<p>I have lived in California since my sophomore year of high school and will graduate in June of this year. I got accepted to SDSU and used my current adress. However my parents are moving to Virginia after I graduate. Will I still get in state tuition still or will it be revoked? I'll be 18 in July </p>
<p><a href=“Residency For Tuition Purposes | Office of the Registrar | SDSU”>http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/registrar/residency.html</a></p>
<p>Seems like my situation is a grey area</p>
<p>You will likely be a resident for the first year and a non-resident in subsequent years, given that your parents remain in Virginia.</p>
<p>Not grey at all. In state first year and out of state every year thereafter. </p>
<p>I feel that you will be considered a resident as you graduated from a California High School and you have lived in California as a minor the past three years and also it is where you turned 18. When you turn 18, register to vote, get your permanent drivers license, get a job, and in other ways establish yourself as a resident, you can keep your California residency. It is obvious that you did not move to California just to get instate tuition as you were a minor and assumed your parents residency prior to your becoming an adult at 18. </p>
<p>Call the school and ask. That is the ONLY way to know for sure. My read is the same as others. Instate first year (because you graduated from HS there, etc)…OOS after that.</p>
<p>Liveonboca…this student lived in CA only three years and then the family moved. It could look very much like they moved there to establish residency for college purposes.</p>
<p>My reading is there is a possibility of continued in-state only if the parent’s don’t support the student, don’t claim on taxes and the OP does the steps to show intent to be a resident. Don’t know if the student is in a position to pay for college themselves. But yes, call the school to get the real answer.</p>
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<p>After the first year your parents will have been out of state during any of the past 3 years and you would have to show you are supporting yourself. </p>
<p>What if my grandparents live here (California)? Could I just say I live with them </p>
<p>Unlikely. Would your grandparents be supporting you(claiming you on taxes as a qualifying relative) and filing CA taxes? Not that it necessarily matters but would you actually be living with them or just saying you do? Again, you should ask the school but I think it’s unlikely.</p>
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<p>No. Your state of residency is based on where your PARENTS live, not your grandparents. Your parents would have to give legal guardianship to your grandparents and lose their parental rights for this to be a possibility. That is a HUGE legal entanglement, and not one most folks would do.</p>
<p>This student can become independent for residency purposes. He can support himself, vote, work, have a car, file his own taxes. That will make him a resident of California. He will still have to have parents file FAFSA because there are different rules for FAFSA. This will cost his parents on THEIR taxes, so it might not be the best way to proceed. The schools can also add more requirements to qualify for resident tuition, but he’s still a resident and they tend to want to work with students to retain them. It is harder to go from non-resident to resident for tuition purposes than the other way around.</p>
<p>If the student has a lot of merit aid and a job, it is possible the parents aren’t providing more than half his support during the year. My daughter can become independent based on her package, and it may be the way to go if I move out of the state as it will cost me her $3900 tax exemption but she’ll get more than that in state grants and merit by remaining a resident.</p>
<p>Most states have a presumption that a student’s residence is with his parents, but that presumption can be overcome. California may make it harder for tuition purposes; Utah makes it as easy as can be, and they WANT students to become residents even if their parents live elsewhere. Best is to go talk to the school and see what they want to show residency.</p>
<p>I don’t believe this student will be able to become independent for instate tuition purposes in California.</p>