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 +California Residency is a classification for University tuition purposes. A California resident (defined by UC policy) is a financially independent adult who has lived in California for more than one year prior to the first day of instruction for the term during which they are claiming residency.
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 +Students who do not meet these criteria or have not applied for Residency status are considered nonresidents and subject to nonresident tuition (NRT) as well as registration fees. 
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 +The department does not support NRT beyond eligible students’ first year, on the assumption that all eligible students (e.g. not international students) will apply for reclassification as a California Resident.
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 +Continuing students eligible for California residency are strongly encouraged to begin establishing residency upon arrival in California. To gain resident classification students must submit a petition to their Home Campus Registrar’s office (at Berkeley online via CalCentral: http://calcentral.Berkeley.edu/) showing that they have lived in California for more than one year.
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 +Students should apply for California state residency as they approach the end of their first year in California. The process should be simple for most cases.  But, it can be more complex in some circumstances. The process is done online via the “Statement of Legal Residence” or SLR.  The process for state residency is described here.  International students cannot apply for CA residency.
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 +Students will need paperwork to verify their stay in California. Students should start collecting it as soon as they move to the area. Students can do this in a number of ways, or in all these ways: register to vote; get a driver’s license or state ID card; keep rental agreements and receipts, open a local bank account and keep those records, etc. 
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 +Applying for residency is SUPER important. If a student does not pursue residency, they may be liable for paying the difference in tuition costs starting in their second year. Out-of-state tuition is thousands of dollars more expensive than in-state. 
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 +Common documents needed with the petition for change classification are:
 +• Documents confirming arrival in California prior to the start of fall semester of the
 +previous year
 +CA driver’s license or state identification card (if non-driver)
 +CA vehicle registration
 +CA Voter registration card
 +CA bank statements
 +Documents confirming prior summer whereabouts (e.g., job offer letters, summer
 +session, registration, etc.)
 +Prior year’s W-2 and State and Federal Income Tax Returns.
 +Berkeley campus Personnel Action Notice confirming last Fall employment
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 ==== Attaining California Residency ====  ==== Attaining California Residency ==== 
  
-If you are a U.S. citizen, you must attain California resident status, as defined by the University of California, by the beginning of your second year.  After your first year, the Astronomy Department will only support tuition at the in-state rate.  Those students who fail to demonstrate residency must pay the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.  For the 2012-2013 academic year, this amounts to about $7631 per semester.+If you are a U.S. citizen, you must attain California resident status, as defined by the University of California, by the beginning of your second year.  After your first year, the Astronomy Department will only support tuition at the in-state rate.  Those students who fail to demonstrate residency must pay the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition (which varies from year-to-year, but is many thousands of dollars). 
  
 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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-**The short version (2019 update)**+**The short version (2022 update)**
  
 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: 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:
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   * W2s (e.g. from GSI-ing)   * W2s (e.g. from GSI-ing)
  
-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.+Upload these on time and you should be fine. 
  
-**The long version (mostly updated)**+**The long version (mostly not wrong)**
  
 **Step 1: Initial Measures** **Step 1: Initial Measures**
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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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 +Keep in mind that the information here may not be complete - be sure to check the handbook
  
  

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