However, for the purposes of tuition, taxes, and even getting a license, you will still need to follow through with additional steps to prove you are a resident. Once you have a signed lease or you have closed on a house, the next step is setting up utilities.
While this step is also obvious, make sure you save your utility bill as proof of residency. Once you have signed a lease or close on your new home, have your mail forwarded. You can submit a permanent USPS change of address request which will have your first-class mail forwarded for 12 months. Do not rely on USPS mail forwarding to ensure you receive important correspondence.
Change your address with any important businesses or organizations. Some states, particularly states with high taxes like New York, California, and New Jersey, are known for pursuing former residents for income taxes. Consider whether you are doing anything that may make it hard to claim you intend to make CA your permanent home, even simply renewing a resident hunting license in your former state to use when you visit. You will need to provide the following documentation:.
When you visit the DMV, an employee can access your completed form and process it. When you get your license, make sure you also register your car in CA.
You will need to complete an Application for Title or Registration. If you have a lease, the lessor must also sign this application.
You will also need to bring:. Another important way to meet residency requirements for California is registering to vote. This helps establish not only your presence in the state but your intent to maintain CA as your permanent home. Otherwise, you can register to vote in person at your local election office or on election day or register to vote online here.
There are other options for meeting California state residency requirements. These options can be especially useful to prove residency for tuition purposes or tax purposes if your former state challenges your residency. California residency laws require students prove California residency for more than one year to qualify for in-state tuition. Universities may have their own provisions for establishing California residency for tuition purposes. These requirements may be different than California residency requirements for community college.
You will need to prove you have been a state resident for or more days by the first day of each term. There are two components to proving residency:. You may submit many forms of evidence to prove your intent to establish residence. Here are just some examples of proof that may be accepted:.
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Enrollment is open! Apply now for February 1st. More often than not, proof of California residency is requested when you are being considered for enrollment into Medi-Cal. Eligibility for Medi-Cal is based on the fact that you are a California resident, which means they need to see a document showing this. Below are the different types of acceptable documents that Covered California will accept as proof of California residency:. For directions on how to submit your documents, click here.
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