Florida Residency

[stargazertechie]

Why isn't it allowed? And why are some people telling me it is?

It isn't allowed because Disney changed their policy a year ago. not all call center CMs have accurate info.

Take her out of state DL and recent bank statements and hope for the best

 

[chartle]

I don't want her to change residency, we don't have time for that anyway. We are going to Disney this monday. I want to validate her residency. I spoke to two people on the phone today. One person said her Student ID would work and one person said it wouldn't. And no one would let me talk to their supervisor.

THe student ID will definitely not be allowed any longer. That changed last year - go with her out of state DL and bank statements from here. The date on the statements have to be within the past two months.

Liz

When you call just ask "What is needed to show FL residency for a ticket discount?" Don't get into student ID's or who she lives with or where she votes. Some times the more info you give the CM the more confused they get. If they can find the right info they should read off the same list that Traveliz posted above.

What Traveliz posted above in two posts comes direct from Cheshire Figment, a CM in ticketing who knows how to find the correct info on the Disney internal CM info system and has cut and pasted the info from that site.

When you call any Disney number you generally get a call center and the CM that answers may have never visited a Disney park.

 

[LilyWDW]

Why isn't it allowed? And why are some people telling me it is?

Because Disney says it is not allowed.

Because call center CMs don't deal with those sorts of issues. You would need to speak to an actual ticketing CM that knows how and where to find that information. Luckily, we have one of those on these boards and a pp already copied and pasted that information into this thread.

 

[RMulieri]

Why isn't it allowed? And why are some people telling me it is?

Because Disney says it isn't ,they changed their policy.The call center Cms are notoriously giving out wrong info, read the ticket sticky on the top.It was written by Cheshire Figment who is a CM and knows the ticket system.

 

[chartle]

Because Disney says it isn't ,they changed their policy.The call center Cms are notoriously giving out wrong info, read the ticket sticky on the top.It was written by Cheshire Figment who is a CM and knows the ticket system.

The only problem is that either I can't find this info in the sticky or for some reason CF didn't include it.

So OP like what I posted earlier go by what travelviz posted from a canned post that CF uses every time this question comes up.

 

[avgeek81]

One of the first things i did when moving here was get a FL Resident AP. I hadnt change my lisence yet. I brought my recent bank statement and CT lisence. I had no trouble at all, this was last November. At Universal they gave me alittle hassle since my bank was in CT but ended up accepting it as proof of residency

 

[NorweJenNY]

One of the first things i did when moving here was get a FL Resident AP. I hadnt change my lisence yet. I brought my recent bank statement and CT lisence. I had no trouble at all, this was last November. At Universal they gave me alittle hassle since my bank was in CT but ended up accepting it as proof of residency

This is good to hear! We just moved to FL, planning on going in two weeks for the first of several day trips... but I haven't been able to get my license here because they require so much documentation I can't come up with. We've combined households, so my name isn't on the house paperwork. Somehow we didn't think things through so other adults in the house have their names on utility bills, but not me... our cell phone bill is on a family plan, so my name's not on that either... and to top things off, we've been waiting since last May to get a replacement marriage certificate from NY state (since ours was misplaced over the course of several moves), but NY is apparently very incompetent! (So even if hubby has pay stubs from FL, I can't prove I'm married to him!) Plus, I was told last month we'd receive paper statements from the bank, but something didn't go through because I just checked online and we were still on paperless! So... that's why obtaining a FL license is a problem for me...

I'm hoping a printed bank statement works for WDW! That's my only hope! It's the only thing I can come up with that contains my current address (if some other missing paperwork doesn't turn up in the next two weeks so I can finally get my proper license!)

 

[Cheshire Figment]

These are the official rules:

Florida Resident tickets are only available to actual Florida Residents and cannot be purchased for out-of-state family or friends.

An adult Florida Resident may purchase Florida Resident media for more than one Florida Resident from any location that provides an exchange certificate and not an actual ticket.

Children under the age of 18 are not required to provide proof of Florida residency if they are accompanied by an adult with valid proof of Florida residency

If the Guest has an exchange certificate, a valid form of Florida ID will be required when the exchange certificate is redeemed for the actual pass

One ticket only per valid proof of Florida residence (a Florida resident may buy tickets for minors in the party)

Exchange Certificates may say:

"After sale..., may not be transferred except as a gift." This means that the certificate may be given as a gift, so long as the recipient meets the defined Florida residency criteria.

"Purchase and redemption of this exchange certificate requires proof of Florida Residency."

The following items are the only documents accepted as proof of Florida Residency:
* Valid Florida State Drivers License
* Valid Florida State issued ID Card with Florida Address
* Valid Military ID stationed at one of the Florida Military Bases listed below:
(List of bases removed as unneeded)

As of August 20, 2010, Voter Registration Card is no longer an allowed ID
As of August 20, 2010, Florida University/College Student ID is no longer allowed

For Part-Year Residents the following original documents are acceptable.

Note that fax and photocopies are not acceptable, that bills and mail cannot be more than two months old, that PO Box addresses are not allowed, and items related to Time Shares are not permitted.

Must have a driver's license or state photo ID card from another state, or a non-US Passport and at least one of the following items which does show a Florida address:
* Monthly mortgage statement
* Current homeowner's insurance policy or bill, current automobile registration, insurance policy or bill or current utility bill (Power/Phone/Cable/Water).
* Statement from a financial institution showing checking, savings or investment information or mail from a Federal or Florida State, County or City government agency.

Effective August 20, 2010 Proof of Rent, Mortgage or Ownership such as a Deed, mortgage payment booklet or residential lease are no longer allowed.

 

[snykymom]

Getting true FL residency may have other ramifications than just getting a good discount on WDW tickets.

If she is technically living with dad in NY he is probably declaring her as a dependent. If she starts the process to become a true FL resident this may impact her father's tax status and cost him way more than the discount.

This is the major issue. She really needs to talk to her "benefactor" before deciding to change her residency status. If she does, her father could have some unwelcome tax issues. IRS trumps Disney to most parents of college kids...

No, generally it's not an issue. A parent can claim a child as a dependent if the parent pays more than 50% of the child's living expenses, even if the child doesn't live with or even live in the same state as the parent. Even if she did change her residency within IRS guidelines (as noted, not the same as Disney guidelines), there is little IRS repercussion.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

(Wearing my {retired} CPA hat for the following comment)

A child in college living out of state (or even out of the local commuting area) is considered by the IRS to be "temporarily away from home" and is still considered a member of the household.

If the child abandons domicile and claims a new state as state of residence the child is no longer considered temporarily away from home and can no longer be claimed as a dependent.

 

[snykymom]

Thanks, CF. For some reason, I thought that you could still claim a dependent if you paid more than 50% of living expenses, even if the dependent didn't live with you. Oh well.

 

[Mom2aJessieGirl]

(Wearing my {retired} CPA hat for the following comment)

A child in college living out of state (or even out of the local commuting area) is considered by the IRS to be "temporarily away from home" and is still considered a member of the household.

If the child abandons domicile and claims a new state as state of residence the child is no longer considered temporarily away from home and can no longer be claimed as a dependent.

I am always amazed at how helpful you are in so many different situations! Perhaps we should start a "Stump CF" thread...