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{Subject: Foothill College - Residency Determination, Response Required}

Welcome to Foothill College [Student Name}!

We have received your application, and according to the information you provided, it appears that you are a nonresident of California for college purposes and may be required to pay nonresident tuition.

PROOF OF RESIDENCY

If this is not the case, please email proof of residency to the Admissions & Records Office at admissions@foothill.edu.

Documentation may include:

• Your passport
• Copies of your paperwork from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) if you have applied for residency, or
• A copy of your visa so that we can best determine your status.

CALIFORNIA NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION (AB540)

Effective Jan 1. 2002, a new bill (AB540) exempts nonresidents from paying nonresident tuition.  If one or more of the following statements is applicable to you, you will be considered as meeting the AB540 criteria:

• Attend high school in California for at least three full years. (The three years do not have to be consecutive) Please review the form for
• Earn a high school diploma, General Educational Development (GED) certificate or pass the California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE). 
• Enroll or be accepted for enrollment in an eligible program as a regular student seeking a degree or certificate.
• If you are without lawful immigration status, you will have to file an affidavit with the college or university you are attending stating that you have filed an application to legalize your immigration status, or that you will file an application as soon as you are eligible to do so.

Also SB 68 expands AB 540 to enable students to count years spent at a California Community College and Adult School towards AB 540 eligibility.

Additionally, the bill will allow the completion of an associate degree or satisfaction of the minimum requirements to transfer to the University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) to meet the degree or unit requirements. These new eligibility criteria expands possibilities for students educated in CA to qualify for in-state tuition and state-based financial aid at CCCs, CSUs, and UCs.

If you have any questions about your residency status or this process, please contact us.

WAYS TO CONTACT US

• Phone: 1.650.949.7325
• Email: admissions@foothill.edu
• Admissions & Records Help Form

Thank you,
Admissions & Records Office

Foothill College
foothill.edu