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Becoming a California resident?

ravenvii

ravenvii

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I'm looking for the criteria that needs to be met to become considered a California resident. I can't find it anywhere.

And if you live in an apartment owned by an university, are you excluded?
 
i feel like this is a trick question, but i will bite: is "move to California" not the answer you were looking for?

if you are talking about for paying "in-state" or California Resident tuition for college its usually one year of residency before you qualify.
 
shecky said:
i feel like this is a trick question, but i will bite: is "move to California" not the answer you were looking for?

if you are talking about for paying "in-state" or California Resident tuition for college its usually one year of residency before you qualify.
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It's the latter :)

I'm mainly asking what they consider a "resident" to be. Does someone who lives in an apartment belonging to an university and living off loans count?
 
shecky said:
i feel like this is a trick question, but i will bite: is "move to California" not the answer you were looking for?

if you are talking about for paying "in-state" or California Resident tuition for college its usually one year of residency before you qualify.
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Which can be shown by the date you get the driver's license and 1 years filing of CA state taxes.

Taxes are the usual resident thing and a resident usually gets a driver's license within 90 days.
 
Sun Baked said:
Which can be shown by the date you get the driver's license and 1 years filing of CA state taxes.

Taxes are the usual resident thing and a resident usually gets a driver's license within 90 days.
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he may also have to show that he isn't claimed as a dependent on his parents taxes which could mean providing a copy of their taxes too
 
It's those dang California TV ad's that are getting to you, there getting to me too.
 
It's the university that makes the decision about whether you qualify as an "in-state" student, so all you have to do is convince them. You have to prove that you plan to make California your permanent home, remaining there after you finish school. You of course don't have to follow through on those plans, but you have to look like you're going to.

Register your car/driver's license in CA. Register to vote in CA. Pay CA taxes. Close out-of-state bank accounts and open ones in CA. Make your CA address your permanent address in all cases...have university documents, bills, etc. all sent there.

Basically break all ties with your home state. Then after a year you file a petition with the university, and they'll grant you in-state status.
 
What can a dependent do to obtain california residency, if the parents are not california residents , but are new green card holders, and the child is going to college in california, how can the child establish residency , without the parents becoming california residents or the child having to prove himself/herself to be financially independent for two years
 
Funny seeing this thread. I've lived in California for 2 years now.

I've ended up not declaring residency at the school I'm going to for reasons I won't share. Though I'm not declaring residency, I've long met the requirements. It's not really hard. :)
 
ravenvii said:
Funny seeing this thread. I've lived in California for 2 years now.

I've ended up not declaring residency at the school I'm going to for reasons I won't share. Though I'm not declaring residency, I've long met the requirements. It's not really hard. :)
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lol....you mean you discovered it was far cheaper to keep your car registered and insured back where you came from instead of changing it to california?
 
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