall be accorded the benefits of in-state status for the period in which they hold such status:
A. Active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States as defined in 38 U.S.C.A. § 101(10) as the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof, who are stationed in Maryland, reside in Maryland, or are domiciled in Maryland, or their spouse or financially dependent children, as provided in § 15-106.4 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. Spouses and children who qualify for exemptions under this provision will retain in-state status for tuition purposes as long as they are continuously enrolled, regardless of whether the active duty member’s station assignment, residence, or domicile remains in Maryland.
B. Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who provide documentation that they were honorably discharged and currently reside or are domiciled in Maryland, as provided in § 15-106.4 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. Veterans who live in Maryland and were discharged from a period of at least 90 days of service in the active military, naval, space, or air service and are pursuing a course of education with educational assistance under the Montgomery G.I. Bill ® (38 U.S.C. Ch. 30) or the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill® (38 U.S.C. Ch. 33), pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 3679(c). 2 A veteran so described will continue to retain in-state status if the veteran is using educational benefits under either chapter 30 or chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, and remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school.
D. Anyone who lives in Maryland, and:
1) Is using transferred Post-9/11 G.I. Bill® benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) and enrolls after the transferor’s discharge or release from a period of at least 90 days of service in the active military, naval or air service; or
2) Is using transferred Post-9/11 G.I. Bill® benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) and the transferor is a member of the uniformed services who is serving on active duty;
3) Is using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)) ;
4) Is using benefits through the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA), (38 U.S.C. chapter 35) or
5) Is entitled to rehabilitation under 38 U.S.C. § 3102(a).
An individual as described in this Section D will continue to retain in-state status if the individual is using educational benefits under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, and remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school.
E. A member of the Maryland National Guard, as defined in the Public Safety Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, who joined or subsequently serves in the Maryland National Guard to: (i) provide a critical military occupational skill; or (ii) be a member of the Air Force Critical Specialty Code as determined by the National Guard.
GI Bill Delayed Payment Policy
In accordance with the GI Bill Delayed Payment Policy, students who have completed the certification process for Veterans Education Benefits will not be assessed a late penalty fee or be prevented from enrolling.
