What is "Residency for Tuition and Fee Purposes"?

Your residency status (whether you are a California resident or not) determines whether your tuition and fees will be charged at a California-resident or nonresident rate. Our campus residency and fee coordinator determines that status based on information you provide in your Statement of Legal Residence. Access to the Statement of Legal Residence is provided through MyUCR to all students who have completed the Statement of Intent to Register (SIR).

Important:

• December 1st is the deadline to submit requested residency documents for students admitted for winter 2024.
• Rescission of Temporary Amendments to Residency Policy.
• The UC Office of the President website provides a useful summary of residency procedures, requirements, policies and appeal information.
• If the outcome of any of these processes is a nonresident status, supplemental tuition must be paid. This includes failure on your part to complete the process by the deadline.
• Education Code sections and UC Regents' regulations are available at our office.
• Residency requirements are subject to change.

• Graduate Students can submit the Statement of Legal Residence at SLR.ucr.edu 

• Am I a resident? 

  There are four residence requirements you must meet in order to qualify for California resident status.

• What is the Statement of Legal Residence (SLR)?

  The SLR is how you declare your residency status when you first come to UCR (as a freshman, transfer or graduate student) or when you return after a significant break (longer than three quarters not including Summer Session). You submit it after your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). Additional documentation may be required to prove your status.

  How to complete the SLR:

  • Freshmen and transfer students who have submitted their Statement of Intent to Register can complete the SLR in MyUCR. Graduate students will receive a packet from Graduate Admissions.
• I want to establish residency, how do I do that?

  You should aim for meeting the four residence requirements.

• My residency status changed, what do I do?

  If your residency status changed, you must immediately notify the campus residency and fee coordinator.

  Petition for Resident Classification 
  If you want to reclassify as a resident for tuition purposes, you must submit a Residency Reclassification Petition and supporting documentation to the Registrar’s Office for review.

• I was classified incorrectly, what do I do?

  If your residency status was classified incorrectly, you must immediately notify the campus residence affairs officer. If you were incorrectly classified as a resident, you are subject to nonresident tuition. If you concealed or gave false information, you may be subject to university discipline.

• My resident status was denied, can I appeal?

  Students denied resident status might have the right to appeal. Appeals must be filed within 30 days of notification of the residency and fee coordinator's decision. Contact the campus residency deputy.

• I still have questions.

  All inquiries should be directed to:  
   
  Office of the Registrar 
  2249 Student Services Building
  reshelp@ucr.edu
  
  No other university personnel are authorized to supply information connected to residency for tuition and fee purposes.