Domicile certificate in Maharashtra: apply, documents, fee and time limit (checked October 2026)

Last checked: 26 October 2026

For anyone in Maharashtra who needs a domicile certificate for an admission, a job application or a scheme.

In Maharashtra the domicile certificate is the Age, Nationality and Domicile Certificate, applied for on Aaple Sarkar. The official checklist lists a fee of INR 20 and a time limit of 15 days. The Tahsildar issues it. If it is late, appeal to the Sub-Divisional Officer within 30 days.

How to apply on Aaple Sarkar

These steps are from the official Revenue Department checklist.

1. Register on the Aaple Sarkar portal. You can verify with Aadhaar or create your own profile with an OTP sent to your mobile.
2. Complete your profile: your details, address, mobile number, photograph, proof of identity and proof of address.
3. Select Revenue Department in the left panel, then Revenue Services in the sub department menu, and click Proceed.
4. Select the Age, Nationality and Domicile Certificate service. Read the list of documents and click Proceed.
5. Select the type of certificate. Fill in your details, address, beneficiary details, present address, birth details, education details and migration details.
6. Accept the declaration and submit the application.
7. Upload the documents.
8. Pay the service fee to complete the application. Keep the Application ID.

Documents you need

What happens after you apply

The checklist describes three checks. A tehsil clerk verifies the form, attachments and payment. The Awwal Karkun checks it next, and then the Tahsildar. At each stage the officer can send a rectification request with remarks. You resubmit as per the remarks. When nothing needs correcting, the digitally signed certificate is issued on the portal.

Is my certificate late? Who to appeal to and by when

1. 1. Tahsildar (designated officer)

   Official contact

   Apply and track on Aaple Sarkar with your Application ID. Toll free helpline 1800 120 8040.

   Deadline

   15 days from the date the complete application is received (Act section 5(1)). The officer must issue the certificate or reject it with reasons in writing.

2. 2. First appeal: Sub-Divisional Officer

   Official contact

   Form II of the 2016 Rules. You can file it on Aaple Sarkar or on paper (rule 11).

   Deadline

   Within 30 days of the time limit running out or of receiving a rejection. A late appeal can be admitted for sufficient cause, up to 90 days. The decision is due within 30 days of filing (section 9).

3. 3. Second appeal: Additional Collector

   Official contact

   Form III of the 2016 Rules, online or on paper (rule 11).

   Deadline

   Within 30 days of receiving the first appeal order. If no order comes, you can file after 45 days from the first appeal. The decision is due within 45 days (section 9).

4. 4. Third appeal: Maharashtra State Commission for Right to Service

   Official contact

   Form V of the 2016 Rules (rule 18). The Aaple Sarkar Right to Services page has a registration link for the third appeal. Commission office: 7th Floor, New Administrative Building, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Madam Cama Road, opposite Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032. Phone 022-22832346.

   Deadline

   Within 60 days of receiving the second appeal order. The Commission disposes of it within 90 days (section 18).

Things the state does not publish

• How many years you must have lived in Maharashtra: not published on the checklist or the Right to Services page we checked. We will add it only from an official order.
• Validity of the certificate: not published by the state on those pages.
• Common rejection reasons: not published by the state. A rejection must state its reasons in writing, so read the order before you appeal.

Count your dates

Use the is my certificate late calculator to get the due date and the last day for a first appeal. The guide to certificate time limits explains how the clock works. Need proof of income as well? See the income certificate guide. Need caste proof too? See the caste certificate guide.

Free first appeal template (Form II fields)

Free to copy. It follows the fields of Form II in the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Rules, 2016. Replace everything in [square brackets] and delete lines that do not apply. You can also file the appeal online on Aaple Sarkar.

FORM II
Appeal to the First Appellate Authority under section 9(1) of the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015

Before: Sub-Divisional Officer, [office address of the Sub-Divisional Officer]

Name and address of the eligible person: [your full name and address]
Name and address of the Designated Officer: Tahsildar, [office address]

1. Date of application: [date]
2. Date of acknowledgement: [date]  Application ID: [number]
3. Date of production of documents: [date]
4. Details of the public service required: Age, Nationality and Domicile Certificate
5. Decision of the Designated Officer: [no decision / rejected on date]
6. Stipulated time limit: 15 days
7. Date on which the rejection was received: [date, or "not applicable"]
8. Grounds of appeal:
   (i) The service was not provided within the stipulated time limit. [keep this line or delete it]
   (ii) The application was rejected. The reasons given are not correct because [your reasons]. [keep this line or delete it]
9. Relief sought: Issue the Age, Nationality and Domicile Certificate within the time you direct.
10. Any other information: [optional]

List of documents enclosed:
1. Copy of the acknowledgement of my application
2. [copy of the rejection order, if any]
3. [other documents]

Declaration: The particulars given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

Date: [date]
Place: [place]
Signature: [signature]