<p>I've been living in MA with my grandparents, but when I graduate from high school I'm applying to CA schools and moving in with my mom; she lives down in San Diego. Shes been living down there for the last 5 years, and I will be 18 by the time I move down there.</p>
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<p>read </p>
<p>Who is a California Resident? 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. In addition, the Financial Independence requirement must be met. 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>
<p>if you are under 18 when you first step foot on the campus, you might fall under the rules for minors that goes by the source of all the funding and your support. However, your mother woudl have to show that she made significant financial contributison to support you while you were in MA and that you were listed as a dependent on her tax returns, not your grandparents.</p>