Okay, so I was born in California and lived in Thailand my whole life. My parents are Thai but I have a US-Thai Dual citizenship. Now I want to applying to University of California and State schools but it is extremely hard for non residence. Am I a non residence, because my parents don't pay taxes to the Californian government? Where am I a residence of? I am really confused
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You are not a resident of any state. You would not get in-state tuition levels anywhere.
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you are american. if you have a us passport you are an american citizen residing abraod. it doesn't matter so much as which state you were born, (i was born in jersey, but moved to PA during high school), it matters which state is your residence, and as you don't have a residence in any state, you would have to pay the 'out of state' tuition (i'm about 90 percent sure you wouldn't be required to pay the international student fees though). If you really desire to go to school in the US, the smartest (and probably the most financially sound way) would be to move to the US (say, if you wanan go to school in Cali, move to Cali, if you want to go to school in NY, move to NY) find a small, inexpensive town to live in, find a job, and work for a year and then apply as an in-state student (as then you'd be killing two birds with one store, gaining residency, as well as proving yourself to be an independent student, which means you'd likely get higher financial aid, as you're parents don't live in the US and you'd file US taxes, as head of household, which would make you independent). If you have any questions, feel free to message me.
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You are a citizen of the U.S., but a resident of Thailand. If you are under 18, your residence will remain that of your parents (unless you get married). If you are 18-26 you would have to prove financial independence from your parents (or be married or a veteran), plus live in California with the intention of remaining for a year before you could claim California residence for tuition purposes.
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