In-state Tuition Fee Based on Only One Parent

rapolu
Mon, 25 May 2015 18:30:57 +0000

My son is an undergraduate freshman at UC Berkeley since Fall 2014. We were in Hawaii. My son studied his high school in Hawaii, so he was an out-of-state student at UC. We had to pay the out of state supplemental fee of about 22K. To avoid the same fee this year, my wife moved to Cal last July. But I continued to work and stay in Hawaii. My wife did not work last year so we did not have any Cal income. We did not file the Cal state tax. My question is, will my son qualify for in-state tuition based on my wife’s (his mother) physical presence? My wife has all the evidence for her living in Cal (lease agreement, vehicle registration etc). Do both parent need to have lived in Cal for UC Berkeley in-state tuition? Google search shows some universities do require both the parents to be living in the state (ex Tennessee Univ). But this is not clear in the case of UC Berkely. I would greatly appreciate if anyone clarify on this.