<p>You do not have residency if you cannot answer yes to one of the following</p>
<p>-Have you attended high school in California for at least three years and will graduate or have graduated from a California high school?</p>
<p>-Have you lived in California for the last 12 months?</p>
<p>-If you’re under 18, does your parent or legal guardian live in California?</p>
<p>You can see more details on the website and each UC campus website will have info. They are quite strict because so many people would like residency and not pay the extra 23,000 per year and they want that money. You would have had to stay behind and graduate. You will only be eligible for federal aid.</p>