<p>This is a pretty specific group so i don't know if i'll find anyone here that belongs to it... but has anyone gone parttime their first year at mcgill in order to obtain residency in quebec? Coming in from the states, does quebec residency for a canadian take 3 months to obtain or 1 year? </p>
<p>I graduate at the end of may, so if school starts in september and it only takes 3 months then i can go to the school as a full-time student my first year. I'm hearing slightly confusing information these days, so can anyone clarify?</p>
<p>Wow well I'm a Canadian citizen/US perm. resident, but I'm not sure about the 3 mths/ 1 year thing. I would assume it'd be hard to establish residency in just 3 months, but who knows. Oh well, at least you're saving a ton on tuition already.</p>
<p>3 months if you've never lived in Canada before, for example US born of Canadian parents. There are some specific steps you have to take prior to arriving in Canada so check with the Admissions office. They were very helpful when my daughter did this very thing.</p>
<p>Oh, interesting. Ya, I know that for people who just immigrate to Canada it only takes three months. I was Alberta resident, but I've never been a resident of Quebec... hmm thanks, I will definitely call the Admissions office.</p>
<p>Ooo, is this true? I probably wouldn't be able to get the three months in before school starts, but could I potentially establish residency in Quebec by the end of my first year? (And pay like a thousand bucks in tuition instead of 6! Wheee!)</p>
<p>and I guess we would fall under situation 8. Does this mean that (if I wanted to establish residency) I wouldn't be able to dorm at school? Hmm....</p>
<p>You have the correct link. Part 2 section 8 works and yes you can dorm at the school and establish residency at the same time. As I said before, you have to do things in a certain order and pattern so check with the admissions office for info and advice, they deal with this regularly.</p>
<p>Hey i've seen that link before! but it didn't make too much sense back then...
"At the time of registration or before the end of the semester, you had been residing in Quebec for more than three months and you had not resided elsewhere in Canada for more than three months since you arrival in the country."
so i was born outside of canada... and i apply to part 8. SWEET! Now the question is when is "at the time of registration"? Is that when i accept the offer (anywhere from now to may) or when i sign up for classes (september?? no clue)?
it's really annoying that i live on the west coast and mcgill's office closes at 1PM pacific time. I can barely make it home in time to call them -.-""</p>
<p>i have a similar problem; i was born in montreal and lived there until the age of about 8. but now i live in texas and i would like to go to mcgill. but i think that i would have to do it as everybody else does and live there for awhile to re-establish my residency. however, it's kind of weird because when i visited the university in november, the lady said that because i was still a canadian citizen and born in quebec, i would pay quebec resident tuition right away. i don't know whether she misunderstood me or something, but i really hope that it's true.</p>
<p>to tako: from what i know, in order to become a resident in 12 months you cannot be a full time student at mcgill during that time. and as a parttime student, you may not be able to live in a dorm (this part im not positive about).</p>
<p>Yes, as long as you're born in Quebec, you get to pay Quebec tuition. But don't forget to bring your birth certificate as proof (without it, they'll charge you international tuition, and you're screwed, at least for a semester, if you don't fix it in time).</p>
<p>If that 3 years is up to now, then I guess it counts (i.e. you were residing in Quebec for the last 12 months without being a student). If your parents' main residence is in Quebec, that works as well. But if you were not born and do not currently reside in Quebec, even if you may have lived there in the past, you won't qualify as a Quebec resident (though as a Canadian citizen, you'll get out of province tuition rather than international tuition, again, birth certificate required, they're really anal about that).</p>
<p>I still recommend my previous advice, check with Admissions office for your particular situation, there are so many individual variations. It is possible under the right set of conditions to pay Canadian tuition for the first semester, live in residence and, after 3 months in residence, qualify for Quebec tuition and get an adjustment in tuition for your first semester so you in effect pay Quebec tuition from the very beginning of 1st semester. But as I say check with the admissions office for your particular circumstances.</p>
<p>p.s. if anyone here holds a French passport (and subsequently citizenship) that's as good as being a Quebec resident (due to governmental reciprocity with France). </p>
<p>I pay the quebec rate, and I'm neither a resident nor citizen, I'm just part-French.</p>
<p>hi.. im a canadian citizen (born in canada, but not quebec) from japan going to mcgill and i am soooo confused about the procedures. i just accepted their offer so hopefully they'll send me documents concerning all this...</p>
<p>oh thats why i'll probably do U0 as part-time, if it is indeed 12 months, which kinda sucks because i wouldn't be able to use the mcgill scholarship... but way cheaper in the long run for sure</p>
<p>I know this thread is old, but it’s very specific and in line with my situation.</p>
<p>I was born in Montreal, Quebec and lived there for 6 years. I then moved to the United States and recently became a dual citizen. Were I to go to McGill, does anyone know what resident status I’d hold?</p>