Hello,
Typically when does the college inform the applicant whether he/she has been granted In State status ? Is it along with the offer letter ? If classes start in August/September, how soon before that can we find out ?
Thanks.
I’m guessing this is going to depend on the individual school since I was under the impression that many of these schools don’t ever grant students in-state status because they go off the parents’ state of residence.
You will need to prove your instate residence based on the guidelines established by that state. this will require you to submit documentation to prove your residency.
You earlier stated that your kid is living outside the US. If you are not the legal resident of a state then he will not be granted instate residence anywhere.
It depends on the school, the only way to get a clear answer is call the appropriate office.
For UC, I had to submit my father’s state taxes and car registration as proof that he’s a resident of California. I’m a dependent of him, but live OOS. After submitting those forms, I received a letter (just yesterday) that I was granted residency for fall 2017 and spring 2018! I’ll have to reapply for my sophomore year.
Depends on every school, but I received a response about 2 weeks after I submitted the forms.
Yes, I am currently residing outside USA. But my kid’s enrollment to colleges is still couple of years away. And in most of the states, you can reestablish residency one year prior to enrollment by moving back to the state etc.
I am already filing CA taxes, have CA driver’s license etc. I plan to move back to California 1-2 years prior to my kid’s admission to complete the residency requirement for in-state.
I have checked with California universities and the above are enough to establish residency for in-state tuition.
My question was whether kid has to wait still school starts to find out about residency. If we are able to find out earlier (during acceptance), that leaves room to select other Universities, if for some reason in state was not granted in the Universities of your first preference.
I didn’t find out until after I submitted my intent to register. After I stated my intent to enroll, I submitted my statement of legal residence, and they sent other forms. It was well past the deadline of May 1 when I found out I got residency. Edit: I was notified June 15 of being granted residency.
I don’t think stucents can find out during acceptance which does impact their decision. It would be nice if they did that though.
If you move with your child to California and reside there for two years, with your child attending and graduating from a California high school, then there shouldn’t be an issue. This is assuming that your child could get in to the difficult California publics.
If YOU have a CDL and are paying California taxes on a property but do not reside there, then your child would not be considered for in-state residency. It’s about physical presence for both you and your children, as well as living, working, and spending, in California. for two years prior to attendance. If your child is admitted, then you get your bill in late spring, along with the other schools where your child has been admitted.
If you’ve already checked with California universities, who would give the final answer, why on earth would you assume that the answers would be better on an online forum??
aunt bea,
What you wrote ONLY applies for independent students. If the child is a dependent on your tax returns, only EITHER one of the parents needs to establish residency while child can be OOS. And even for the parent, physical presence is required ONLY for a year along with filing of state taxes, CDL etc. prior to the classes starting.
While the residency requirements were pointed out to me by the Universities, I was not sure at which point during the application process can we find out, thus my question.
Kout737, thanks for validating the above.
Thanks.
@golfdude71:
Independent students are typically not high school students who are graduating from a California public high school. What I wrote is based on experience from families who discover, too late, the physical presence issue, and based on the residency office rules, see:
http://www.ucop.edu/residency/establishing-residency.html
Consult your residency determining committees at the UC’s.
Not California, but Michigan. One of my colleagues daughters was admitted to Michigan State around November. He has paid taxes in Michigan for years while living overseas. His daughter’s admission was classified as out of state for tuition purposes. It took all the paperwork and multiple phone calls to be finally notified of instate status around April. It was time consuming and nerve-wracking for the family.
I am in the same boat.
I have paid California taxes while living overseas. Also have California DL. My son will be OOS but based on conversations with Universities, am planning to live in California a year prior to college to establish in state.
Thanks.