Possible to establish residency while going to school at the same time?

Question

Hi

In california do you have to live in california for atleast one year, WITHOUT attending school to be considered a resident

or can you go to a UC, or any CA school and at the same time while trying to establish residency?

Answer 1

To establish California residence, an adult student at least 18 years of age must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, other immigrant, or eligible alien who meets all of the following requirements:

    * has been physically present in the state for 366 days prior to the residence determination date (RDD) of the term for which he or she wishes to be considered a resident

    * has the intent to make California his or her home (as opposed to coming to California for the purpose of attending school)

    * is financially independent (see note) if his or her parents are not California residents as defined by UC.

To establish residence the student must be physically present in California for more than one year and must have come here with the intent to make California his or her home (as opposed to coming to this state to go to school). Physical presence within the state solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence, regardless of the length of stay. The student must demonstrate this intent by severing residential ties with the former state of residence and establishing those ties with California. If these steps are delayed, the one-year duration will be extended until both presence and intent have been demonstrated for one full year.

Answer 2

Each schools policy may be a little different, but most of the time you can't establish residency while you are in college and it's darn near impossible to establish residency if you are under 22 because of the "independent vs. dependent" guidelines outlined regarding federal financial aid regulations.