<p>Here is my situation - I recently moved to California for employment reasons and intent to stay - hence will pay CA state income tax from this year 2011 onwards. However, my wife has decided to continue living in Oregon with my son who is a junior in a good private school to avoid disruption to his final year in high school.</p>
<p>My son is keen on applying/attending one of the UC schools (UCLA, UCSD, Davis or Berkeley) for fall session 2012. He will be able to physically move to CA only after he graduates high school (in June 2012) and that will be just before his 18th birthday in July.</p>
<p>My question is whether he will be eligible for in-state resident tuition because:</p>
<p>1) He is a dependent on a CA resident who pays CA state income tax</p>
<p>2) His CA resident parent (me) would have lived in CA for more than 1 year (366+ days) before he needs to present proof of resident status</p>
<p>3) He would have moved physically to CA prior to his 18th birthday to live with me with intent to reside permanently in CA - i.e. he will apply for a CA drivers license and relinquish his OR driver's license, etc.</p>
<p>Another question - what happens if he moves only after his 18th birthday i.e. in August 2012 just before school starts, will that be an issue with him claiming CA resident status.</p>
<p>I read about the Condit bill which seemed to indicate that a student (does not matter whether below or above 18 years) can claim CA resident status if he/she is dependent on a CA resident for tuition purposes. It states that if student moves ahead of 18th b'day, they can claim resident status right away. If over 18, the condit bill provides a 1 year temporary resident status to student and within that time window, the student needs to establish CA resident intent (by getting drivers license, bank accounts, etc.). In either case of move date, student qualifies for instate tuition.</p>
<p>Can someone clarify for me if my information is accurate? Thanks in advance.</p>