Adult aliens who received their permanent resident status via the immigration lottery program may be eligible for resident status one year from the date that they are notified of their interview date, as long as they remained on a current valid immigration visa status for the year in question and fulfilled all the other residence requirements.

Minor Aliens

Subject to the following exceptions, a minor alien shall be entitled to be classified as a California resident for tuition purposes if the parent with whom s/he lives has resided in California for more than one year immediately prior to the determination date, and during that time the parent with whom the minor resides has demonstrated the intent to remain permanently in California (please refer to the Establishing Legal Residence for Tuition Purposes at the University of California page for detailed information). Resident status shall not be available to a minor alien if the parent with whom the minor resides holds one of the following types of visas:

Visa Classifications
B-1, B-2	Visitors for business or pleasure
C	Aliens in transit
D-1, D-2	Alien crew member
F-1, F-2	Academic students and their spouse and children
H-2, H-3	Temporary workers' and trainees' spouse and children
J-1, J-2	Exchange visitors and their spouse and children
M-1, M-2	Nonacademic or vocational students and their spouse and children
O-2	Alien accompanying and assisting an O-1; spouse and children of an O-1 or O-2
P-1, P-2, P-3, P-4	Internationally recognized athlete, artist or entertainer and spouses and children
Q	International cultural exchange program
S	Aliens supplying critical information relating to organized crime
TN/TD	Trade NAFTA visa holders
TROV	Transit without visa

A minor, whose custodial parent entered the United States with one of the visa types listed above, may be eligible for residency if more than one year prior to the residence determination date the minor's parent applied for a change of status to either permanent resident or to an eligible visa type for residency purposes (the student and the parent must remain on a current valid immigration visa status while waiting for a decision on his/her permanent residence application), and if the parent has received one of the following:

1. An approved Petition to Classify Status of Alien Relative

2. An approved preference petition

3. An approved labor certification

4. An approved application for an A, E, G, H-1 & H-4, I, K, L, N, NATO, O-1 & O-3, R, or V.

5. An approved Request for Asylum in the United States (I-589)