Generally, California residence is established by one of the following:
This notice has been prepared in accordance with Education Code Section 25505.5 and shall remain in effect until further written notice.
An individual who does not meet the California residency requirements may be admitted to Coastline under the following conditions:
Note: Students who are nonimmigrant aliens (e.g., F series student visas or B series visitor visas) are not eligible for this AB 540 exemption unless they have applied to INS for a change of status to other than nonimmigrant status and meet all other requirements for the exemption.
Education Code section 68075.6 grants an immediate nonresident tuition fee exemption to eligible Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders and refugee students who settled in California upon entering the United States. This exemption is granted for one year from the date the student settled in California upon entering the United States.
Coastline is authorized by the United States Immigration Naturalization service to enroll International Students (F-1).
For more information, please visit the International Students web page.
Nonimmigrant Aliens with the types of visas listed below, otherwise eligible for admission, may enroll for a maximum of 6.0 units provided they are proficient in English and have visas that do not expire before the end of the term for which they are enrolling.