Purpose: To request domicile verification from a nonrelative who is familiar with the household's situation. To establish a new domicile, you need 1) a physical presence, and 2) a truthful, concurrent, intent of making the new state your permanent place of abode.Domicile is intended to be permanent rather than temporary, whereas residence means living in a particular locality and requires mere physical presence. In fact, its meaning can be tricky. Simply put, your domicile is your home—the state you consider your permanent place of residence. 1. a dwelling place : place of residence : home 2. Law a : a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes An affidavit of domicile is a sworn statement signed before a notary public establishing the legal domicile of someone who has died. Domicile is the place a person intends to establish a permanent home. Individuals can establish residency in two basic ways, one based on establishing domicile and the other based on graduation from high school.