<p>These are the conditions:
A student must demonstrate intent to make California his or her home by severing residential ties with the former state of residence and establishing those ties with California shortly after arrival. If the requisite intent is not demonstrated promptly, the waiting period for residence classification will be extended until both presence and intent have been demonstrated for the entire one-year period. Relevant indicia that contribute to the demonstration of a student’s intent to make California his or her permanent home include, but are not limited to, the following:</p>
<li>registering to vote and voting in California elections</li>
<li>designating California as the permanent address on all school and employment records, including military records if the student is in military service</li>
<li>obtaining a California Driver License or, if the student does not drive, a California Identification Card</li>
<li>obtaining California vehicle registration</li>
<li>paying California income taxes as a resident, including taxes on income earned outside California from the date residence is established</li>
<li>establishing a California residence in which the student’s personal belongings are kept</li>
<li>licensing for professional practice in California</li>
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<p>The absence of these indicia in other states during any period for which residence is claimed can also serve as an indication of intent. Documentary evidence is required and all relevant indications are considered in determining classification. Intent will be questioned if the student returns to the former state of residence when the University is not in session.</p>
<p>My situation: I have a green card (I got it this March), a California high school diploma, I have lived in California for 6-7 years and I do not have a license (I was waiting for my green card when I applied for a license and they would not let me take the test without it). I will get my California Identification Card in a week. I can’t vote, because I am not a citizen and I am not paying California income taxes as a resident, because I am dependent and my parents have been paying them.</p>
<p>Question:
How would I prove my intent and how is everyone else going to prove it?</p>
<p>If you’re a financial dependent, I believe the state automatically considers you to be a resident of wherever your providers are residents. Are your parents California residents? What is your resident status?</p>
<p>And in the cases when I’ve had to prove residency in California, they’ve always asked for exactly two pieces of evidence dating my residency to more than a year prior.</p>
<p>How do you show them that your are financially independent?
I mean, i might have to go through the same process, as my mom dad live in India, and i and my brother here have to fend for ourselves.
Do you have to show them any sort of paperwork in order to classify yourself for financial independence?
If yes then how?
Thax</p>
<p>Yes, my parents are California residents (My mom has lived here for 6-7 years and my dad - for over 10.) I am 21, not 24, so I am not considered to be financially independent yet, but I am not a minor (18 and younger). I read that only minors can automatically take their parents’ residence status. So if i am not a minor and not financially independent, I am in “dead zone” category lol</p>
<p>I’d recommend just giving a call/e-mail to their residency officer if you have any questions. I’ve found that they’re usually extremely straightforward about what they require: they’re governed by very strict rules of evidence and you don’t have to worry about falling afoul of their subjective judgements. If you have any misconceptions, they can clear them up pretty easily.</p>
<p>i think that if you graduated from a california high school, then you should be okay to get it waived or what not… they should have a section for that…</p>
<p>A student who attended high school in California for three or more years (9th grade included) and graduated from a California high school (or attained the equivalent) may be exempt from nonresident tuition. See the UC Nonresident Tuition Exemption form.</p>
<p>miszk, thank you, I have read that…I’ve heard from my friends it is close to impossible to get that exemption, because you have to state in the form that you are NOT a resident in the first place. Especially with the recession right now, they will do everything NOT to exempt people from nonresident tuition. :[</p>
<p>My experience is that your friend is incorrect. I’ve both gotten a nonresident exemption–when I first got out of the Marines–and also had to prove residency–when I later established myself as a California resident. This stuff comes from state laws and policy, and in my experience residency officers represent the height of impersonal bureaucracy. They tell you which hoops to jump through and how, and then you get resident tuition.</p>
<p>The California High School Graduate exemption is a <em>recognized</em> exemption. It’s not a guideline, or a personal call. It’s policy. If they want to make resident tuition more exclusive, my intuition is that they’re going to do it by making the policy more restrictive versus disregarding present policy.</p>