Check that carefully. I thought to get residency in California, you had to show you were completely self-supporting.
I contacted all UC residence deputy. They said once I got married, I do not need to prove self-supporting. I can only prove my marriage certificate. Another UC residency deputy said “In your case as a Undergraudate married student, We need to look at your physical presence and ties to California”
I guess you will find out when the time comes. I just wanted to caution you to maybe wait to attend college in CA until you have lived there a year. I would focus on working right now.
Yes, you are right. When the time comes, I will know. Thank you for your reply 
good luck
The financial independence applies to unmarried. Two years. OP skirts it by being married. But there are other expectations, first and foremost. My earlier point was there is no verbal approval. read the full UCOP policy, as well as the policy of the individual college(s) and mind what qualifies and what can disqualify.
Pants on fire.
Is there any concern that the marriage will be viewed as one for citizenship and cause any issues?
Does anyone check to see if a student is really married? Can an unmarried student simply check the married box? Does anyone ask to see a license? I guess occasionally a FA office might ask, but how often would they? Just curious.
I wouldn’t put it past them to verify a marriage. Somewhere, in the many words UC throws at this, they retain the right to challenge and ask for anything. They don’t want to be passing out any more discounts than they have to.
Well, if a student has only been here since Jan. and was married in Jan., and their spouse has been a resident of the state for the last 5 years, I imagine that might generate a a verification request.
^^Right! Arranged marriage?
But OP is now talking about fall of 2017 and said somewhere that he can somehow show it’s legit. But the bottom line is UC can challenge anything it wants. They’ve been at this for decades and know the dodges. Anecdotal, but years ago, I qualified for grad school. They didn’t just ask for proof, eg, that I’d set up a bank account, but for transactions, to show I used it. Not just that I had been working there, but a verification of start date and continued employment (as opposed to temp.) Things are tougher today. Some will pass easily, but the power is in UC’s hands.
@mom2collegekids FA office doesn’t ask marriage certificate at least in CC. I don’t know UC FA office.
OP, why should they? You said you are paying non-resident rates at comm college.
@Madison85 ^^ No!
@lookingforward I was answering her question. Yeah I am paying non-resident tuition fee since I wasn’t in CA for 366 days. Actually I’ve been in CA since 2015 as international student, but I cannot count it for 366 days because my visa is illegible non-immigrant. I can count physical presence 366 days from Jan 2016
You just wrote this. But in a previous post…you wrote this:
Please clarify. Which is it??
@thumper1 as “resident” since Jan 2016. one of officer said that I do not need to calculate anything before I became “resident” so I said I’ve been in US since Jan 2016 and was in my country during 2015
I just posted some hypothetical situation which is similar to my situation to get some information. Arranged marriage, $200,000 in account, and whatever. Trust or not, it depends on you guys. I have submitted FAFSA correctly with FA officer, and I never purposed to rob and will not rob the fund. I think here is no more interesting information other than argument about my asset and something. I am really appreciate for every information and advice, and sorry for misunderstanding caused by my lack of explanation and poor English skill. Adios… ( NoDollar is running away in a hurry ! :0 )
Oh…so NOW this is all hypothetical?