Green Card, California Resident?

[jordanmic 4]

Hi,

 

I just received my conditional green card about a month ago through marriage (from F1) and wanted to know it I’m considered now a California and thus eligible for in state tuition or do I have to live here for a certain amount of time. I moved to California exactly a year ago. 
 

Thanks you in advance!

[Dashinka 24,516]

13 minutes ago, jordanmic said:

Hi,

 

I just received my conditional green card about a month ago through marriage (from F1) and wanted to know it I’m considered now a California and thus eligible for in state tuition or do I have to live here for a certain amount of time. I moved to California exactly a year ago. 
 

Thanks you in advance!

Having a GC does not establish state residency.  Do you have a CA driver’s license or state ID?  This may be helpful.

 

https://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-California-Resident

[jordanmic 4]

17 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Having a GC does not establish state residency.  Do you have a CA driver’s license or state ID?  This may be helpful.

 

https://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-California-Resident

Yes I’ve had a CA drivers license for a little over a year now. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

36 minutes ago, jordanmic said:

Hi,

 

I just received my conditional green card about a month ago through marriage (from F1) and wanted to know it I’m considered now a California and thus eligible for in state tuition or do I have to live here for a certain amount of time. I moved to California exactly a year ago. 
 

Thanks you in advance!

You usually have to be living in California and have California residency for awhile before being considered a California resident

[laylalex 7,289]

For the UC system, it's 366 days of continuous physical presence, with the intent to make California your residence. Good info here: https://ucop.edu/residency/residency-requirements.html

[Boiler 45,553]

I believe it helps if you are Crew.

[Ontarkie 14,231]

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[carmel34 3,635]

Here's the California State University (23 campuses) system's definition of residency for tuition purposes:

 

https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/california-residency-for-tuition-purposes/Pages/what-is-residency-for-tuition-purposes.aspx

 

 

[cosmonauts 125]

On 11/26/2019 at 4:22 PM, jordanmic said:

Hi,

 

I just received my conditional green card about a month ago through marriage (from F1) and wanted to know it I’m considered now a California and thus eligible for in state tuition or do I have to live here for a certain amount of time. I moved to California exactly a year ago. 
 

Thanks you in advance!

I went through this with Cal State Fullerton. I got my green card in September 2017, started grad school January 2018. I wasn't considered a resident even though I had been living in CA since 2015 because until 2017, I was on a J-1 non-immigrant visa. I was only reclassified as a resident (for tuition purposes) in September 2018, after a year of being a permanent resident. My department was able to give me a "non-resident tuition fee waiver " scholarship for that first year so I was able to pay in-state tuition. I suggest you look into something like that with your department.

 

I hope this helps!