<p>My situation:
My dad works overseas and my mom is staying with me here in the U.S. I was wondering if my mom rented/bought a house or apartment in California, then I could be eligible for paying in state tuition after one year. </p>
<p>THanks</p>
<p>i’m in a sort of similar situation. I called about it and they said that if I have to prove that one of my parents didn’t just move to CA for the purposes of paying tuition. If that was the case, they would ask you to show proof that you wouldn’t move out of CA as soon as you finished college – and that’s essentially impossible to prove if only ONE of your parents is here. They suggested that I show proof that I am going to move to CA permanently, ie. your dad in the process of selling your house in the other country, and your mom is in the process of buying a home here, etc. Especially since berkeley is dying to want your out of state/international money, i think it would be difficult to convince them. Best thing to do would be too have both your parents move here. Call them since each situation is different. Hope this helped!</p>
<p>The basic principle is “NONRESIDENT UNDERGRADUATES: The process of obtaining California residency for tuition purposes is extremely difficult for undergraduates with nonresident parents (this includes transfer students from community colleges and other post-secondary institutions within California). Virtually all nonresident undergraduates with nonresident parents remain nonresidents for the duration of their undergraduate career at the University.” from [Residency</a> for Tuition Purposes - Office Of The Registrar](<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/prospective_students/residency.html]Residency”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/prospective_students/residency.html)</p>
<p>I have a related question : I am a U.S. citizen and have been working/living in California for the last 15+ years. I have been paying California taxes all these 15+ years. My daughter, who did her early schooling in California, has been going to school in a foreign country for the last few years. Can she be considered a california resident for admission and tuition purposes?</p>
<p>Here is the critical part of the policy [Rules</a> Applying to Minors - Office Of The Registrar](<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/parents_visitors/minors.html]Rules”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/parents_visitors/minors.html)</p>
<p>If your daughter has been living with the other parent while going to school, she will be considered a non-resident, regardless of your status as a resident. </p>
<p>About the only way that she would qualify for in-state resident fees is if she lived with you right up until she went to the overseas school and if it seems clear that she will return to live in California once she is done with that school. Evidence they will require might be proof she is boarding at the foreign school or, if staying with adults, that they are non-parents. Likely they will ask for your records of having paid for her support, paid for her costs while overseas, and proof from several years of tax returns that you list her as your dependent. </p>
<p>They will certainly look carefully.</p>
<p>Thanks rider730. I have listed my daughter as a dependent on my tax returns throughout the years she stayed abroad and I have been paying for her expenses. But, since she lived with my wife abroad, it seems like she may not currently qualify as CA resident. But, my wife and daughter are returning to CA and we will be living together in CA. Well, our daughter will be living with us only when she does not have school (i.e., during vacations etc.). In such a case, will our daughter regain CA resident status after one year?</p>
<p>the key will be to prove intent to remain a California resident once her time at college is over. The fact that you maintained California residence and that your wife can show she and your daughter are moving back (contract to move possessions, termination of lease overseas, change of address for various accounts) will probably do the trick. </p>
<p>I would expect that it will be a slow process but they will ask for various bits of evidence - scan through that whole section on registrar.berkeley.edu to anticipate and begin collecting the proof to quickly comply with any requests for documentation they issue.</p>