California Residency Requirements

The burden is on the student to demonstrate clearly 物理存在 在加州和 意图 to establish permanent California residence. Presence and 意图 may be manifested in many ways — no one factor is controlling — but all those ways fall into two main 类别.

1. 一个人 19岁或以上，并能提供足够的证据证明他或她在香港拥有房屋 California continuously for the two years prior to the residence determination date, and has not been a student during the two years，被推定符合存在和意图标准，除非个人 是否采取了任何与下文所述的意图声明不一致的行动.
2. 一个人 19岁以下 is presumed to have met the presence and 意图 criteria if both the individual and his or her parents can show that they have maintained a home in California continuously 在居留确定日期之前的两年，除非学生有 采取任何与下文所述意图主张不符的行动.
   • 在加州连续两年维护房屋的证据可以采取 same form as evidence of presence and 意图 as described below. 然而，这些文件 presented must show continuity over the two-year period. The more such documents presented, the stronger the case for classification as a resident becomes.
   • 不属于上述“两年制”类别的学生必须出席 evidence of one year’s presence and 意图. Some types of evidence are better than 其他人. 可接受的项目及其相对重量的清单可在 招生办公室.

Some examples of such items follow:

• California state income tax form, voter registration, driver’s license, or automobile 配准(高重量);
• 在加州金融机构的有效支票或储蓄账户 加州专业、服务或社会组织的常驻会员 (中等重量);
• utility deposit or installation receipts

The more items presented, and the higher the relative weight, the stronger the case for classification as a California resident becomes. 所有提交的单据必须 be valid, readable, dated at least one year before the residence determination date, and properly identified with respect to the student name and address. 行为不一致 with a claim of 意图 to remain a permanent California resident will be counted against 这种说法. Such actions include, but are not limited to, doing the following in a 加州以外的州:

• 登记投票
• entering into a legal agreement
• attending an educational institution as a resident of the other state
• maintaining a driver’s license or automobile registration

在某些情况下，在评价财务独立性时也可考虑 意图.

寻求从非居民身份重新分类为居民身份的学生必须证明 经济独立于任何非加州居民 set forth by the State of California. In order to establish financial independence, 寻求重新分类的学生必须表明他或她已经达到的程度 以下标准适用于当前和前三个 日历年。

1. 该学生没有被要求免除州和联邦税 by his or her nonresident parents.
2. 该学生从其非居民父母那里获得的金额不超过750美元.
3. The student has not lived in the home of his or her nonresident parents for more than 每年6周.

Failure to satisfy all the financial independence criteria for the entire period will not necessarily result in classification as a nonresident if the showing of one year’s presence and 意图 is sufficiently strong. However, failure to satisfy all three 当前和上一个日历的财务独立性标准 years will normally result in classification as a nonresident, since financial independence is of greater significance for those years. Financial independence, or want of it, for the second and third calendar years immediately preceding the year in which reclassification is requested will be considered together with all other relevant factors in determining 意图，没有特别重视财务独立因素.

财务独立的证据可以以(1)宣誓书的形式提出 signed by student and parent indicating the extent to which the three criteria listed above have been met, and (2) copies of the federal and state income tax returns filed by student and/or parent for the current and any applicable preceding calendar years.

未成年人(18岁以下)的居住地根据以下规定确定 以下几点:

1. The residence of the natural or legally adoptive parent with whom an unmarried minor lives is the residence of that minor, regardless of the length of time the minor has 和父母住在一起. This rule applies equally to the minor child of permanently 离婚的父母.
2. A married minor may establish his or her own residence. 未成年人结婚，但是 离婚后，保留建立自己住所的能力. A 婚姻被撤销的未成年人，从此一律按未婚未成年人处理 for all 意图s and purposes a marriage has not occurred.
3. 未成年人单独生活的，取得父母的居留身份 他或她最后的生活.
4. If both parents are deceased and there is no court-appointed guardian, the minor may establish residence as though he or she were an adult.
5. The residence of an unmarried minor who has a parent living cannot be changed by the 未成年人自己的行为，通过指定法定监护人，或通过放弃监护权 父母的控制权.
6. A student who has been an adult for less than a full year (i.e. 19岁以下 (年龄)可以在某些情况下结合直接多数派生 California residence with the immediate post-majority California residence to satisfy the one year necessary for resident classification.

Now that you have read the sections, 'How to prove presence and Intent' and 'Proving 财务独立，你已经准备好申请住院医师审查 the following documentation to help determe your status.

可以接受的证明

Use proofs that are dated at least one year prior to the semester residency is being 寻求.  Submit as many proofs as possible in support of your request.

