My daughter will have lived in California for 1.5 years by the time of enrollment in a UC. I am a resident of California, but retired. Does my lack of employment hinder her in any way regarding getting in-state tuition? Is her having graduated from a CA high school enough to gain in-state tuition?
Assuning that she is living with you and a dependent on your tax filing, then as long as you’ve been in California for 365 days prior to the first day of class, she should be considered in-state. If the CA residency doesn’t show on your 2017 tax return, you probably will need to show other forms of residency such as a mortgage or lease agreement.
Alright, and thank you for the reply.
Can I further ask, would you expect that California car registration and Driver License would be adequate? Maybe showing a landline in my name would help my case?
Proof of residence:
https://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/_files/ed-affairs/uc-residence-policy.pdf#page=11
I’ve been a resident for more than 3 years so all that was needed was an affidavit showing that I was a resident for more than 3 years. So I myself am not sure what documents you would need.
When my kid attended CA public schools from K-12, every year 2 forms of ID was asked - 1) a document showing that you lived in the school district, ie a mortgage statement or lease agreement and 2) a utility bill, which we provided an electric bill. For UC tuition purposes, since current residency and intent of future residency is required, in addition to the above, you possibly may need to show tax statements and driver’s license, and maybe other forms showing a California address as well.
http://ab540.com/What_Is_AB540_.html says high school graduation with three years of high school attendance in California, or some other combination involving three years of school attendance, to be eligible for the AB540 provisions.
However, if you as the parent are a California resident, with both you and she live in California and do the usual things California residents do, then she should be able to be considered a California resident the usual way, rather than use AB540 provisions. See https://www.ucop.edu/residency/residency-requirements.html .