Greetings, I am an Out of State resident trying to establish in-state residency at UC Berkeley. I know this process is very difficult to do but I wanted to know if these few things could make me a California resident.
My parents own property in California and live there over the summer.
my grandparents have lived there for many years and would be willing to be my guardian
I could acquire my license and voting registration in California.
I can establish financial independence from my parents with contributions.
You are a resident of Florida. Your parents are residents of Florida. NONE of you are residents of CA… NONE of you.
You got accepted at University of Florida. And into their honors college.
If you want instate tuition, go to University of Florida.
Oh…and for the record…you are planning to attend Berkeley in fall 2017. It’s too late to establish residency there for then anyway…and once you start, it’s virtually impossible to get your status changed to instate.
The term “California resident for purposes of tuition” is different from other definitions of California residence. Here are some examples:
-A person who is a California resident for tax or voting purposes is not necessarily a resident for purposes of tuition at the University of California.
-A person who is considered a resident at another California postsecondary institution is not necessarily a resident at the University of California.
-The process of obtaining California residency for tuition purposes is extremely difficult for undergraduates under the age of 24 with nonresident parents (this includes transfer students from community colleges and other postsecondary institutions within California). Virtually all nonresident undergraduates with nonresident parents remain nonresidents for the duration of their undergraduate career at UC Berkeley.
Undergraduates: If you’re a nonresident undergraduate student with nonresident parents, obtaining California residency for the purposes of tuition is extremely difficult (this includes transfer students from community colleges and other postsecondary institutions within California). Virtually all nonresident undergraduates with nonresident parents remain nonresidents for the duration of their undergraduate career at UC.
Establishing physical presence and intent
To meet these requirements, you must be continuously physically present in California for more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date (generally the first day of classes) and intend to make California your home permanently. You can demonstrate your intention to stay in California by relinquishing legal ties to your former state and establishing legal ties to California.
Here are some ways you can establish intent:
-Remain in California when school is not in session.
-Register to vote and vote in California elections.
-Designate your California address as permanent on all school and employment records, including current military records.
-Obtain a California driver’s license within 10 days of settling in California. (If you’ve never had a driver’s license in any state, then obtain a California identification card.)
-If you have a car, obtain a California motor vehicle registration within 20 days of settling in California.
-Work in California and file California resident income tax forms from the date of entry into the state. Income earned outside of California after that date must also be declared in California.
-Establish and maintain active bank accounts in California banks and close out-of-state accounts.
-Surrender all out-of-state identification (including driver’s license).
-Establish a permanent home where your belongings are kept.
-Obtain a license for professional practice in California.
-You’ll need to relinquish out-of-state ties and demonstrate intent while simultaneously meeting the physical presence requirement.
FYI:
Financial independence means NO HELP from anyone-no contributions from ANYONE.
That means grandma and grandpa CANNOT house you. It’s not considered financially independent to live with family and ask for money.
You would have to file State taxes and pay market rates for rentals.
Monthly rents, near Berkeley, are $1500-$2000.
Your W2 forms have to match your budget, living expenses, meals, transportation and tuition costs. (Next to impossible). By the time you do all of that, the tuition expenses will equal what you have spent, and more.
Note that it refers to tax years. So that would mean that you would need to be self-sufficient, and living & working in California, with a California driver’s license, California voter registration, during tax years 2018 and 2019. In the fall of 2019 you could re-apply to Berkeley, and if you get in you would have to be prepared to document your your self sufficiency and status as a California resident. Of course, no guarantee that Berkeley would re-admit you. But if they did, you could enter as a freshman in 2020 and could expect to graduate in 2024.
Like I said earlier…this student wants to enroll at Berkeley fall 2017. It is WAYYYYY too late for him to establish independent residency status for instate tuition purposes…and WAYYY too late for his family to establish residency for instate tuition purposes.
And really…it’s pretty clear that he is coming to CA and hoping to establish residency for the purpose of getting instate tuition status…for educational purposes. The CA public universities will scrutinize his request even more thoroughly…because he was accepted as an OOS student.