<p>last yr, my mom found a job in CA and both my parents and my sister went to live in CA. she pays state taxes and everything, but we dont have the green card--my mom has the H1b work visa. i didnt want to change high schools so i stayed here in vancouver, canada in a student homestay thing.</p>
<p>so would i be considered international or in-state in the application process?</p>
<p>would i have to pay the horrendous non-resident fee?</p>
<p>it depends on your mom's legal residence. if she's a legal resident of california, then you're considered in-state and you'll pay resident fees if you decide to enroll in a UC that you're accepted to.
if your mom's not a legal resident of california, you'll be considered international + you'll pay non-resident fees.</p>
<p>1st, the non-resident fee is not horrendous, it's actually lower than Umich's outstate tuition...
and no, you have to live in cali for at least a year to be legal resident.</p>
<p>it is UC policy that if you're a dependent student under the age of 18 by the time of enrollment, your residency is the same as your parent's residency.
legal residence basically means that your parents are considered california residents for tax(mostly) and other purposes. this could be established by registering to vote in california, getting a california driver's license, paying income taxes in california, etc. they also have to live one or more years in california.</p>
<p>If you are an unmarried minor (under age 18), the residence of the parent with whom you live is considered your residence. If you have a parent living, you cannot change your residence by your own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by the relinquishment of a parent's right of control. If you live with neither parent, your residence is that of the parent with whom you last lived. Unless you are a minor alien present in the U.S. under the terms of a nonimmigrant status which precludes you from establishing domicile in the U.S., you may establish your own residence when both your parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed. If you derive California residence from a parent, that residence must satisfy the one-year durational requirement.</p>
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<li>Parent of Minor Moves from California
If you are a minor U.S. citizen or eligible alien whose parent was a resident of California but who left the state within one year of the residence determination date, you are entitled to resident classification if you remain in California after your parent departs, enroll in a California public postsecondary institution within one year of your parent's departure, and, once enrolled, attend continuously until you turn 18.</li>
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<p>If you are an adult who is not an alien present in the U.S. in a nonimmigrant status which precludes you from establishing domicile in the U.S. (e.g., a B, F, H2, H3, or J visa) and you want to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, you must have established your continuous presence in California more than one year immediately preceding the residence determination date for the semester during which you propose to attend the University, and you must have given up any previous residence. You must also present objective evidence that you intend to make California your permanent home. Evidence of intent must be dated one year before the term for which you seek resident classification. If these steps are delayed, the one-year durational period will be extended until you have demonstrated both continuous presence and intent for one full year. Physical presence within the state solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence under state law, regardless of the length of your stay. Your residence cannot be derived from your spouse nor, since you are an adult, from your parents. Likewise, a registered domestic partner does not derive residence from the other registered domestic partner.</p>