Moving to San Diego (transfer, high school, universities)

[LODAaT]

Ok, so I am moving out to san diego in the middle of july this summer. im graduating from high school in june. i currently live in VA and im moving out with a friend of mine because his parents are in the military. im going to be attending school at a community college for 2 years then transfering.

i Just had a couple questions for what i must do when i arive.

My first question is what must i do to go about becoming a resident of california. ive heard so many diff things on what to do. i just want a straight up ansewer. and second. i will be driving my car out there from VA aaahh. and my car is going to stay under my fathers name. so i was wondering how i go about registering my car. or if not registering it legaly keeping it in CA.

thanks for any feed back and help in advanced.

greatly appreciated

[LODAaT]

another thing. i finally got ahold of Cali DMV after 20 min of waiting. but i did forget to ask one question. i found out i am aloud to keep my car there registered in VA. but sense my car is registered in VA does that mean i have to get my car's state inspection in VA or can i do that in CA along with emissions??

thanks!!

[sdlife619]

I believe once your a resident in California, you have to register your car with the state within 10 days of being a resident, therefore having to have the car inspected by the state of CA and not VA

Not sure about the emissions thing, but I don't think it matters if you got your car smoged in VA, because once your in CA, the rules and regulations have completly changed. The state only cares about cars in this state, so just because it's been inspected by the state of VA, it wont matter, it has to be smoged here for anthing to get done, including registration.

[LODAaT]

yea that makes sense. but i forgot to mention that the car will be staying under my dads name cuz im attending school out there. and CA DMV said i could keep it registered in va. but i just forgot to ask her how i would go about getting a state inspection.

[moved]

Check on the DMV website and see if there's a student waiver for inspections. If not, you'll have to call them again.

[YoungSanDiegoDude]

Make sure that you bring A LOT of money with you. You are going to need it out here.

[cali-grown]

Originally Posted by LODAaT

yea that makes sense. but i forgot to mention that the car will be staying under my dads name cuz im attending school out there. and CA DMV said i could keep it registered in va. but i just forgot to ask her how i would go about getting a state inspection.

If I were you I'd call your local DMV in VA and explain to them your situation and see if you actually NEED to get it inspected to renew the registration. It's not the same type of inspection in CA as it is in many other states.

Here's a little info about residency:

How to Become a California Resident

In order to be classified as a resident of California you need to:

• • Reside in California for at least one year and one day prior to the start of the semester in which you anticipate enrolling; and
  • Establish clear intent that you are making California your home; and
  • Be a U.S. Citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid Visa which allows residency to be established.

[LODAaT]

yea. i Might just give both CA dmv and VA dmv a call. and see whats up and explane everything again.

but CA dmv did say to become a resident the first thing i should do within 10 days of getting there. go to dmv and apply for a CA drivers license. fill out the form and then take the written test.

[oddstray]

I don't know whether the California community colleges have a higher fee for non-residents. Be sure to check with the college you're planning to attend, to avoid getting an unpleasant surprise! When I came to California (in 1980) it took me a year to become a resident and qualify for in-state tuition at the Cal State universities.

[LODAaT]

ya the community college im going to attend. does in-state tuition by unit.