Domicile generally refers to where you live – your residence that you intend to keep for the foreseeable future. Domicile refers to the place you call home permanently.Your domicile is important for legal purposes such as paying taxes, voting, and claiming benefits. Residence means living in a particular locality, but domicile means living in that locality with intent to make it a fixed and permanent home. An affidavit of domicile is a sworn statement signed before a notary public establishing the legal domicile of someone who has died. Durational Requirement - The period of domicile in the state of Georgia required for an individual to be eligible for classification as an in-state student. If you enroll in Georgia Law as a non-resident and you are an independent student, you may be classified as in-state for tuition purposes. Georgia law has long interpreted the term "residency" in the election context to mean "domicile," that is, a person's "permanent place of abode.