<p>My father has been a Cal resident for more than a year now, but my parents are divorced, and I am in my mother's custody. So i'm currently living with her in Romania. I am over 18, and my question is: am I considered a Cal resident ?</p>
<p>do you have citizenship/green card?</p>
<p>hmmm I don't think that counts I'm pretty sure YOUR adress has to be instate</p>
<p>no you can definitely use your father's residency status as long as he is paying taxes to the state of california and can prove that he actually lives there. you'll get a waiver the first year and the second year you will probably get residency.</p>
<p>-yes, i have a greencard and so does my dad. i was also wondering how the financial dependency works: my father is obligated to pay x% of his salary, which means more than my mother makes in Romania. I understand this makes me financially dependent of him, and on his tax forms he has also declared me as a dependent child, even if I am not under his custody. </p>
<p>-also, on the application, where I am asked to estimate my family's income, do i use mother + father or mother + x% father? or just mother?
-do i count my father as part of the family in the family member count?
-I assume I have to insert my fathers address as permanent even if I am not yet living there?</p>
<p>Hmmmm you got some hard questions there... </p>
<p>Hey guys, just quick..</p>
<p>If one's parents pays taxes in CA and you show proof of residence (live more than a yr in CA or so?), then is the person is no longer considered an Int'l, even though he/she is an Int'l living in the US?</p>
<p>So, in general, your residency is determined by the parent with whom you live, which would not be CA, but being Intl is a wee bit different than US, so I would suggest you call and talk to the residency people and ask how you could be considered a resident, one thing which would work is to come to CA and live with DAd for a year, work & volunteer & establish residency, then apply!</p>
<p>Here is the link:</p>
<p>General Rules Applying to Minors </p>
<p>If you are an unmarried minor (under age 18), the residence of the parent with whom you live is considered your residence. If you have a parent living, you cannot change your residence by your own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by the relinquishment of a parent's right of control. If you live with neither parent, your residence is that of the parent with whom you last lived. Unless you are a minor alien present in the U.S. under the terms of a nonimmigrant status which precludes you from establishing domicile in the U.S., you may establish your own residence when both your parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed. If you derive California residence from a parent, that residence must satisfy the one-year durational requirement. </p>
<p>Specific Rules Applying to Minors </p>
<ol>
<li>Divorced/Separated Parents
If you want to derive California resident status from a California resident parent, you must move to California to live with that parent before your 18th birthday and establish the requisite intent and remain in California until school begins. Otherwise, you will be treated like any other adult coming to California to establish your legal residence.
<ol>
<li>Parent of Minor Moves from California
If you are a minor U.S. citizen or eligible alien whose parent was a resident of California but who left the state within one year of the residence determination date, you are entitled to resident classification if you remain in California after your parent departs, enroll in a California public postsecondary institution within one year of your parent's departure, and, once enrolled, attend continuously until you turn 18. </li>
<li>Self-Support
If you are a U.S. citizen or eligible alien and are a minor and can prove that you lived in California for the entire year immediately before the residence determination date, that you have been self-supporting for that year, and that you intend to make California your permanent home, you may be eligible for resident status. </li>
<li>Two-Year Care and Control
If you are a U.S. citizen or eligible alien and you lived continuously for at least two years before the residence determination date with an adult who was not your parent but was responsible for your care and control, and who, during the one year immediately preceding the residence determination date was a resident of California, you are entitled to resident status. This exception continues until you become 18 and have resided in the state long enough to become a resident, as long as you continuously attend an educational institution.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>Kev:</p>
<p>If your parents pay CA taxes, then they must have a green card. If you are a legal resident of CA, but not a US citizen, you can be a resident for tuition, I have some friends in this situation and they are fine with the UCs.</p>