Who is a full-year resident of California?

You are a full-year resident of California if:
  • your permanent home was in California for all of 2025, even if you were absent from or lived outside the state temporarily; or
  • you were present in California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose.
This includes students attending school out-of-state whose permanent home is located in California.

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