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[LeBron]

Hello,

could you please explain the difference between being "resident" and "domiciled", concerning the following sentence:

If you will be resident in A but domiciled in B, ...

It's really necessary for me to understand the exact difference.

Thanks in advance
LeBron

[dragn]

LeBron:

***YOU ARE ASKING THE WRONG PEOPLE!!***

Questions of legal residence and legal domicile are complex legal issues that can vary tremendously according to WHERE YOU LIVE!

I cannot emphasize this strongly enough. These can be complicated legal questions that depend on the country and/or state you are in and require detailed knowledge of your situation. Without that information, there is nobody here who should even try to give you advice.

The thing is, any bozo could sit here and yammer on about how "residency" usually means this and "domiciled" usually means that, but trust me: that's not good enough and could do you more harm than good.

Seriously...you need to ask someone who is knowledgeable about these issues as they apply to your area. At least start by going to Google and searching on the keywords residency, domicile and the name of the country and/or state you are currently in.

Good luck.

Greg

[LeBron]

I was not aware that the difference between these two words can be such tremendous. I was just asking here, because the dictionaries I checked didn't show any difference between these 2 words to me.

Anyway, thanks for the advice.

[redset]

Yeah, what Greg's saying is that you're talking about legal terms, and in the context of law they have very very specific meanings. Misunderstanding legal language can cause a lot of trouble! Words like resident are used in general English, but you need to be careful when it's used in a legal context. In that situation you need to ask someone who's knowledgeable about law, not English teachers

[pugachevV]

According to the Oxford Dictionary:
Domicile = (formal or law) The country in which a person has permanent residence.

Resident: living somewhere on a long-term basis.
So, if you are a person whose home (domicile) is in Korea , but you are attending university in the USA you will be a resident of the USA for the time during which you are at university.

That's what the English means in the normal world.

Incidentally CP who often posts on this forum, is a lawyer, so you could PM him just to be sure.

[LeBron]

Thanks for your answers.

I recently got a clear explanation about those 2 cases from a knowledgeable person.

Kind regards

[lotus]

Hi Lebron,

Those two words are rarely used as verbs. They are generally used as nouns, i.e. residence and domicile.

For your phrase, I would say:

If you are placed in A, but lived in B...



--lotus
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