Good Evening,
I own a property in Tampa, FL. I bought the house in June 2006. I just downloaded the form to apply
for homestead exemption and it appears that I can not apply.
I am emailing to ask you whether a person is eligible if they have
applied for a green card but it has not been issued yet. I work in Tampa
as an elementary teacher (four years) . I am a permanent
employee and have tenure status . I am a citizen of the
United Kingdom and I am working under a H1b visa (vailid until 2009) and
have applied for my permanent resident (green) card, which hopefully
will be issued by June 2009. I live in
Florida all year and only return to England for a vacation for a week a
year. I live in Florida for the rest of the year. I have a social
security card and pay taxes and hold a florida drivers licence. Which is why I am concerned to see that
according to your website I am unable to apply for homestead exemption.
Please advise me as to whether there would be any
exemptions for me to apply for homestead exemptions as I own a home in
Tampa and consider it my permanent residence,live there all year and
applied in 2005 for my green card.
Any advise would be appreciated. Thank you