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. An affidavit of domicile is a sworn statement signed before a notary public establishing the legal domicile of someone who has died. The letter is worded to the outside person not to you. Affidavit of Domicile is a form in our office for people to sign before a notary claiming Texas to be your home. We file the form with the court. An affidavit of domicile is a legal document that certifies the residence of a deceased person. Domicile is the place a person intends to establish a permanent home.