For tuition purposes, what will my residency be? Here is the situation.
Lived in California most of my years with my parents until high school grad ( a year and a half ago ). Now, I will be attending a school in Oregon Online that accepts CA residents as in-state tuition.
My parents live in California and I am dependent on them according to FAFSA. I am now residing out of country though. My question being, would I be a resident of California for tuition purposes, since I am dependent? Thank you
I would also like to add, I consider California as my permanent state of residency, as I have many ties to California, and I am on a visitor visa in another country.
If I were in your situation, I think that I would call admissions at a public university in California and ask them what they think.
I have checked websites at universities in California. In many it states that you are to have put your parents residence if you are dependent.
I have also called the school. One person said as long as I’m not a permanent resident of somewhere else, and the other said two different answers. I am really confused.
The school site says as long as I am a Permanent resident of the state(or bordering states) which I am, as I am on a visitor visa out of the country, and I have/maintain ties to California.
Basically I’m curious, if I visit out of country for a extended time, can I still get in state tuition since it’s my permanent home/residency?
In almost every instance, your state of residence for college tuition and fees purposes, is the state where your parents live. Since your parents are in CA, and you still are their dependent for financial aid purposes, it is most likely that you are a CA resident for college tuition and fees.
Wonderful.
In what circumstances would it be the other way?
When I was talking to the college it seemed they didn’t know how to really answer.
Well…are you working in this other country? Did you change any of your documents…drivers license, voter registrstiion or is that still at your parent address?
You say “now”you are attending this online school…but what did you do in the other year or so?
I don’t work or anything (I can’t as that would be illegal since I’m a visitor) I am on a extended visit away from California.
My Drivers liscence, voters registration and phone and I have a bank from California as well all under my parents address (or as my permanent address)
I am on a visitor status in another country
I had called the school, two people said my residency should stay in California, the other one didn’t seem to know as much, she said it could be Canada or California, but I can’t have permanent residency in Canada as I’m a visitor.
I know legally, since I am not permanently moving here, I am still a resident of California, and it is my permanent mailing address.
You have been concerned about this since JUNE.
Yeah, I have contacted them several times and have recieved the same answers. Essentially saying that I should be getting in-state as my permanent residence is California. I don’t know why I am concerned though, I always work myself up, sorry! I was just looking for secondary thoughts.
Back in June/August when I first enrolled they told me to put my residency as California as that is where I permanently reside. And I plan on going back in May.
Sorry
No need to apologize…but hopefully you have spoken to the right people some time in the last six months.
It sounds like you are on a 1 1/2 year “vacation”.
@thumper1 What could happen if they were wrong? Kicked out of the school?
On the site of the school it says
“American citizen, or immigrant with a permanent residence status in Oregon, California etc” I have Permanent residency status in California, so I called a few time to make sure so I really don’t know…
I have two kids at two different UCs and a third waiting for decisions. I’ve seen varying versions of the Statement of Legal Residency (SLR). My understanding for dependents is that both student and parent must fulfill the physical presence requirement.
My kids had to answer the following questions on their SLR.
"Have you been physically present in California for the last three (3) years, excluding brief absences for vacation purposes? If you attended school or accepted employment outside California during the last three years, answer “no”.
"If you claim California residence but have been absent from the state for more than six weeks during the
last 12 months, please attach a statement regarding your absence.
“If you claim to be a resident of California and are/were attending a public school outside of California within the last two years, please have the school send a letter stating your residence status for tuition purposes and your permanent address on their records”
California residents send their kids to boarding schools. They are still going to be California residents because their parents are residents.
California does have special rules for children who have divorced parents with one in California and the other not.
If you are that concerned about it, don’t go to Canada for 1.5 years, and don’t graduate from an OOS school. That’s the only way to be sure.
I think this student already graduated from HS!