Residency
for Tuition Purposes
Xuan Quach, Graduate Student Affairs Advisor
Breanne Tcheng, Masters Student Advisor
Q: Who does this apply to?
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All out-of-state students who are U.S Citizens and
Permanent Residents who are in a program longer than
one academic year
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Students are encouraged to establish California residency
in time for their second year in the program. Please note
that students who do not wish to establish California
residency, or were not eligible to establish California
residency, will be responsible for paying the Non-Resident
Tuition.
Q: Why should I establish residency?
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Students who establish residency receive the benefit of
paying fees at the lower resident rate.
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The classification process is not automatic.
• New and readmitted students must submit a Statement of
Legal Residence, from which a classification will be made.
• Continuing nonresident students who have made California
their home and believe that they are eligible for resident status must submit a residence classification petition, along with supporting documentation, prior to established
deadlines.
In order to establish residency,
you must:
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Be a U.S. citizen
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Permanent Resident, or
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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.
In order to establish residency,
you must:
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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.
In order to establish residency,
you must:
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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.
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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.
In order to establish residency,
you must:
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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.
What should I do once I arrive?
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Bear in mind that even though you will probably not
submit a petition to change your residency status until the
end of your first academic year at Berkeley, you must start
the residency process as soon as you arrive. The following
are guidelines as to what you must do in order to establish
California residency for tuition purposes.
What should I do once I arrive?
• Document your presence in the state as soon as you arrive. Save
your airline ticket or bank/credit card statements showing that you were physically present in California one year prior to the beginning of the term for which you are seeking resident
classification.
• Obtain a California Driver’s License within 10 days of arriving in
California. If you have never had a driver’s license in any state, then you must obtain a California Identification Card.
• Surrender all out-of-state driver’s license and identification cards. • Register your vehicle(s) in California within 20 days of arriving in
the state.
What should I do once I arrive?
• Pay California income taxes as a resident on all taxable income
earned after your arrival in California and file California resident or part-year resident tax returns.
• File nonresident or part-year resident out-of-state tax returns if
you have out-of-state taxable income prior to arriving in California.
• Designate and use a California address as your permanent address
on all records (e.g., school, employment, tax forms, military, etc.).
• Open a California bank account and close out-of-state accounts. If
your financial account is with an interstate or internet bank, change your permanent address to California.
• Establish a California residence in which you keep your
Important Deadlines:
Questions?
Establishing |
RESIDENCY
http://registrar.berkeley.edu/current_students/residency.html
Contact information for Residence Affairs Unit:
orres@berkeley.edu Residence Affairs Unit Office of the Registrar UC Berkeley
120 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-5404 510.664.9181
Regular drop-in hours at Cal Student Central (120 Sproul Hall) are:
