Affidavit of residence
Proof of your address when you have no other document for it.
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How the paper begins
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AFFIDAVIT
(Residence)
I, Meera Sharma wife of Shri Kabir Sharma, aged about 41 years, resident of House No. 7, Basant Vihar, Amarnagar, Tehsil and District Amarnagar, Punjab, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1.That I have been living at House No. 7, Basant Vihar, Amarnagar, Tehsil and District Amarnagar, Punjab since 2011, and it is my own house.
2.That this is my permanent and present address, and I can be contacted there.
3.That I am making this affidavit for a gas connection.
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION: Verified at Amarnagar on this 12th day of October 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 3 of the above affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and nothing material has been concealed therein.
DEPONENT
What to bring
Papers to bring
- Aadhaar card or another photo identity proof (photocopy; the original to show)
- Whatever address proof you have: an electricity or water bill, ration card, voter card or bank passbook, even in a family member's name
- If the house is rented: the rent agreement, or the owner's consent with the owner's identity proof and a bill
- The sarpanch's, numberdar's or ward councillor's verification, where the office asks
- Two recent passport-size photographs
Where to go
Sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary, then given to the office that needs it: a bank, the passport office, the tehsil or a school.
Fee
The e-Stamp paper and the Oath Commissioner's or Notary's fee are paid at the counter; ask there for today's amounts.
Good to know
- Offices may send someone to check the address; for a passport, the police verify it.
- Many Sewa Kendra and other state services now accept a self-declaration instead of an affidavit; ask before you buy stamp paper.
Papers and fees can change. Check with the office before you go. Guidance only, not yet reviewed by a lawyer.
Stamp paper
Punjab: affidavits are usually typed on e-stamp paper (buy it at an authorised e-stamp centre; check the current duty there) and sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary. Many state services now accept a self-declaration instead.
Haryana: use e-stamp paper (egrashry / authorised vendors; check the current duty) and swear before an Oath Commissioner or Notary.
Chandigarh: e-stamp paper from an authorised centre (check the current duty); sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary.