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North Carolina Residency

State law requires that students live in North Carolina with the parent of record in order to be eligible for Opportunity Scholarship or ESA+ Program funding. The residency requirement must be met no later than the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year.

You will be required to certify that your students(s) live in North Carolina before scholarship funding is disbursed. You may also be asked to provide documentation to the State Education Assistance Authority (SEAA) that you meet the State residency requirement. If SEAA determines that your domicile certification contains falsified information, you may be subject to administrative, civil, or criminal penalties.

Not everyone needs to submit residency documentation. If an award is offered to your student, and you are asked to provide a document, you’ll receive an email and see a task on your To Do list in MyPortal.

*Please don’t submit any documentation unless asked.
*Check MyPortal regularly.

Residency documents will be submitted in MyPortal. Acceptable documents will be current, and include the name of the parent and a North Carolina address. Examples are below. K12 staff will provide more detail about this requirement as needed.

  • North Carolina Driver’s License or State Identification Card
  • Utility bill
  • Bank statement
  • Government check
  • Paycheck