Domicile certificate is a proof of an individual that he/she is permanent residence in a particular state or union territory in India.
Documents Required
To apply for a domicile certificate, an individual should possess these documents:
- Copy of Voter’s ID
- Proof of address (Ration card, Aadhaar card, driving license or passport)
- Copy of Birth certificate
- School leaving certificate
- Property tax or rent receipts
- Land deeds or rent receipts copies
Eligible Criteria
The person eligible for Obtaining Domicile Certificate are:
| States | Eligibility |
| Assam | 1. Individuals owning land in Assam. 2. Residents of Assam for a minimum of 20 years. 3. Those whose parents or forefathers have resided in Assam for 50 years. |
| Bihar | 1. Residents in Bihar for the last 3 years. 2. Persons who have their own property, house or land. 3. Married women whose husbands are residents, minors whose parents are residents, and those listed on the voter’s list. |
| Chhattisgarh | 1. Studied in Chhattisgarh for five years, born in the state, or property owners. 2. Residents for 15 years or children of government employees. |
| Delhi | 1. Residents for more than 3 years or property owners. 2. Women married to a person who is Delhi residents. |
| Goa | 1. Permanent residence in Goa. 2. Female applicant will be eligible to apply for the certificate if gets married to a man who has a permanent residence in Goa. |
| Gujarat | 1. Individuals born and residing must be for at least 10 years. 2. Family members of residents, property owners with Record of Rights (RoR), and women married to Gujarat residents. |
| Haryana | 1. Applicants or their parents must reside in Haryana for at least 15 years. 2. Women married to men who have been residents for 15 years. |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1. Residents for atleast 15 years, property owners, or those with a residential property but staying elsewhere for work. |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1. A person has residents for 15 years or those who studied and passed exams in the Union territory. 2. Migrants and their children, and children of Central Government officials who served in J&K for 10 years. |
| Jharkhand | 1. Permanent residents or women married to permanent residents. |
| Karnataka | 1. Permanent residents or those living in Karnataka for the last 6 years. 2. Property owners and women married to permanent residents. |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1. Permanent residents and living for the last ten years or women married to permanent residents. |
| Maharashtra | 1. A person resident for the last 15 years or parents are permanent residents for more than six years. 2. Women married to permanent residents of Maharashtra. |
| Odisha | 1. Continuous residents for at last one year or those with Record of Rights for property or women married to permanent residents. |
| Punjab | 1. Permanent residents, those living in Punjab for three years, property owners, or women married to residents can apply after marriage. |
| Rajasthan | 1. Applicants must be residents for a minimum of 10 years or women married to bonafide certificate holders. 2. Minors whose parents have a bonafide certificate in Rajasthan. |
| Tamil Nadu | 1. Applicants whose guardians or parents have lived in Tamil Nadu for more than 6 years. 2. Women married to permanent residents of Tamil Nadu. |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1. Applicants whose parents are permanent residents. 2. Residents of UP for more than three years. Government employees with transferable jobs. |
| Uttarakhand | 1. Permanent residents for 15 years, or those with a home in Uttarakhand but residing elsewhere. 2. Women married to men having permanent residence in Uttarakhand State. |
| West Bengal | 1. Person residents for over 15 years or those owning permanent property in the state. 2. Women married to to a person who is permanent residents of West Bengal. |
Purpose
- Serves as proof of identity and address.
- Getting government-sponsored scholarship.
- Applying for government jobs under state quota.
- Necessary for students, in taking admissions.
- Required for buying property under government schemes.
How many days are required to get a domicile certificate?
It usually takes-
- 7 days for West Bengal, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- 10 days for Odisha
- 10-15 days for Jharkhand
- 14 days for Assam, Himachal Pradesh
- 15 days for Maharashtra, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir
- 15-20 days for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab to get a domicile certificate.
Who issues the domicile certificate?
| States | Issued By |
| Assam | Deputy Commissioner |
| Bihar | The Circle Officer, Village Administrative Officer (VAO) or Revenue Inspector |
| Delhi | NCT government or the Revenue Department |
| Goa | The Deputy Collector or Sub-Divisional Officer |
| Gujarat | Tahsildar Office or Jana Seva Kendra |
| Haryana | The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of the concerned sub-division or the deputy commissioner of the concerned district |
| Himachal Pradesh | The office of the District Magistrate, Tehsildar, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Revenue Department |
| Jammu and Kashmir | The circle officer, Village Administrative Officer or revenue inspector |
| Karnataka | The revenue department |
| Madhya Pradesh | The MP revenue department |
| Maharashtra | Tehsildar, Sub-Divisional officer or additional collector |
| Odisha | The Revenue officer |
| Tamil Nadu | The Revenue Department, Tehsildar, Sub-Magistrate or District Collector’s office |
| Uttarakhand | The Revenue Department officers under the respective Tehsildar or Block offices |
| Uttar Pradesh | The District Magistrate Office |
Application Procedure
A person can apply for a domicile certificate online:
- First go to the e-District Portal of your state/UT.
- Create an account on the website and sign in to the portal with your credentials.
- Select ‘Services’ and then ‘Domicile Certificate’.
- Complete the application form, upload required documents, pay fees if applicable and submit.
- Once submitted, note the acknowledgement number provided after submission.
The authorities will review your application and issue the domicile certificate.
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