California Residency

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<p>Hey i am currently a 16 year old high school junior in florida
if when i graduate i would be 17 because my birthday in in the summer
i would be 18 by the rdd...
my parents will rent a house for at the latest may 2011.
according to that, by may 2012, they shall have residency.
please correct me if i am wrong</p>

<p>according to uc residency rules, the rules for minors are </p>

<p>For an unmarried minor (under age 18 by the residence determination date [RDD]) student, the residence of the parent with whom the minor lives is considered to be the student's residence.
UCLA</a> Registrar's Office: Residence for Tuition Purposes--Minors</p>

<p>However i don't believe i would fulfill this requirement because i would be 18 by rdd...
if my parents put the house in california as their primary address, and they claim me as a dependent.., can they get residency? also, since they have california as their primary address, can they be in florida to aid me and support me until we all move together? </p>

<p>if so, then can i get residency according to the dependent of a california resident?</p>

<p>also on another excerpt </p>

<p>these are the rules for a dependent child of a california resident</p>

<p>A student who has not been an adult resident of California for more than one year, and who is the natural or adopted dependent child of a California resident who has been a resident for more than one year immediately prior to the residence determination date, may be entitled to a waiver of the nonresident tuition until the student has resided in California for the minimum time necessary to become a resident so long as continuous attendance is maintained at a post-secondary institution.
UCLA</a> Registrar's Office: Residence for Tuition Purposes--Exemptions and Waivers</p>

<p>i don't think i am considered a minor but i believe that i would be an exception</p>

<p>please let me know</p>

<p>thank you so much</p>

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<p>A resident is someone who moves here with the intent to reside here and make California their domicile. Simply renting an apartment or a house with no intent to reside here does not establish residency.</p>

<p>If your parents move here with the intent to reside here, they will need to file California income tax returns. When they rent a house here, are they planning to live in it? Will they be working here? Will they be paying taxes here? Will you be going to high school here?</p>

<p>Those are the questions that need to be answered, not just the living here for one year and one day.</p>

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<p>Trust me, it’s not that easy.
I legitimately fulfilled all of the requirements for a minor with parents residing in CA and they still made me file a bunch of paperwork. From what I remember they made me provide 1) Proof of parent’s employment 2) Proof of CA income tax from 2009 3) Proof of bank deposits made in CA. I think there was more too, but I can’t remember it off the top of my head.</p>