D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8-B, § 720
720.1 Any person determined to be a domiciliary of the District of Columbia shall be treated as a legal resident and shall be given all rights pertaining to status as a legal resident.720.2 For purposes of this section, the following classifications shall apply to status determination of certain international students:- (a) Immigrant - an alien who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
- (b) Refugee - an alien who has been legally declared a refugee or who has applied for this status.720.3 An alien who has filed a petition for adjustment to immigrant status at least ninety (90) days prior to registration and is in one of the following categories shall be granted the privileges of a resident (domiciliary) student:- (a) Married to a citizen or immigrant of the United States and is the beneficiary of the spouse's petition for immigrant status;
- (b) Has a child who is a United States citizen born prior to January 1, 1977, and who has filed an application for adjustment to immigrant status prior to January 1, 1977;
- (c) Has a child who is a United States citizen at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
- (d) Has an approved petition from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS);
- (e) Has evidence that an adjustment to immigrant status has been applied for as a result of his employment in an area determined to be in short supply in the U.S.; or
- (f) Is the dependent child of a bona fide domiciliary of the District of Columbia.720.4 The following aliens, whose purpose for coming to the United States is of a temporary nature, shall have non-domiciliary student status:- (a) Persons with student (F) visas;
- (b) Persons with diplomatic (A) visas;
- (c) Foreign organization employees with (G) visas; and
- (d) Persons having other non-immigrant visas.