UC and international cali students

maruhan2 · 10-27-2009, 01:59 AM

I'm an international student attending a school in CA.

I've heard somewhere that an international student having attended school for 4 years in CA is treated the same as a CA resident for the UC Universities.

Can anyone confirm that and elaborate on that please???

alamemom · 10-27-2009, 02:10 AM

Did you and your family live in California for those four years, or did you attend a boarding school and return home (not California) when not in school?

Here is the general UC residency policy: University of California - Admissions If you and your family have lived in California for four years, you probably qualify for instate tuition. One note concerns the type of visa:

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Students holding nonimmigrant visas (F1, J1, etc.) may not establish California residency for purposes of fees.

As long as that does not apply to you, you are probably a California resident.

maruhan2 · 10-27-2009, 02:14 AM

I'm an international, thus holding a non-immigrant visa, and I'm attending a boarding school

But, I've heard that even if you hold a non-immigrant visa, if you have studied for some period of years in CA, they'll still count you as residents.

None of what I said is confirmed though

alamemom · 10-27-2009, 02:22 AM

It sounds as though you do not qualify for in-state tuition. In fact, you are specifically excluded. It should not hurt your admissions chances, though. OOS and international students are already admitted at a slightly higher rate than instate, and UCB has recently announced they will increase OOS/International admissions by 600 to boost the number of full-pay students UC Berkeley to admit more out-of-state students . If your family can afford the OOS cost, not being "instate" may be to your advantage.

hmom5 · 10-27-2009, 02:26 AM

It is the case right now that those who have attended high school in CA for 3 years are given in state treatment. Whether or not that would work from a boarding school would be an interesting test. It's CA's way of educating illegals and is already very controversial. These kids do have families paying CA taxes where boarding school kids don't. There is a major case pending in the CA Supreme Court to stop allowing this that could quickly change things.

Given the budget crisis and the UCs intention to cut enrollment any way they can, this will sure be dicey. Your school may have some experience with this, but you better call UC admission and find out directly.

alamemom · 10-27-2009, 02:37 AM

I agree with hmom that you should call and directly ask this question. I am not sure, but I think the fact you currently hold a student visa means that particular loophole is not available to you.