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Residence certificate

Andhra Pradesh now issues residence certificates only for a few purposes. This tells you whether yours is one, and if so how to get the certificate, digitally signed by the Tahsildar.

For whom: Anyone living in Andhra Pradesh who has been asked for a residence (domicile) certificate.

Published on 31-10-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

Answer a few questions to see which steps apply to you. The whole guide is below.

Documents you need

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Application form for a residence certificate

original

If you don't have it:

Ask at the secretariat.

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Ration card, voter ID or Aadhaar card

copy

Any one of: ration (rice) card, voter ID (EPIC card), Aadhaar card

If you don't have it:

→ Rice card (ration card)

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Proof of your home address

copy

Any one of: house tax receipt, telephone bill, electricity bill

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Applicant's photo

original

📷 What the photo must look like

Not confirmed: The new certificate carries the applicant's photograph. No official source gives the photo's size or background; ask at the secretariat.

Steps

Only if

What do you need the residence certificate for? Aadhaar enrolment or update, for a household of a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) / Admission to a central government institution, recruitment to a central government organisation, or recruitment to the armed forces

Go to your village or ward secretariat and ask for the "Residence Certificate" service. Say what it is for (Aadhaar for a PVTG household, or the central government admission or recruitment). Hand in the application form, documents and photo.

🏢 Your village or ward secretariat

📎 Application form for a residence certificate, Ration card, voter ID or Aadhaar card, Proof of your home address, Applicant's photo

Not confirmed: The document list is from the district websites, written before the 2026 order. The secretariat (APSEVA) portal that gives this service's documents, fee and time limit was not opened, because its security certificate had been revoked. Ask at the secretariat what to bring, what it costs and how many days it takes.

Wait for the check. The Revenue authorities verify your address against their records; then the Tahsildar of your mandal issues the certificate.

🏛️ The Tahsildar office of your mandal (Revenue Department)

Collect the certificate. It is digitally signed through the APSEVA portal and carries your photo and a QR code; anyone can scan the code to verify it.

🏢 Your village or ward secretariat

Not confirmed: The 2026 order does not say where you collect it. The district pages say the village or ward secretariat (Palnadu) or a MeeSeva centre (Konaseema); ask when you apply.

Only if

What do you need the residence certificate for? Aadhaar enrolment or update, for a household of a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)

Take the certificate to your Aadhaar enrolment or update.

🏢 A village or ward secretariat with Aadhaar services, or an Aadhaar enrolment centre

Not confirmed: The order says the certificate is issued so that it can be used as proof of identity for Aadhaar. We did not check UIDAI's own list of documents; ask at the Aadhaar centre.

Another route for you

Since 2015, the ration (rice) card or Aadhaar card is the proof of residence for all State Government purposes, and Tahsildars do not issue residence certificates for them. The 2026 order keeps this rule.

Instead, see:

Show your rice card or Aadhaar card instead. If you have no Aadhaar, enrol for it first.

→ Getting a new Aadhaar

You cannot get this

Under the 2026 order, Tahsildars issue residence certificates for only two purposes: Aadhaar enrolment and update for PVTG households; and admissions to central government institutions and recruitment to central government organisations and the armed forces. Certificates issued earlier need not be issued again.

Instead, see:

Ask whoever wants the certificate whether a rice card or Aadhaar card will do. For a student's local status in educational institutions, AP MeeSeva lists a separate Revenue service, "Local Candidate Certificate for Educational Institutional Purpose".

If something goes wrong

If it is rejected

Ask the Tahsildar office for the reason. If you think it was wrongly refused, file a grievance on PGRS: at the secretariat, at the Collectorate on Mondays, on pgrs.ap.gov.in or the PGRS app, or by calling 1100. Follow it with the grievance number you get by SMS. If you are not satisfied with the reply, you can reopen it twice: first it goes to a district officer, then to the head of the department.

Public Grievance Redressal System (PGRS)

Open the official page ↗

pgrs.ap.gov.in · opens in a new tab

📞 1100

Not confirmed: We found no official source naming the appeal authority for a refused residence certificate; ask at the Tahsildar office.

If it is late

If it is late, ask at the secretariat first. If it still does not come, file a grievance on PGRS: at the secretariat, at the Collectorate on Mondays, on pgrs.ap.gov.in, or by calling 1100.

Public Grievance Redressal System (PGRS)

Open the official page ↗

pgrs.ap.gov.in · opens in a new tab

📞 1100

Not confirmed: We found no official time limit for this certificate. The district pages call it a "Category B" service but give no number of days.

If you are asked for more money

If anyone asks for a bribe, call the ACB toll-free on 1064, or email complaints-acb@ap.gov.in. Do not pay agents who offer to speed things up.

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)

📞 1064

Not confirmed: We found no official fee for this service; ask before you pay and take a receipt.

Updated on 30-10-2026

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