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An affidavit of residency is a sworn statement of where you live. Schools, banks, employers and motor vehicle offices ask for one as proof of your address. Download our free template below, or build yours online by answering a few questions.
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An affidavit of residence is a short document, and you can create one in two ways. It gives your name, your home address and the date you moved in, signed by you for the reader who asked for proof of address.
People also call it an affidavit of residence, a proof of residency letter or an address affidavit. A person making an affidavit form is called the affiant.
The affiant can confirm their own address or the address of someone who lives with them at that address, such as a child or another household member. The form names the address, the move-in date, the person or office the proof is for and the reason it is needed.
You need an affidavit of residence when an office asks you to confirm where you live and the papers in your name do not show it, or when it wants a signed statement on top of those papers.
The situations where an affidavit of residence is most commonly used are:
Some offices ask only where you live now. Others, such as a college reviewing a tuition request, also ask how long you have lived there, so the move-in date on the form matters as much as the address.
Use the office's own residency form when it has one, because that is the version its staff will check. Motor vehicle offices, colleges and school districts often print their own, so ask before you fill in a general template.
The FormsPal affidavit of residency template is a single page you can download as a free PDF or complete in the online builder, which asks a few questions and fills in the blanks for you.
The FormsPal template has these parts:
You can fill in the downloaded PDF on screen with the PDF editor or print it and write by hand. The builder saves your answers, so you can stop and finish the form on another device.
An affidavit of residency sample shows how the finished form reads once every blank is filled in. The example below uses made-up names, an invented address and sample dates, so copy its structure, not its details.
Sample only, not a real document:
I, Jordan Ellis, live at 214 Maple Avenue, Apartment 3, Springfield, and have lived there since August 1, 2023.
This proof of residence is for Lincoln Elementary School, in connection with the enrollment of my daughter, Ava Ellis, who lives with me at this address.
Signature: Jordan Ellis. Printed name: Jordan Ellis.
State of ________, County of ________, signed on the ___ day of ________, 20__, with the notary’s lines left blank.
Your own affidavit follows the same order: who you are, where you live and since when, who the statement is for and why, then your signature.
Gather your full name, your address, your move-in date and the name of the person or office that will read the affidavit before you open the PDF or start the online builder.
Supporting papers show the reader the same address that your affidavit gives; the usual ones are a utility bill, a bank statement, a lease, a pay stub and a driver’s license.
There is no need to provide plenty of evidence as several of the above-mentioned documents are typically enough to prove residency. Ask the body that requested the affidavit which of them it prefers.
Pick papers that show your name and the same address, written the same way, so the reader can match them to the form at a glance.
To fill out an affidavit of residency, enter your name, then your address and move-in date, then who the proof is for and why, sign and print your name, and complete the place and date block at the bottom.
The Affidavit of Residency template on this page is a one-page form. You can fill in the downloaded PDF on screen with the PDF editor or print it and write by hand.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Affidavit of Residency template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.
An affidavit of residency is a sworn statement, and the FormsPal template has a block at the bottom for the official who takes your oath, so plan to sign it in that official's presence. In federal matters, 28 U.S.C. § 1746 lets a matter that may be proved by affidavit be proved instead by a written declaration signed as true under penalty of perjury and dated, except a deposition, an oath of office or an oath required before a specified official other than a notary public. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1746 that declaration must read in substantially this form: “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).”
The steps below take you from a finished form to a paper you can hand over. Go through them in order.
An affidavit of residency confirms where a living person lives now, while an affidavit of domicile, a certificate of residency and an affidavit of identity each answer a different question.
| Document | What it shows | When to pick it |
|---|---|---|
| Affidavit of residency | Your current address and your move-in date | A school, bank, employer or office asks for proof of address |
| Affidavit of domicile | Where a person who has died lived | A family settles the accounts of a deceased relative |
| Certificate of residency | Another proof of residency | The office names this form instead of an affidavit |
| Affidavit of identity | Who you are, not where you live | An office asks you to confirm your name and identity |
If you need a different sworn statement, FormsPal also has an affidavit of identity and an affidavit of domicile, which records where a person who has died lived. A certificate of residency is a related form that some people use as another proof of residency.
Yes, you can complete the FormsPal form yourself, because it asks only for your name, your address, your move-in date and who the proof is for. Some offices print their own version, so ask the office first whether it has one.
The FormsPal template does not call for a lawyer: you enter your own details, sign and hand it over. If your case is complex, such as an immigration matter, talk to a lawyer before you sign.
Yes, a parent or another household member who lives at the same address can confirm that a child or relative lives there with them. The FormsPal template starts “I, [name], live at”, so it fits someone who lives at the address; a landlord who lives elsewhere needs a letter in their own words instead.
In federal matters, 28 U.S.C. § 1746 accepts a dated declaration signed as true under penalty of perjury in place of a sworn affidavit, except a deposition, an oath of office or an oath required before a specified official other than a notary public; state offices set their own rules. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1746 the declaration must read in substantially this form: “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).”
Yes, you can create one with the FormsPal online builder, or download the PDF template and fill it in on screen with a PDF editor.
The FormsPal template is one general form: you write your own parish or county and address in its blanks. Some schools and offices in Louisiana print their own residency affidavit, so ask the office that asked you whether it has one.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
