Who are the residence deputies and do they have this all knowing knowledge?

[tryagain]

<p>Ok guys, i am an out of stater, and here is my story. During winter break, i went back to Las Vegas to stay with my friends, and i have a permanent home address in CA. i just realized that this might be real bad if the residence deputy knows about this. But the optimistic side of me tells me that they wouldnt know, only god knows. So… Just making sho, do the residence deputy have this CIA like database where they can and will even check the air plane tickets that were registered under my name. or am i just worrying too much. O.o</p>

[tryagain]

<p>bump, comments, opinions and suggestions would be really helpful</p>

[flushmaverick]

<p>If you’ve established residency in California according to the UC guidelines, then I don’t think just flying to Nevada for winter break is going to jeopardize that.</p>

<p>From UCSB’s site on residency ([Establishing</a> California Residence for Tuition Purposes, Office of the Registrar](<a href=“404 - Page Not Found”>404 - Page Not Found)):</p>

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@UCSB Office of the Registrar

In order to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, a student must demonstrate the following immediately prior to the residence determination date (the day that instruction begins at the last of the University of California campuses to open for the term. For Berkeley, it is the day instruction begins at the Berkeley campus):</p>

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<li><p>Physical Presence: Establish a physical presence in California more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested. Continuous physical presence is not mandatory, but a student who leaves California after establishing residence has the burden of demonstrating that he/she intended to remain a California resident, and that his/her principal place of residence has been in California. It is the burden of the student to clearly demonstrate retention of California residence during periods of absence from the state.</p></li>
<li><p>Intent: Demonstrate through objective documentation that your physical presence was coupled with the intent to make California your permanent home. Intent is evaluated as an independent element of residence, separate from physical presence, and is demonstrated by establishing residential ties in California, and relinquishing ties to the former place of residence. Physical presence within California solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence regardless of the length of stay. The physical presence requirement (above) will be extended until the student can demonstrate a concurrence of both physical presence and intent for one full year.</p></li>
<li><p>Financial Independence: Students who will not reach age 24 by December 31 of the year in which classification as a resident is requested, and who are not dependent upon a natural or adoptive parent who satisfies University requirements as a resident for tuition purposes,will be required to satisfy the University’s self-sufficiency requirement in addition to the 366 day physical presence and intent requirements. 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.

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<p>In short, if you met the guidelines before your trip to Las Vegas (which I don’t think is significant, as it concerns your residency), then you should be fine now.</p>