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.
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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Anyone living in Andhra Pradesh who has been asked for a residence (domicile) certificate.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
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- What do you need the residence certificate for?
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Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
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.
→ Show your rice card or Aadhaar card instead. If you have no Aadhaar, enrol for it first.
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We could not confirm whether this applies to you
Under the 2026 order, Tahsildars issue residence certificates only for specific purposes: Aadhaar enrolment and update for PVTG households; and specific purposes such as admissions to central government institutions and recruitment to central government organisations and the armed forces. Certificates issued earlier need not be issued again.
→ If yours is another purpose of the same kind, ask at the secretariat or the Tahsildar office whether the order covers it. 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".
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2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
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If you don't have it: Ask at the secretariat.
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Any one of: ration (rice) card, voter ID (EPIC card), Aadhaar card
Not confirmed: The district pages do not say whether an original or a copy. Take both.
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Any one of: house tax receipt, telephone bill, electricity bill
Not confirmed: The district pages do not say whether an original or a copy. Take both.
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What the photo must look likeNot confirmed: The new certificate carries the applicant's photograph. No official source gives the photo's size or background; ask at the secretariat.
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Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: 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.
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.
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- Do this nowIf: 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
Wait for the check.
The Revenue authorities verify your address against their records; then the Tahsildar of your mandal issues the certificate.
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- Do this nowIf: 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
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.
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.
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- Do this nowIf: Aadhaar enrolment or update, for a household of a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)
Take the certificate to your Aadhaar enrolment or update.
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.
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If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedAsk the Tahsildar office for the reason.
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
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If it is lateIf it is late, ask at the secretariat first.
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
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If you are asked for more moneyIf anyone asks for a bribe, call the ACB toll-free on 1064, or email complaints-acb@ap.gov.in.
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)
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Official websites for this work
- PGRS (Andhra Pradesh) Complain to the state government
Related guides
The 8 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- G.O.Ms.No.592, 16.09.2026: Issuance of digitally signed Residence Certificates to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) households, for bona fide purpose – Modification of G.O.Rt.No.581, Revenue (Ser.II) Department, dated 20.06.2015Revenue (Ser.II) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Pradesh G.O.I.R.), Paragraphs 1-4 (the purposes it is issued for; ration and Aadhaar cards as proof of residence for State Government purposes; certificates already issued) and the Annexure (format: Tahsildar, photograph, verification by the Revenue authorities, digitally signed through the APSEVA portal, QR code) (16-09-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Rt.No.581, 20.06.2015: Certain hardships facing by the public in obtaining the Residence Certificates – Issuing of Residence Certificates Dispensed withRevenue (Ser.II) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Pradesh G.O.I.R.), Paragraphs 1-3 (no residence certificates from the Revenue authorities; ration or Aadhaar cards as proof of residence for all State Government business) (20-06-2015) · read on 30-10-2026
- Residence CertificatePalnadu District Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Required documents; Category B service; taken through the Village/Ward Secretariat · read on 30-10-2026
- Residence CertificateDr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Required documents; Category B service; MeeSeva centre · read on 30-10-2026
- Residence CertificateWest Godavari District Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Required documents; types General and Passport; photo · read on 30-10-2026
- AP MeeSeva portal: MeeSeva Departments, Revenue (G2C services)MeeSeva, ITE&C Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Services list: "LOCAL CANDIDATE CERTIFICATE FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE" (no residence certificate in the list) · read on 30-10-2026
- PGRS: Frequently Asked QuestionsReal Time Governance Society, Government of Andhra Pradesh (Public Grievance Redressal System), Who can register and how (secretariat, Monday at the Collectorate, portal, app, 1100); status; re-opening twice; corruption to the ACB helpline · read on 30-10-2026
- AP MeeSeva portal, home pageMeeSeva, ITE&C Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, "Asking Bribe? - Call ACB 1064 or send a mail to complaints-acb@ap.gov.in" · read on 30-10-2026