Residency for admissions criteria?

[willtohelp]

<p>Could anyone link to information on what determines whether an applicant is considered a CA resident for admissions purposes?</p>

<p>All of the UC webpages that I read say that "residency for admissions" and "residency for tuition" are completely different things. But when I try to do searches for what determines "residency for admissions", I either come up with nothing or only get redirected to the criteria for tuition / financial aid. </p>

<p>Residency for admissions seems extremely important for the likelihood of being admitted. I'd hate to have everything 100% sorted for in-state tuition only to be rejected for admission because I'm considered an out of state applicant due to some unknown criteria.</p>

<p>Thanks for any help!</p>

[Mondut]

<p>From your previous posts it looks like you are a transfer student? I’m fairly certain if you complete the IGETC then you are considered a CA resident. You may want to check with your CC guidance counselor. </p>

[Matt4200]

<p>@Mondut - Uhm no, just because you complete IGETC does NOT make you a resident for admissions purposes.</p>

<p>@willtohelp‌ - Here you go,</p>

<p>"
[Residency Information]
Establishing Legal Residence - Office Of The Registrar</p>

<p>How to Establish Residency for Tuition Purposes:</p>

<p>If you are an adult student (at least 18 years of age), you may establish residency for tuition purposes in California if you are a:</p>

<p>U.S. citizen
Permanent Resident, or
a student holding one of the following eligible visas: A, E, G, H1, H4, I, K, L, N, NATO, O1, O3 (dependent of O1), R, T, TPS, U, or V.
(Students who are not US Citizens or Permanent Residents should go to the What if I am not a US Citizen or Permanent Resident page for more information.)</p>

<p>Adult students cannot derive residence from a spouse or parents. For rules applying to minors, click here.</p>

<p>** In order to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, you must fulfill ALL 3 requirements listed below: </p>

<p>Physical Presence: You must be physically present in California for more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested.</p>

<p>Intent: You must establish your intent to make California your home one year prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested.</p>

<p>If you are physically present in California solely for educational purposes, you will not be eligible for resident classification regardless of the length of your stay in California. The physical presence requirement (above) will be extended until you can demonstrate a concurrence of both physical presence and intent for one full year.</p>

<p>Financial Independence: If you will not reach age 24 by December 31 of the year in which classification as a resident is requested, and are not dependent upon a California resident parent (biological or legally adoptive only) for tuition purposes, you will be required to satisfy the University’s self-sufficiency requirement.</p>

<p>It should be noted that this requirement makes it extremely difficult for most undergraduates who do not have a parent domiciled in California to qualify for classification as a resident at a University of California campus. **</p>

[willtohelp]

<p>Thank you both for trying to help, but I’m looking for the criteria for “residency for admissions”, which is not the same as “residency for tuition”.</p>

<p>Okay I found this:</p>

<p><a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors;

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A student is considered a resident for admissions purposes if he or she can answer yes to any of the following questions:</p>

<p>Have you attended high school in California for at least three years and will graduate or have graduated from a California high school?
Have you lived in California for the last 12 months?
If you’re under 18, does your parent or legal guardian live in California?
Is your parent, legal guardian, spouse or registered domestic partner an employee of the University of California or a UC-affiliated national laboratory?
Non-immigrants (students on a foreign/non-immigrant visa) are not eligible for California resident status for admissions purposes.

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<p>I don’t know what they mean by “lived in California for the last 12 months”. Do they mean the 12 months before submitting the application? If that’s the case, then I would need to live in CA for at least 18 months before starting class at UC, rather than the 12 months for the in-state tuition requirement. I’m wondering if there is a definite fine print to be found on another page/PDF to clarify this. </p>

<p>I’ll try asking my CCC counselor. I’ve read plenty of horror stories that involved a student simply taking a counselor for their word so I try to avoid having to do that if I can find other sources to confirm what they say. :)</p>

<p>I’m currently out of state, about to start online CCC classes. I’m over 23 and I’ll be moving to California sometime 3-15 months from now… not moving there simply for school but relocating there indefinitely. But if I need to be living in CA for 12 months before applying to a UC then I better be moving there sooner than 15 months from now! Hope is to take 2 years at CCC then transfer to a UC in Fall 2016. If I somehow manage to get a degree then I intend to work in CA. Basically I intend to have all the proofs for in-state tuition at UC but don’t know what the <em>admissions</em> residency entails exactly.</p>

[Matt4200]

<p>@Willtohelp - Residency for tuition is the same as residency for admissions.</p>

<p>And for both you must be physically present for 366 days from the date that you submit you SLR or Statement of Legal Residence.</p>

<p>That is the date, not the date you submit your application.</p>

<p>Also you must submit proof that you are trying or have become a CA resident through means of having a CA license, rent in CA, bills in CA and stuff like that.</p>

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

[willtohelp]

<p>On UC pages like this <a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Registrar/deadline.html”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Registrar/deadline.html&lt;/a&gt; I’m seeing that the residence determination dates are the day before a given semester… so physical presence is needed 366 before starting class. </p>

<p>On other pages I see mentions specifying that residency for admissions and residency for tuition are not the same. Examples:</p>

<p>“There are two residency issues to consider when applying to UC Berkeley: residency for Admissions purposes and residency for Tuition purposes.”</p>

<p>“Residency for tuition purposes is not determined by admissions.”</p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.berkeley.edu/residencyrequirements”>http://admissions.berkeley.edu/residencyrequirements&lt;/a&gt; says plainly:</p>

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When considering whether or not you can apply as a California resident, you must demonstrate that you, your family, or a parent/guardian has a permanent address established in the state of California.

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<p>Suggesting that residency for admissions is as simple as currently living in California. Making it even more confusing, as a page mentioned in a previous post said “lived in California for the last 12 months” is a qualifier rather than simply “having a permanent address”.</p>

<p>and <a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Registrar/ucregents_policy.html”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Registrar/ucregents_policy.html&lt;/a&gt; says: </p>

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The term “resident” is confusing because it may have several definitions as it relates to, voter registration, driver’s licenses, contracts, income taxes, and even admission to the University. The regulations found in Standing Order 110.2 were promulgated not to determine whether a student is a resident or a nonresident of California, but rather, to determine whether a student should pay University fees on an in-state or out-of-state basis. A student at the University of California may be a resident of California for some purposes, but not a resident for tuition purposes, and a student who pays in-state fees at one of the California state colleges or community colleges may not be considered a resident for tuition purposes at the University of California upon transfer.

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[Matt4200]

<p>@Willtohelp - That’s some really fine print lol</p>

<p>Each UC does it differently though, maybe because more international and out of state students apply to UC Berkeley is why they’re procedures differ.</p>

<p>This is from UCSB where I’ll be going in Fall,</p>

<p>“Continuing students (undergraduate and graduate) who are classified as nonresidents for tuition purposes and wish to be classified as California residents for a future term, must complete their SLR following the fourth week of the quarter immediately prior to the term for which classification as a resident is requested.”</p>

<p>I’ve completed the Statement of Legal Residence and it’s pretty straightforward </p>

[lamelcriada]

<p>all UC systems follow the same “residency for tuition purposes” guidelines. also residency for admission and residency for tuition is the same thing. one does not need to be a CA resident to get admitted to the school. and IGETC does not make you a CA resident. I’d say the sooner you move here the better. I think CCC applicants get many perks that help a UC transfer be more sucessful</p>

[Matt4200]

<p>@lamelcriada‌ - I was saying they all have different procedural deadlines like UCSb for example is four weeks into the semester prior to attendance.</p>

<p>But yeah you’re right the sooner you get here the easier it’ll be</p>