What does domicile mean?
“Domicile” is a legal term that is defined as the place where an individual intends to remain and live permanently or indefinitely. It is the place where a person intends to return to after any absence. A person may live in a place for temporary purposes, such as a vacation or attending college. Once the goal of the temporary purpose is accomplished, however, the person does not intend to remain in that place. Since the person’s presence is only for temporary reasons, the individual cannot be considered an in-state resident for tuition purposes.
• Domicile means a person’s true, fixed and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where the person intends to remain or to which he or she expects to return when he or she leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere. A person can only have one domicile at a time, so to establish domicile in New Hampshire, he or she would have to abandon domicile elsewhere.
