Domicile is different to a person's place of residence or nationality. While residence requires physical presence in a state, domicile requires physical presence plus the intent to make that state your fixed or permanent home.However, if you were originally born in the UK or if you remain in the UK for more than 15 years, then you will be deemed to be domiciled in the UK (see below). The deemed domicile rules apply only when an individual does not have an actual UK domicile and they do not affect the individual's actual domicile. Domicile is a general legal concept which in basic terms is taken to mean the country where you permanently belong.