Getting citizenship in another state.

[Ukraine Train]

I live in Ohio but go to school in Michigan. MI has a CCW law, OH does not. See where I'm headed with this? I need to retain my permanent address where it is now so I can stay on my parents' insurance, health care, etc. Is there a way to have dual citizenship or some other way I could apply for MI CCW?

 

[Hkmp5sd]

Is it necessary to inform the insurance, health care, etc. companies that you are not living at your parent's residence on a full-time basis? If you have a house/apartment in Michigan, get a Michigan driver's license and apply for the CCW. Don't tell the others anything.

There are a couple of precedents for this. ATF allows snowbirds spending the winter in Florida and the Summer at their normal Yankee residence to consider each as the home state for the purpose of buying firearms while they are actually living there.

People in the military are allowed to consider their home-of-record and the state in which they are stationed in as their residence. That allows them to buy firearms in the state they are stationed without having to possess that states driver's license.

 

[Graystar]

Is there a way to have dual citizenship

Nope. At any time you are considered a resident of any particular state, you are NOT a resident of any other state.

That said, being a resident simply means that you personally have decided to live there. As long as you have a residency in MI (or just an address to receive mail,) you should be able to do it. However, there sometimes are minimum residency times for some of the things you might want to do.

If you maintain a residence in both states then you can "live" in one state for part of the year and in another state for the rest of the year. However, legally speaking, that gets very tricky as you will have to divide up your income tax return between the two states. Also, you're supposed to have a drivers license from the state in which you reside, so to be legal you technically have to switch your license (and insurance) when you switch states. Finally, MI doesn't give non-residents licenses so (again, technically) your license is not valid when you switch to Ohio, and you should (technically) go through the process of getting the license when you switch back.

However, lots of people do this and just keep whatever licenses they get and simply renew them. All depends on how much risk you're willing to take.

 

[Pendragon]

What seems wrong to me is - in TX, I have to get a DL within 30 days. However, I cannot legally buy firearms for 90 days.

Either I am a TX resident or a CA resident - but aparently, I am neither for the next 60 days.

 

[ARperson]

You're a citizen of the U.S. of A.

You may be a resident of one or more than one state.

If you want to keep your "residency" in Ohio, just keep getting formal mail there, i.e. insurance, college correspondence, etc.

For insurance reasons, that should be good enough. They won't know that you have a MI driver's license, should you decide to go that route.

Not to mention that if health care is your only reason for this question, you'll likely lose the health care through your parents because of age or loss of student status before you really have to decide between residency in one state over another (for the purpose of driver's license, CCW permit, etc.)

 

[444]

If you were a resident of MI, would your tuition also go down ?

I am with HK, I dont' see why you couldn't get a MI drivers license since you do actually live there, probably a majority of the year. And I wouldn't tell the insurance company anything. I don't think you would have to anyway. If you are a college student, you arn't living with your parent's anyway, yet you are still covered while you are at school. I do think you would have to change your car insurance and registration if you own a car. If the car is owned by your parents, then it wouldn't matter.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I'd get a Michigan driver's license and C.C.W.—and probably spend less money on tuition, too.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Residence and domicile are two different critters. Having a CCW is good, but you stand to lose much in $ for insurance, tuition, etc.

 

[Ukraine Train]

I go to a private school so I wouldn't get a discount for being a MI resident. I have two cars in my name so I'd have to reregister them both and my insurance company would probably find out eventually and may drop me from my parents' policy. I think I just better cross my fingers that Ohio passes a CCW law soon.

 

[Moparmike]

Well, I would list "Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle" as my state of residence, but I dont know if they would accept that.

See if they will. If they wont, oh well. You tried.

 

[Bill Hook]

I lived in another state in college and kept my car registered at my folks and got a DL in the other state w/o incident. I would not register my car in another state unless i saved money. Ohio is pretty cheap, from what I remember from living there. I second not telling the insurance company. My insurance did find out, but only b/c my dad mentioned it to the agent. State Farm still insured me on my folks' policy and gave me an out-of-state insurance card.

A cop (generally, unless they're an @--hole) won't hassle you if you explain that you're there for college and not a "permanent" resident. Many states have exclusions for college students on their license requirements. I wouldn't register to vote in MI, though.

 

[ke6guj]

I see that Nevada now has a seasonal resident ID available (does not require you to surrender your existing ID or DL), and supposedly has been blessed by ATFE as a valid proof of residency. Designed for those snowbirds, but may exist in other states.

Jack