Could I really get In-State Tuition with this?

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<p>Okay so, after researching every single facet about in-state residency requirements for Berkeley... I realized something.</p>

<p>If you have a registered domestic partner, you APPEAR to be exempt from out of state tuition.</p>

<p>From: [url=<a href="http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Default.aspx?PageID=legalinfo.html%5DLegal"&gt;http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Default.aspx?PageID=legalinfo.html]Legal&lt;/a> Residence Information - Office Of The Registrar<a href="5">/url</a> you are married, a registered domestic partner, a graduate academic student, or a graduate professional student and you were not/will not be claimed as an income tax deduction by any individual other than your spouse or domestic partner for the tax year preceding the term for which you are requesting resident classification;</p>

<p>Yet the same website states:
Likewise, a registered domestic partner does not derive residence from the other registered domestic partner.</p>

<p>So, would being in a registered domestic partnership with another out of state student, for over a year cause both to be except from out of state fees?
I know the residency board is strict, but the rules specifically state it's possible.</p>

<p>I'm so confused! Help?</p>

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<p>I just know that the in-state fee relates to whether or not your pay taxes to the state of California, which is where Berkeley gets funding from. Technically, in-state people do not pay "tuition" since they pay Californian taxes...I think they call it an "educational fee" or something like that. I'm not an expert on tax policy or anything, but you've only got a case if you and/or your domestic partner pay taxes to California. Otherwise, you both have to pay "tuition".</p>

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<p>I'm in sort of a dilemma here.</p>

<p>I have an uncle who lives in California, which would let me obtain a CA drivers license, voter registration and so on...
And I know there are other out-of-staters with CA relatives, who would be able to do the same thing.</p>

<p>Now, the ONLY thing preventing me and someone else from obtaining residency is the financial independence requirement. Marrying or registering as a domestic partner is a nice, simple way to bypass this, and thus obtain residency after only a year.</p>

<p>Anyone think this would be possible? I mean, I read stories about students who tried, but they couldn't find anyone willing to do so. :/</p>