EECS Center for Student Affairs Graduate Matters Staff Ph.D. Master’s EE CS EE & CS Susanne Kauer Director Shirley Salanio Associate Director, Graduate Matters Audrey Sillers Graduate Student Services Advisor Heather Levien (interim) Graduate Student Services Advisor Tiffany Reardon Associate Director, EECS Diversity Patrick Hernan Catherine Bouvier Dang Graduate Admissions Coordinators 1

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Residency for Tuition Purposes Audrey Sillers, CS Graduate Advisor Ask: “How many of you are from out of state?” Establishing residency for tuition purposes only.

Q: Who does this apply to? Establishing | RESIDENCY Q: Who does this apply to? All out-of-state students who are U.S Citizens and Permanent Residents who are in a program longer than one academic year Students are encouraged to establish California residency in time for their second year in the program.  Please note that students who do not wish to establish California residency, or were not eligible to establish California residency, will be responsible for paying the Non-Resident Tuition. (Academic Policies and Procedures, Section 3, EECS Graduate Handbook) Because UCB is a state-supported institution, it must charge all nonresident students an additional Nonresident Supplemental Tuition fee.

Q: Why should I establish residency? Establishing | RESIDENCY Q: Why should I establish residency? Students who establish residency receive the benefit of paying fees at the lower resident rate. The classification process is not automatic. New and readmitted students must submit a Statement of Legal Residence, from which a classification will be made. Continuing nonresident students who have made California their home and believe that they are eligible for resident status must submit a residence classification petition, along with supporting documentation, prior to established deadlines.

In order to establish residency, you must: Establishing | RESIDENCY In order to establish residency, you must: Be a U.S. citizen Permanent Resident, or a student holding one of the following eligible visas: A, E, G, H1, H4, I, K, L, N, NATO, O1, O3 (dependent of O1), R, T, TPS, U, or V.

In order to establish residency, you must: Establishing | RESIDENCY In order to establish residency, you must: Physical Presence:  You must be physically present in California for more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested.

In order to establish residency, you must: Establishing | RESIDENCY In order to establish residency, you must: Intent: You must establish your intent to make California your home one year prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested. If you are physically present in California solely for educational purposes, you will not be eligible for resident classification regardless of the length of your stay in California. The physical presence requirement (above) will be extended until you can demonstrate a concurrence of both physical presence and intent for one full year.

In order to establish residency, you must: Establishing | RESIDENCY In order to establish residency, you must: Financial Independence: If you will not reach age 24 by December 31 of the year in which classification as a resident is requested, and are not dependent upon a California resident parent (biological or legally adoptive only) for tuition purposes, you will be required to satisfy the University’s self-sufficiency requirement.

What should I do once I arrive? Establishing | RESIDENCY What should I do once I arrive? Bear in mind that even though you will probably not submit a petition to change your residency status until the end of your first academic year at Berkeley, you must start the residency process as soon as you arrive.  The following are guidelines as to what you must do in order to establish California residency for tuition purposes.

What should I do once I arrive? Establishing | RESIDENCY What should I do once I arrive? Document your presence in the state as soon as you arrive. Save your airline ticket or bank/credit card statements showing that you were physically present in California one year prior to the beginning of the term for which you are seeking resident classification. Obtain a California Driver’s License within 10 days of arriving in California. If you have never had a driver’s license in any state, then you must obtain a California Identification Card. Surrender all out-of-state driver’s license and identification cards. Register your vehicle(s) in California within 20 days of arriving in the state. Register to vote in California, and vote in California elections. Create an email folder for receipts, bank statements, and any proof over the year.

What should I do once I arrive? Establishing | RESIDENCY What should I do once I arrive? Pay California income taxes as a resident on all taxable income earned after your arrival in California and file California resident or part-year resident tax returns. File nonresident or part-year resident out-of-state tax returns if you have out-of-state taxable income prior to arriving in California. Designate and use a California address as your permanent address on all records (e.g., school, employment, tax forms, military, etc.). Open a California bank account and close out-of-state accounts. If your financial account is with an interstate or internet bank, change your permanent address to California. Establish a California residence in which you keep your permanent belongings. Create an email folder for receipts, bank statements, and any proof over the year.

Now until June 1, 2016 Important Deadlines: Establishing | RESIDENCY Now doesn’t mean you submit now, but that you are gathering materials now. You will need to submit all documentation in the spring semester! http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Registrar/deadline.html

Questions? Establishing | RESIDENCY http://registrar.berkeley.edu/current_students/residency.html Contact information for Residence Affairs Unit: orres@berkeley.edu Residence Affairs Unit Office of the Registrar UC Berkeley 120 Sproul Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-5404 510.664.9181   Regular drop-in hours at Cal Student Central (120 Sproul Hall) are: Tuesdays: 10am to 12pm Wednesdays:  2pm to 4pm Thursdays:  2pm to 4pm Fridays: 10am to 12pm