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| Residency is evaluated by the Residence Affairs division of the Office of the Registrar. Your status for the applicable term is based on your activities in the 12 months prior to that term. In most cases, residency status is determined in the summer or early fall. To attain resident status at the beginning of your second year, you must take action almost immediately upon your initial arrival in Berkeley. | Residency is evaluated by the Residence Affairs division of the Office of the Registrar. Your status for the applicable term is based on your activities in the 12 months prior to that term. In most cases, residency status is determined in the summer or early fall. To attain resident status at the beginning of your second year, you must take action almost immediately upon your initial arrival in Berkeley. |
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| You can find official residency guidelines at the Office of the Registrar's [[http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html|Legal Residence Information webpage]]. As acknowledged in that resource, there is not an exact formula to guarantee residency status. The remainder of this Wiki page is an unofficial guide from students who have been through the petition and evaluation process. Although the heavy majority of astronomy graduate students have successfully attained California residency, the process is different for each individual. The comments below reflect petitions submitted through 2007. | You can find official residency guidelines at the Office of the Registrar's [[http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html|Legal Residence Information webpage]]. As acknowledged in that resource, there is not an exact formula to guarantee residency status. The remainder of this Wiki page is an unofficial guide from students who have been through the petition and evaluation process. Although the heavy majority of astronomy graduate students have successfully attained California residency, the process is different for each individual. The comments below reflect petitions submitted through 2019. |
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| **Step 0: Eligibility** | **Step 0: Eligibility** |
| //1. You are already a California resident// | //1. You are already a California resident// |
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| When you declared your intent to attend UC Berkeley, you were asked to submit an initial Statement of Legal Residence (SLR). If you grew up or were an undergrad in California, you may have claimed in-state resident status in that form. If your claim was accepted, you are already a resident. You can double-check your initial status on the Personal Profile page of [[https://sis.berkeley.edu/bearfacts/student/studentMain.do?bfaction=welcome|Bear Facts]]. | When you declared your intent to attend UC Berkeley, you were asked to submit an initial Statement of Legal Residence (SLR). If you grew up or were an undergrad in California, you may have claimed in-state resident status in that form. If your claim was accepted, you are already a resident. This status should show up in CalCentral. |
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| //2. You are an international student// | //2. You are an international student// |
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| In addition, if you graduated from a California high school, you may be eligible for CA resident tuition even if you are no longer a Calfornia resident. In practice, you will still want to establish residency after your first year, but you may be able to save your advisor and/or the department some money from your first year tuition. You will need to fill out a nonresident tuition exemption under AB540. See http://www.e4fc.org/images/2008_California_Nonresident_Tuition_Exemption.pdf and http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/tuition-and-cost/ab540/. (Reading the first link, I believe that all students who are US citizens, permanent residents, or aliens without lawful immigration status are eligible). | In addition, if you graduated from a California high school, you may be eligible for CA resident tuition even if you are no longer a Calfornia resident. In practice, you will still want to establish residency after your first year, but you may be able to save your advisor and/or the department some money from your first year tuition. You will need to fill out a nonresident tuition exemption under AB540. See http://www.e4fc.org/images/2008_California_Nonresident_Tuition_Exemption.pdf and http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/tuition-and-cost/ab540/. (Reading the first link, I believe that all students who are US citizens, permanent residents, or aliens without lawful immigration status are eligible). |
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| | **The short version (2019 update)** |
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| | Fill out your Statement of Legal Residence on CalCentral. In a few weeks, you will get a request for many documents on CalCentral, and you will need to upload them through separate forms for: |
| | * Arrival Documents (plane ticket, credit statement, receipts, etc.) |
| | * Drivers License / ID |
| | * Federal Taxes |
| | * Presence Clarification (dates of arrival and travel) |
| | * State Taxes |
| | * Summer Documents (if you are out of CA for the summer after your 1st year, justify with a letter from the department) |
| | * Vehicle Registration (if applicable) |
| | * W2s (e.g. from GSI-ing) |
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| | Upload these on time and you should be fine. All the stuff below about bank accounts is not necessary to the best of 2019 knowledge. |
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| | **The long version (mostly updated)** |
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| **Step 1: Initial Measures** | **Step 1: Initial Measures** |
| //The Less Easy Way//: | //The Less Easy Way//: |
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| Residence Affairs will notify you that your petition has been rejected, or that they need more information from you. In this case you must submit additional documents clarifying why you deserve resident status. Reasons for an initial rejection and methods of resolutions vary widely from person to person. However, almost all students have attained resident status after submitting additional information. | Residence Affairs will notify you that your petition has been rejected via email / CalCentral, or that they need more information from you. In this case you must submit additional documents clarifying why you deserve resident status. Reasons for an initial rejection and methods of resolutions vary widely from person to person. However, almost all students have attained resident status after submitting additional information. |
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| **Step 6+: The End** | **Step 6+: The End** |
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| Once you have attained resident status, you do not need to re-apply. You are good for the remainder of your graduate career at Berkeley. Congratulations! | Once you have attained resident status, you do not need to re-apply. You are good for the remainder of your graduate career at Berkeley. Congratulations! |
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