Comments for California Tuition Admissions, Application and Fees

Comment on Can international student in California pay resident tuition after the person physicially stay in CA for 3 yr? by Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:42:43 +0000

I’m not sure about California, but in Connecticut you pay in-state tuition if you have an immigrant visa or are a permanent resident.

All other international students pay out-of-state tuition.

Call the college and check with them to be certain.

Comment on Can international student in California pay resident tuition after the person physicially stay in CA for 3 yr? by Yak Rider

Yak Rider — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:16:39 +0000

No. Not at all. You are not a resident of anything if you are here on a student visa.

Comment on Can international student in California pay resident tuition after the person physicially stay in CA for 3 yr? by DAR

DAR — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:39:34 +0000

No. The three year thing applies to illegal aliens who attended high school in California for 3 years and graduated from a California high school. Essentially it is for those brought in as children. Since this is a huge incentive for people to break the law, I think that should be done away with. However, in answer to your question, no. You can’t get ‘residence’ on a student visa. Otherwise every senior in college would suddenly be a ‘resident’. The in state tuition is for people whose parents have paid taxes to the state all of their adult lives.

Comment on Can international student in California pay resident tuition after the person physicially stay in CA for 3 yr? by Gunny Geog

Gunny Geog — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:23:31 +0000

If you are an illegal alien you get to pay in-state tuition. Of course as an illegal, you are too poor to pay so you’ll get a free ride at the CSU.

If you are a legal, international student, sorry, you pay the out of state rate.

Comment on Can my kids pay in-state tuition in California? by Jose V

Jose V — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:44:39 +0000

You have to live in California one full year before you get the in-state tuition fees

Comment on California resident tuition purpose? by John S

John S — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:36:15 +0000

Residence solely for the purpose of education does NOT establish residence for tuition purposes. You must be physically present in California with the purpose of making it your home. If you are under 24, and your parents are not residents of CA, you will also have to prove financial independence.

Here are the rules found at the UC Davis web site:

Comment on Can international student in California pay resident tuition after the person physicially stay in CA for 3 yr? by Lisa A

Lisa A — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:04:57 +0000

No.

1) You have to be a *resident* of California to get in state tuition. You are a resident of a foreign country, on a temporary visa. You are not a resident of California

2) In order to qualify as a resident for in state tuition purposes, you have to be a resident of the state for a certain amount of time for purposes other than going to school. As a foreign *student* you have no residential time that can apply for in state tuition purposes.

Comment on Can my kids pay in-state tuition in California? by Belie

Belie — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:19:54 +0000

No because they’ve been living out-of-state and attending an out-of-state school.

Comment on California resident tuition purpose? by oma_30701

oma_30701 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:37:20 +0000

Source lived in CA for over 20 years… The resident tuition is for people that live CA and generally is lower than what someone from another state would pay to go to a college in CA.

Comment on Can international student in California pay resident tuition after the person physicially stay in CA for 3 yr? by R G

R G — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:26:12 +0000

Just tell them you are an illegal alien that just hopped the border. They will give you in state tuition and a scholarship.
Perverted I know but welcome to the land of plenty, unless of course you are here legally.