Certificate of Residence

Genesee County Residents

If you have been a legal resident of New York State for the past year AND a resident of Genesee County for the last six (6) months, fill out the Certificate of Residence Application (PDF), sign it and turn it in to the Student Accounts Office.

Other New York State Residents

You are required to provide the College with an out-of-county Certificate of Residence once each year. This enables the College to bill your home county for your residency charges and allows you to pay the single tuition rate.

If you have been a permanent resident of New York State for the past year BUT you have lived outside of Genesee County, please fill out the Certificate of Residence Application (PDF) and submit it to your County Treasurer. Some counties, such as Erie and Niagara, will require you to provide proof of address. Please check with your home county treasurer’s office for their requirements. Upon receipt of a valid and complete application, your county will either forward a Certificate of Residence to the Student Accounts Office, or return the Certificate to you, and you must submit it to the Student Accounts Office. It is your responsibility to ensure that a valid Certificate of Residence is on file for you at the Student Accounts Office.

Non-New York State Residents

Non-Resident tuition is charged to all students who have not been legal, permanent residents of New York for the past year. This includes the following:

1. International Students (holding an F-1 Visa).
2. Temporary residents (short-term job assignment or living here while attending college, for instance).
3. Any person who is in the U.S. on a Visa. Immigrants must have a permanent resident status for one year in order to be eligible for in-state tuition.

Local County Treasurers

PLEASE NOTE: Counties are now required to accept submissions by mail, online, and/or in person. Please check with your treasurer’s office for their requirements. Counties are only required to issue certificates during the first 30 days of the semester.

All New York Counties:

Links to New York State County online resources/applications for a certificate of residence:

• Albany
• Allegany
• Broome
• Cattaraugus
• Cayuga
• Chautauqua
• Chemung
• Chenango
• Clinton
• Columbia
• Cortland
• Delaware
• Dutchess
• Erie
• Essex
• Franklin
• Fulton
• Genesee
• Greene
• Hamilton
• Herkimer
• Jefferson
• Lewis
• Livingston
• Madison
• Monroe
• Montgomery
• New York City Central Office
• Nassau
• Niagara
• Oneida
• Onondaga
• Ontario
• Orange
• Orleans
• Oswego
• Otsego
• Putnam
• Rensselaer
• Rockland
• Saratoga
• Schenectady
• Schoharie
• Schuyler
• Seneca
• St. Lawrence
• Steuben
• Suffolk
• Sullivan
• Tioga
• Tompkins
• Ulster
• Warren
• Washington
• Wayne
• Westchester
• Wyoming
• Yates

Appeal Information:

If a SUNY community college student is denied a certificate of residence from their home county, such student may appeal to SUNY System Administration for reversal. Such appeal communication should contain the student’s contact information and details about the denial from the county. Please note that denials can only be reversed if either the county or the college made an error or did not follow relevant legal requirements. Students can submit appeals by email to CCLegalLiaison@suny.edu or by physical mail to Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Education Pipeline, SUNY H. Carl McCall Building, 353 Broadway, Albany, NY 12246. Please note that CUNY community colleges student appeals must be directed to CUNY at ogc@cuny.edu.