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Becoming a California resident?
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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
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Sun Baked
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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.
Macky-Mac
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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 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.
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
Macky-Mac
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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?
