<p>The Honors Coordinator at a CC has told my guidance counselor that international students are able to establish residency after one year and thus will pay in-state tuition to UC and Cal State schools after that.</p>
<p>Is this true? Could you please confirm this? It would be a big favor!</p>
<p>It is true. But in no way it is urgent.</p>
<p>You have no idea how urgent it is! Anyway, are you absolutely sure it is true?</p>
<p>FALSE. It is extremely difficult for an internation/OOS student to establish residency for tuition purposes unless you graduated from a CA high school. EVERYTHING in bold must be done, not just 1. </p>
<p>"Establishing Residency</p>
<p>Adult students (at least 18 years of age) may establish (begin the 366 day durational requirement (physical presence coupled with intent)) residency for fee purposes in California if they are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or other immigrant, or a nonimmigrant who is not precluded from establishing a domicile in the U.S. This includes nonimmigrants who hold valid visas of the following types: A, E, G, H1, H4, I, K, L, N, NATO, O1, O3, R, V, or TPS. Adult students cannot derive residence from a spouse or parents.
In order to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, a student must demonstrate the following immediately prior to the residence determination date</p>
<p>1.Physical Presence: Establish a physical presence in California more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested. Continuous physical presence is not mandatory, but a student who leaves California after establishing residence has the burden of demonstrating that he/she intended to remain a California resident, and that his/her principal place of residence has been in California. It is the burden of the student to clearly demonstrate retention of California residence during periods of absence from the state.
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<pre><code> Intent: Demonstrate through objective documentation that your physical presence was coupled with the intent to make California your permanent home. Intent is evaluated as an independent element of residence, separate from physical presence, and is demonstrated by establishing residential ties in California, and relinquishing ties to the former place of residence. Physical presence within California solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence regardless of the length of stay. The physical presence requirement (above) will be extended until the student can demonstrate a concurrence of both physical presence and intent for one full year.
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<li>Financial Independence: Students who will not reach age 24 by December 31 of the year in which classification as a resident is requested, and who are not dependent upon a natural or adoptive parent who satisfies University requirements as a resident for tuition purposes,will be required to satisfy the University’s self-sufficiency requirement in addition to the 366 day physical presence and intent requirements. It should be noted that this requirement makes it extremely difficult for most undergraduates who do not have a parent domiciled in California to qualify for classification as a resident at a University of California campus."</li>
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