AB540: California Nonresident Tuition Exemption
For Eligible California High School Graduates
Any student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who meets all of the following requirements, shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California Community Colleges, the University of California, and the California
State University (all public colleges and universities in California).
Requirements:
- The student must have attended a high school (public or private) in California for three or more years.
- The student must have graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent prior to the start of the term (for example, passing the GED or California High School Proficiency exam).
- An alien student who is without lawful immigration status must file an affidavit with the college
stating that he or she has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an
application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
- Students who are nonimmigrants [for example, those who hold F (student) visas, B (visitor) visas, etc.]
are not eligible for this exemption.
- The student must file an exemption request including a signed affidavit with the college that indicates the
student has met all applicable conditions described above. Student information obtained in this process
is strictly confidential unless disclosure is required under law.
- Students eligible for this exemption who are transferring to another California public college or university
must submit a new request (and documentation if required) to each college under consideration.
- Nonresident students meeting the criteria will be exempted from the payment of nonresident tuition, but
they will not be classified as California residents. They continue to be “nonresidents.”
- AB540 does not provide student financial aid eligibility for undocumented alien students. These students
remain ineligible for state and federal financial aid.
Procedures
Download and complete the California Nonresident Tuition Exemption (pdf) form and send it to:
Pasadena City College
Attn: Admissions & Records Office
1570 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91106-2003
You may be required to submit additional
documentation.
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