Inquiries and Appeals
If you have inquiries regarding residence requirements, determination, and/or official exemptions, please contact the Residence Affairs unit at orres@berkeley.edu or 510.664-9181. At the campus level, the Residence Affairs Officers and Residence Affairs Assistants are the only people qualified to answer residence questions or to make a residence determination. No other University personnel are authorized to supply information relative to residence requirements for tuition purposes.
Any student, following a final decision on residence classification by the residence deputy, has the opportunity to appeal in writing to the systemwide Residency Analyst within 30 days of notification of the residence deputy's final decision. You can contact the Residency Analyst at the Office of the General Counsel by email at residence.appeal@ucop.edu or fax to 510-987-9981, attn: Residency Analyst; or mail to University of California, Office of the General Counsel, 1111 Franklin St., 8th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607-5200. You can also visit their website at http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/_files/ed-affairs/student-information-sheet.pdf for more information.
Incorrect Classification: If you were incorrectly classified as a resident, you are subject to reclassification and to payment of all Nonresident Supplemental Tuition not paid. If you concealed information or furnished false information and were classified incorrectly as a result, you are also subject to University discipline. Resident students who become nonresidents must immediately notify the campus residence deputy.
NOTE FROM THE UC OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL:
For students classified as *nonresident* and filing an APPEAL for Fall 2013:
Please be advised that it will take the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) an estimated six to eight weeks to schedule your appeal for review after receipt. Please be aware that as you received a nonresident classification, it is unlikely that the decision can be reversed at the appeal level unless it can be determined that there was an error or you have provided new information with your appeal that verifies your eligibility for a resident classification under the UC Residence Policy and Guidelines (see
http://ucop.edu/general-counsel/guidance/educational-affairs-and-campus-services/residence-tuition-fees-student-info.html).
Therefore, it would be prudent to file your appeal as early as possible prior to the 30 day window. You will also be responsible for paying any outstanding tuition and fees while your appeal is pending.