<p>Well im a 21 year old guy, will be going to orange coast college in the US when im 22, graduate when im 24 from studying Film, then hoping on going to University of California at Long Beach to get my bachleors, </p>
<p>NOW THE IMPORTANT PART. </p>
<p>I will be paying for school all by myself, i will not depend on my mother, i will not have a laon, its all my money from work. I currently have 10 year US Visa and I have been to the US countless times. But never as a student. </p>
<p>After I finish my 2 years at Orange Coast of course I will pay international fees but after 2 years when I transfer to a big school wish at the time I will be 24 or 25 and fully dependant of myself... will I be able to to pay In-State tuition instead of International Fess, and will I be able to stay and live in the US after I graduate ?</p>
<p>What visa are you on? Under your circumstances, California would only let you pay in-state tuition if you established residency in CA (for which you would need a green card).</p>
<p>Im just wondering if I can apply for California Residence or Green Card while im still studing on a student visa. Im sure after 2 years there must be something that can be done in order to get Residence.</p>
<p>I would urge you to explore thoroughly all the fine print on the different types of visas and even consult an attorney specializing in immigration law before doing anything. </p>
<p>It is very probable that you cannot attend school, even completely at your own expense, on a tourist visa. You will need an F1 or J1 visa. With one of them, you can convert relatively easily if you qualify for resident status. The other is much more difficult, so get the correct information and make sure you apply for the right one. </p>
<p>It is not easy/automatic to get a green card. The millions of people entering the US legally (or illegally) every year wish it were. There are ways, but they require understanding the system and following the rules precisely, which is why an attorney can be helpful. </p>
<p>I am not an attorney, nor even an expert, I just have lot of international friends (as well as a spouse), and I know how complex it has been for many of them to get through the visa/green card obstacle course/maze.</p>
<p>I need to take out a student visa I know, But I wonder wish one will give me a chance to stay up there and get residence, I did not attend a high school in Cali no. I will look into it and see what else i can find out about the different types of visa.</p>
<p>A few states let F-1 students establish residence for tuition purposes, but CA is not one of them. Unless the OP fulfills a set of very specific requirements (including graduating from a CA high school) he will not be eligible for in-state tuition with an F-1, J-1 or B-1 visa, neither on the undergraduate nor graduate level and regardless of how long he has been in the country/state or the source of his funding. For the exact requirements for establishing in-state residence in CA, see here:</p>
<p>my luck that the film industry is most successfully in California, darn it. il figuire something out when im out there, but ain't nothing stooping me from going there to study film.</p>