<p>I have a question: to be a legal resident of california do you have to be here for over a year? or 3 years?</p>
<p>I pay resident tuition for community college, but I heard it's different for UC's</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/ca_residency.html) </p>
<p>Read up! you are not the only person on the boards that has asked this.</p>
<p>thanks! but the SLR website says:</p>
<p>Have you been physically present in California for the last 3 years, excluding brief absences for vacation purposes?
If you attended school or accepted employment outside California during the last three years, answer "no ".</p>
<p>three years? I don’t get it the UC link you sent me said only one year is needed to establish residency</p>
<p>I live california for only years and I sent a copy of my green card to UCLA admission office by mail.</p>
<p>greenleaves, why did you send your greencard over?
did they ask you for it?
where does it say (on the website) that they require you to have it?</p>
<p>Can you answer my question, please?
How would you show an intent to establish residency in California?</p>
<p>This is the website I took the following information from:
<a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/faq/residencefaq.htm[/url]”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/faq/residencefaq.htm</a></p>
<p>Residence for Tuition Purposes–Intent to Become a Resident</p>
<p>These are the conditions:
A student must demonstrate intent to make California his or her home by severing residential ties with the former state of residence and establishing those ties with California shortly after arrival. If the requisite intent is not demonstrated promptly, the waiting period for residence classification will be extended until both presence and intent have been demonstrated for the entire one-year period. Relevant indicia that contribute to the demonstration of a student’s intent to make California his or her permanent home include, but are not limited to, the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>registering to vote and voting in California elections</li>
<li>designating California as the permanent address on all school and employment records, including military records if the student is in military service</li>
<li>obtaining a California Driver License or, if the student does not drive, a California Identification Card</li>
<li>obtaining California vehicle registration</li>
<li>paying California income taxes as a resident, including taxes on income earned outside California from the date residence is established</li>
<li>establishing a California residence in which the student’s personal belongings are kept</li>
<li>licensing for professional practice in California</li>
</ol>
<p>The absence of these indicia in other states during any period for which residence is claimed can also serve as an indication of intent. Documentary evidence is required and all relevant indications are considered in determining classification. Intent will be questioned if the student returns to the former state of residence when the University is not in session.</p>
<p>My situation: I have a green card (I got it this March, even though I was supposed to get it a year ago), a California high school diploma, I have lived in California for 6-7 years and I do not have a license (I was waiting for my green card when I applied for a license and they would not let me take the test without it). I will get my California Identification Card in a week. I can’t vote, because I am not a citizen and I am not paying California income taxes as a resident, because I am dependent and my parents have been paying them. (My parents have lived with me in California for 7 years and my dad lived here for over 10)</p>
<p>Question:
How would I prove my intent and how is everyone else going to prove it?</p>
<p>bump, can anyone answer my question??</p>
<p>I sent you the link ;)</p>
<p>it said “sent a copy of document(ie. green card)” so I sent it</p>