<p>I’ve been unfortunate enough since my freshman year to have been moved around from California to another state. I moved after my freshman year to Arizona, where I spent my sophomore year, and moved again to Texas for my junior year, where I’m currently located. However, I’m moving again to Washington for my senior year after this year is up and this is what I’m wondering: am I still valid as a California resident? I’m pretty sure that in order to be a qualified resident of a state, you have to have lived in it for at least two years, so for a person like me who has been moving around anually, will the universities in California take me in as a state resident or out-of-state? I should really talk to my counselor about this, but he’s always busy so I’m tossing the question out here to see if anyone knows about or has experience with it.</p>
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<p>You'd be considered out of state. You have to live in California for a year by the deadline date (I believe sept 27...or something).</p>
<p>another question....would the tuition be based on the situation of the parent or be influenced by it? I've been moving around as a result of my dad, who's in the military and is still a california citizen, as he is exempt. I dunno, just wondering how that would go, since the parents have to show their taxes and mine are still from California (though of course, there are students who go through college self-funded...).</p>
<p>If your Dad is a legal resident of California, and you are his dependent, you may be considered a resident for tuition purposes. </p>
<p>You should call the Residence Deputy at one of the campuses and ask.</p>
<p>Another military person! Okay, so my dad's in the military, too and we've moved around a lot and now my parents have two diff. residencies. My mom is California, my dad is Alaska haha. And I was still considered in-state. Well, I'm assuming I was. When I checked my financial aid, there was no extra fee added to the "other" section where it said out-of-state fees would be placed.</p>