# Getting Settled ## Graduate Students ### New Students Moving from Another State/Country {% hint style="warning" %} **It's important that you establish California residency in your first semester.** If you don't complete the necessary tasks on time, you will be classified as a out-of-state student for the following academic year which results in higher tuition costs. {% endhint %} Although the deadline for filing your Statement of Legal Residence (SLR) is in June, you must complete all necessary conditions for residency (getting your CA drivers license, registering your car in CA, etc) **before the end of your first semester.** > [**Read the available resources and take note of the relevant deadlines for establishing California State Residency**](https://registrar.berkeley.edu/tuition-fees-residency/residency-tuition-purposes/in-state-tuition-graduate-students) ## Postdocs [LBL Resources for Postdocs](http://postdocresources.lbl.gov) [UC Berkeley Resources for Postdocs](https://postdoc.berkeley.edu/) [Postdoc Union](http://uaw5810.org): Postdocs have the option to join the union which aims to improve wages, hours, benefits, and other employment aspects for its members. You are welcome to ask other postdocs for their opinions based on their experiences with the union as well. [Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association Slack ](https://lbnlpostdocs.slack.com)Join the postdoc Slack for general discussions for postdoc life at LBL ## For Affiliates LBL sends out daily emails and offers other notification options through [Elements](https://elements.lbl.gov/). In the past, some affiliates were not automatically signed-up for Elements announcements and missed important time sensitive information contained in these updates. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://materialsproject.gitbook.io/persson-group-handbook/getting-started/getting-settled.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.