• Filed California State Income tax form 540, 540A, 540EZ from previous year(s); Federal Income tax form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ with California address
• Documentation of purchase of residential real estate 在加州和 living at that address
• 加州选民登记和/或加州选举投票证明
• Documentation of a civil agreement in California (marriage or divorce)
• Lease or rental agreement (year long or more; month to month agreements are not acceptable 证明); rent receipts; letter from property manager verifying length of tenancy
• License from California professional practice; active resident membership in California professional, service, or social organization (school organizations are not acceptable 证明)
• Moving personal belongings to California
• California Driver License/California Identification Card
• 汽车登记
• 军籍记录/兵役登记文件 加州永久地址
• 支票或储蓄账户一年或一年以上有效，显示交易日期 and locations (student must be principal signer)
• Utility bills (water, gas, electricity, etc.) that show year to year usage
• Documentation of student receiving social services as a resident in California (rehabilitation, unemployment, welfare, housing, foster youth, incarcerated, other)
• Documentation of 2 years care and control (proof of guardian)
• Service on a California jury panel
• 加州高中、学院或大学的正式成绩单

下一个步骤

• 下载 Residency Reclassification 请求 form.
• Collect your supporting documents from the acceptable list of proofs. 确保这些 documents show dates relevant toward your residency journey.

下载表格

After you have downloaded the form:

1. 把表格填完整.
2. Save the form as a copy by adding your full name and Lancer ID (if available) to the 文件名.
   例如 this-form-name-larry-lancer-00123456.pdf 
3. Upload your form using our secure link.

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*Submit all supporting document when you upload form.

Any student, other than one with a United States Citizenship and Immigration 服务 (USCIS) nonimmigrant visa status (see exception below for 学生 who have been granted T或U签证)，符合以下所有要求的，可以豁免 from paying nonresident tuition at the California 社区 Colleges, the University of California, and the California State University (all public colleges and universities 在加州).

要求:

1. 学生必须在加州就读高中(公立或私立) three or more years, or attained credits earned in California from a California high 学校相当于三年或三年以上的全日制高中课程和课业 在加州读小学、初中和/或高中的学生 a total of three or more years.
2. The student must have graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent prior to the start of the term. 例如, passing the GED or California High School 水平考试.
3. 学生必须向学院或大学提交一份宣誓书，说明他 或者她已经提交了移民身份合法化的申请，或者她的意愿 file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.

Additional Exceptions and Information:

• 非移民学生，贩卖人口，家庭暴力的受害者， and other serious crimes who have been granted T or U visa status, under Title 8 of the 美国法典, sections 1101(a)(15)(T) or (U) are eligible for this exemption.
• 非移民学生，除上述持有T或U签证者外 以上，例如持有F(学生)签证、B(访客)签证等.) not eligible for this exemption.
• The student must file an exemption request including a signed affidavit with the college 这表明学生已满足上述所有适用条件. 学生 在此过程中获得的信息是严格保密的，除非披露 法律规定.
• 学生s eligible for this exemption who are transferring to another California public 学院或大学必须提交一份新的申请(和文件，如果需要的话)到 each college under consideration.
• Nonresident 学生 meeting the criteria will be exempted from the payment of nonresident tuition, but they will not be classified as California residents. 学生们会 continue to be “nonresidents”.
• 加州梦想法案延长了津贴A和津贴B，津贴C awards, Chaffee Grants, and institutional 金融援助 to 学生 that meet these 标准以及适用于特定类型的资格标准 金融援助.

• AB540不提供无证联邦学生经济援助资格 学生. These 学生 remain ineligible for federal 金融援助.

申请豁免

完成 California Nonresident 学费 Exemption 请求. 获取你的高中成绩单或你正在使用的教育记录 as evidence in support of your request.  

Download Exemption 请求 Form

After you have downloaded the form:

1. 把表格填完整.
2. Save the form as a copy by adding your full name and Lancer ID (if available) to the 文件名.
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教育法典第68075条.6 grants an immediate nonresident tuition fee exemption 特别移民签证(SIV)持有人和定居的难民学生 in California upon entering the United States. This exemption is granted for one year 从该学生进入美国加州定居之日起算.

This exemption applies to 以下几点:

• Iraqi citizens or nationals (and their spouses and children), who were employed by, or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq (Pub.L. No. 110-181, § 1244)
• 直接工作的阿富汗和伊拉克翻译(以及他们的配偶和子女) with the United States Armed Forces (Pub.L. No. 109-163, § 1059)
• Afghanistan nationals, who were employed by, or on behalf of the U.S. 政府或 在阿富汗的国际安全援助部队(ISAF) (Pub.L. No. 111-8, § 602)
• Refugee 学生 admitted to the United States under Section 1157 of Title 8 of the 美国法典