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RESIDENCY QUALIFICATIONS Iowa must be the only place you have a true and fixed residence. Additionally, you cannot claim residency, nor hold resident privileges in another state or country. You must have an Iowa Driver's license or state-issued ID in addition to 90-day residency (Go to Section 2).

To qualify as a resident for the purposes of acquiring resident licenses and privileges issued by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, you must physically reside in Iowa as your primary domicile for at least 90 consecutive days immediately before purchasing a resident privilege.

An Iowa resident is an individual that maintains a permanent place of abode in Iowa or is domiciled in Iowa for 183 days or more. A Nonresident of Iowa is an individual that is not domiciled in Iowa and is a resident of another state. A Part-Year Resident is an individual that moved into or out of Iowa during the year.

What's the Difference between Residency and Domicile? Residency is where one chooses to live. Domicile is more permanent and is essentially somebody's home base. Once you move into a home and take steps to establish your domicile in one state, that state becomes your tax home.

Reside in Iowa for 12 consecutive months and be primarily engaged in activities other than those of a full-time student, immediately prior to the beginning of the term for which resident classification is sought.

You can be a resident of two states at the same time, usually by maintaining a domicile in one state and spending 183 days or more in another. It is not advisable, as you will be liable to file income taxes in both states, rather than in only one.