In-State Tuition While Stationed Outside Florida
Fla. Stat. 1009.26 waives the out-of-state fee at Florida public institutions for active duty members of the armed forces who are residing or stationed OUTSIDE Florida. It is the mirror image of the usual rule: normally being away costs you residency, and here it does not.
Verified August 27, 2026
What this benefit is
Fla. Stat. 1009.26 waives the out-of-state fee at Florida public institutions for active duty members of the armed forces who are residing or stationed OUTSIDE Florida. It is the mirror image of the usual rule: normally being away costs you residency, and here it does not.
What it's worth: The out-of-state fee waived at Florida public institutions
- It applies to active duty members RESIDING OR STATIONED OUTSIDE Florida. Being away is the qualifying condition, not a disqualifying one.
- It waives the out-of-state fee at Florida public institutions.
- What it saves is the out-of-state premium, which differs by institution — so no figure is published.
- It is a serving-member provision. A veteran should look at the separate Bill Young waiver instead.
Who is entitled to it
- You are currently on active duty.
- You are enrolled at, or applying to, a Florida institution.
- The institution is in Florida.
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How to claim it
Deadline: At enrolment- 1Ask the institution's residency or bursar office for the out-of-state fee waiver under Fla. Stat. 1009.26.
- 2Take your orders showing you are stationed or residing outside Florida. That is the qualifying fact.
- 3Do it at enrolment. A waiver applied after the bill is raised can be harder to unwind.
- 4If you are a veteran rather than serving, ask about the Bill Young waiver instead — different section, different route.
- Form
- Residency or fee waiver request to the institution
- File with
- Your Florida public institution
- Apply each term
- Your institution re-checks this every term.
Sources
- authority · statuteFla. Stat. 1009.26
- operating · published policyFlorida Department of Veterans' Affairs
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