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- | ===Handbook statement (2022)=== | ||
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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:// | ||
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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. | ||
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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, | ||
- | 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 ==== | ||
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//2. You are an international student// | //2. You are an international student// | ||
- | Students who are not U.S. citizens are ineligible for California residency and will be charged out-of-state tuition rates until they pass their Qualifying exam. Often the Astronomy Department supports the tuition difference for international students through fellowships and other funding resources. | + | Students who are not U.S. citizens are ineligible for California residency and will be charged out-of-state tuition rates until they pass their Qualifying exam. Often the Astronomy Department supports the tuition difference for international students through fellowships and other funding resources. |
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 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. | ||
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**The short version (2022 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 |
* Arrival Documents (plane ticket, credit statement, receipts, etc.) | * Arrival Documents (plane ticket, credit statement, receipts, etc.) | ||
* Drivers License / ID | * Drivers License / ID | ||
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Upload these on time and you should be fine. | Upload these on time and you should be fine. | ||
- | **The long version (mostly not wrong)** | + | **Details of the CalCentral form** |
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+ | As of 2022, the residency forms are on the bottom left of your MyAcademics page in CalCentral under " | ||
+ | * Your citizenship status and CA physical presence history. | ||
+ | * Your voting history. | ||
+ | * Any vehicle information (including CA drivers license) | ||
+ | * Tax stuff (marital status, veteran status, income history, selective service...) | ||
+ | * Previous education (college & high school) information. | ||
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+ | Again, banking stuff does not appear to be necessary as of 2019. | ||
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+ | **The (old) long version (mostly not wrong)** | ||
**Step 1: Initial Measures** | **Step 1: Initial Measures** | ||
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First, Residence Affairs will demand evidence that you are staying in California during the summer of your first year. Although they instruct you to spend as little time out of the state as possible throughout the year, they are mostly concerned with your summer whereabouts (still, it is a good idea to keep records of all travel outside California during your first year). | First, Residence Affairs will demand evidence that you are staying in California during the summer of your first year. Although they instruct you to spend as little time out of the state as possible throughout the year, they are mostly concerned with your summer whereabouts (still, it is a good idea to keep records of all travel outside California during your first year). | ||
- | Knowledge of your second-year fall employment is related to Residence Affairs' | + | Knowledge of your second-year fall employment is related to Residence Affairs' |
Alternately, | Alternately, | ||
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**Step 4: Submitting your Residence Classification Petition** | **Step 4: Submitting your Residence Classification Petition** | ||
- | During the summer before your residency status is evaluated (the summer of your first year), you must submit an online | + | During the summer before your residency status is evaluated (the summer of your first year), you must submit an online |
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- | Petitions are evaluated on a first-come, first-serve basis, so if you submit yours early in the summer, it is possible that you will be granted resident status before the fall term even begins. | + | |
**Step 5: Evaluation** | **Step 5: Evaluation** | ||
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//The Easy Way//: | //The Easy Way//: | ||
- | You will receive an e-mail notifying you that your status has been determined | + | You will receive an e-mail notifying you that your status has been determined within a few days. After a few days, check CalCentral |
//The Less Easy Way//: | //The Less Easy Way//: | ||
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Keep in mind that the information here may not be complete - be sure to check the handbook | Keep in mind that the information here may not be complete - be sure to check the handbook | ||
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+ | ===Handbook statement (2022)=== | ||
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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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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, | ||
+ | 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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