<p>Is it possible to pay out-of-state tuition for only the first year and become a California resident the second year?</p>
<p>Oh i have the same question! (not an answer sorry but I do!)</p>
<p>I am pretty sure the answer is NO. That would have been figured out long ago. You have to live in CA and NOT be a student anywhere for a year or so to be counted as a resident.</p>
<p>so for the second year of college you become in state. right?</p>
<p>Shayant-
NO.</p>
<p>For graduate school you can do it, but if you are undergrad no. I did it at UCLA because I moved my husband and household out there, but it will not work as an undergrad because you are still dependent on your out of state parents.</p>
<p>what if your parents move to california too?</p>
<p>As quoted from the UCSD catalog on intention of establishing residency:
“Indications of your intent to make California yourpermanent residence can include the following: registering to vote and voting in California elections; designating California as your permanent address on all school and employment records, including military records if you are in the military service; obtaining a California drivers license or, if you do not drive, a California Identification Card; obtaining California vehicle registration; paying California income taxes as a resident, including taxes on income earned outside California from the date you establish residence; establishing a California residence in which you keep your personal belongings; and licensing for professional practice in California.”</p>
<p>In short, yes, if your parents do move to California with you and plan to permanently live there. Also says that “you must demonstrate your intention to make California your home by <b>severing your residential ties with your former state of residence</b> and establishing those ties with California… Your intent will be questioned if you return to your former state of residence when the university is not in session.”</p>
<p>But really, how much time and money will you actually save by moving to California? It is a very complicated and LONG process that may very well take all four years to fully complete.</p>
<p>Okay, my mom lives in California so my address will be switching to her’s starting May 15th, my dad lives in Alaska and I have been living with him for the past 2 years. Since I will be spending all of my summer vacations in California and will be applying for a California Driver license plus my address will be that of my moms and I am half depending on her for financial support, will I be allowed to apply for residence?</p>
<p>Dude, Tati22. Don’t ask that here. Call UC Davis about the whole process! They’re the only ones who could actually help you. Plus, I bet you already submitted your SLR? Just Call! You’re wasting your time asking and waiting for an answer here…</p>
<p>This whole entire process, is actually, really complicated and time-consuming!</p>