Hey, I’m an overseas student with a parent teaching at UC Irvine.
as I was doing my online application to the UCs a longlong time ago, I think i read something around the ‘family’ section that if your parent is a member of UC faculty, then,regaardless of anything else, you’re automatically considered as a california resident.
Now, i’m not sure whether it’s consideration as a CA resident for fee purposes, or also for admissions purposes.
Can anyone confirm or answer this?
<p>That's such a specific technical question that I would call one of the UC admissions offices directly.</p>
<p>i think if your parents work at uci, you are considered a resident of cali because you are a resident of wherever they live if you are a minor. also because your parent works at uci don't you get a discout or free tuition>?</p>
<p>TD:</p>
<p>I asked an adcom a similar question, i.e., if the parents are state residents, and the kid goes away to an out-of-state boarding school....the answer is: yes, as long as parents are Calif residents, then kid = resident, since he was only in temporary housing. If I find the link, yz, I'll post it.</p>
<p>Liek, children of UC employees do not get free or discounted tuition...there are something like 30,000 employees at UCLA alone. It would bankrupt the system. Nor do they catch any breaks on admission. </p>
<p>Also, you can not make that assumption a priori about residency. The OP is living overseas and has a parent working here. I do not know the circumstances. E.g., if the parent is a non-custodial parent, there is absolutely no effect whatsoever. A lot of the question is ordinarily determined by where the custodial parents pay taxes but with overseas assignments it can get tricky. This is a technical legal question and the <em>only</em> arbiter whose opinion is valid is the UC admission's office.</p>
<p>sorry, my bad. I missed the international part. According to UC's website, an International Student (on a F visa), cannot be considered a Calif resident for tuition purposes unless they are permanent residents of the US or have been in process of adjusting their visa status for at least one year prior to matriculation.....a related link is attached. Obviously, if you come over on a different visa, then rules are different. </p>
<p>TheDad is correct, in that this is a sticky query, and the Registrar could answer it by phone or e-mail. If you use e-mail, yz, I recommend being very clear on your parent's status in the US (which visa they are on), what visa you would hold, etc., and whether your parent(s) is considered a California resident.</p>
<p>Thank you for your help, bluebayou, liek, thedad (been without internet for a while). </p>
<p>Well, I did send an email in the end on thedad's advice. Sorry I was unclear, thedad; I am overseas, but my parents and I are all US citizens, so it's not as complicated as I may have made it sound. Anyway, the answer: If your parent is UC faculty, you are a Cali resident, regardless of where you live, go to school, birthplace, and whether you've ever been to Cali in your life. I think the person I asked assumed I would be in the US legally tho (i.e. the right visa/passport etc.). Cool : ).</p>
<p>bluebayou - the link doesn't apply in my case, but thanks for searching it out! ;)</p>