<p>I am not a California resident but I will be attending a california community college this Fall. Will I still have priority as a transfer student to UC’s even though I am not a California resident? I hope to transfer by next Fall and will also has established residency by then.</p>
<p>Yeah, you’ll get the priority. Residency isn’t determined until after you submit your SIR so if you are coming from a California college they likely won’t even know you’ll be considered out of state.</p>
<p>You need to actively pursue the establishment of California residency; it is not automatically bestowed on anyone who moves to the state. You should, at the minimum, obtain a California driver’s license, register to vote in California, make sure you are no longer claimed as a dependent by your parents on their tax form (outside of California), get a job and pay California taxes.</p>
<p>Yes, the priority counts for all Junior transfer students regardless to residency (OOS, Intl.). </p>
<p>However, declaring in-state residency when transferring to a UC (for tuition purposes) is another matter. You will need to provide documents proving not only your time here (1 yr to the day), but your intent to stay before the residency determination date. If you’re under 24 and your parents are OOS, you also need to prove that you’re an independent and have financial stability - you need to prove that you have a job with substantial income that isn’t just your parents putting money in your bank account.</p>
<p>This page has a lot of the info you need to start looking at…
[University</a> of California - Residency](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/residency/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/residency/index.html)
Additionally, the links on the right of that page give the specific UC requirements for residency.</p>
<p>^ Really? Then no way I’m going to be considered a resident for tuition purpose 
<em>sigh</em></p>