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• Maintaining a permanent military address or home of record in California while in the armed services.
• Establishing and maintaining active California bank accounts.
• Being a petitioner for a divorce in California.
In general, an unmarried minor (a person under 18 years of age) derives legal residence from the parent or parents with whom he/she lives. The student who is within the state only for educational purposes does not gain the status of resident regardless of the length of his/her stay in California. Exceptions to the residence requirements are as follows:
1. Persons below the age of 19 whose parents were residents of California but who left the state while the student who remained was still a minor. When the minor reaches 18, the exception continues for one year to enable the student to qualify as a resident student.
2. Persons below the age of 19 who have been present in California for more than a year before the residence determination date and who have been entirely self-supporting for that period of time.
3. Persons below the age of 19 who have lived with and have been under the continuous direct care and control of an adult, not a parent, for the two years immediately preceding the residence determination date. Said adult must have been a California resident for the most recent year.
4. A student who is a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in this state on active military duty shall be entitled to resident classification for one year from the time the member reports for duty in California.
5. A student who is a natural or adopted child, stepchild or spouse and who is a dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in this state on active duty shall be entitled to resident classification for one year from the time the member reports for duty in California.
This military exception does not require any intent on the part of the military member or dependent to become a resident of California. If, however, after the one year has elapsed the member or dependent has not satisfied California residence requirements, he/she will not be entitled to resident classification until the intent requirements have been fulfilled for the one-year period.
6. A student who is a full-time employee of a public institution of higher learning, or whose parent or spouse is a full-time employee, will be entitled to resident classification until he/she has resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a resident.
Any student may make a written appeal to the Director of Admissions and Records within 30 calendar days of notification of a final decision by the college regarding classification.
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