Your domicile is the place where you reside and the place where you intend to return after temporary absences. Full-year resident – You maintained a legal place of residence in Illinois from January 1st through December 31st.Domicile is intended to be permanent rather than temporary, whereas residence means living in a particular locality and requires mere physical presence. Residents of Illinois. d). Domicile. A true, fixed, and permanent legal home of a person or the place to which the person intends to return even though the person may reside elsewhere. Domicile refers to the place you call home permanently. Your domicile is important for legal purposes such as paying taxes, voting, and claiming benefits. If an individual is domiciled in Illinois, he or she remains a resident unless he or she is outside Illinois for other than temporary or transitory purposes. 'Domicile' generally refers to where you live – your residence that you intend to keep for the foreseeable future. For an independent student to be considered a resident of Illinois they must have physically resided in Illinois for 12 continuous full months.