New Jersey Resident

A person who receives income from a New Jersey source while a nonresident, and whose income from all sources for the entire year exceeds $7,500 ($3,750 if filing status is married, filing separate return) must file a New Jersey nonresident return, even though the income from New Jersey sources reported for the period

If you are a nonresident and your income for the entire year was more than the filing threshold amount for your filing status, you must file a New Jersey nonresident tax return. You are a nonresident for tax purposes if: You did not maintain a "permanent" home in New Jersey; and.

If New Jersey is your domicile, you are considered a resident for New Jersey tax purposes, unless: 1.You did not spend more than 30 days in New Jersey. If New Jersey is not your domicile, you are only considered a resident if you maintain a permanent home and spend more than 183 days here.

Generally, you need to establish a physical presence in the state, an intent to stay there and financial independence. Then you need to prove those things to your college or university. Physical presence: Most states require you to live in the state for at least a full year before establishing residency.

Once you find a place to live in New Jersey, you can establish permanent residency by registering your vehicle in the state, getting a New Jersey driver's license and registering to vote.

Where you live - This is the state that you consider your permanent home. This would include things like, your driver's license, your voting registration, where you have a home and where your car is registered.

Generally you are considered a resident if your domicile is that state, or (if your domicile is another state) you maintained a permanent place of abode in that state and spent more than 184 days there during the year. Most state tax authorities have a page explaining what exactly constitutes a resident in their state.