CERTIFICATES OF RESIDENCE
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Please return the original Application together with proof of residency as set forth below by mail to the Sullivan County Treasurer, 100 North Street, PO Box 5012, Monticello, NY 12701. If you wish to hand deliver the fully executed documents, our office is open during normal business hours Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).
The fully executed Application and supporting documents may also be sent via email. See the attached instructions for the address.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:
When applying for a certificate of residency, three separate forms of PROOF OF RESIDENCY must be submitted:
PROOF OF NYS RESIDENCY - 1 YEAR PRIOR
PROOF OF SULLIVAN COUNTY - 6 MONTHS PRIOR
PROOF OF CURRENT SULLIVAN COUNTY ADDRESS
Proof must show a street address. Documents which have only your Post Office box listed as your address are not acceptable proof for the purpose of determining residency. Some proper forms of proof may be one or more of the following:
ALL STUDENTS: New York State driver’s license, permit or non-driver I.D.; property tax bill; voter registration card, utility bill, pay stub, bank statement, rent receipt, apartment lease, vehicle registration or insurance card, income tax return. If your mail is forwarded to a PO Box, a letter from your Post Office confirming your physical address is also acceptable.
FOR STUDENTS UNDER 21, in addition to the documents listed above, the following proofs are also acceptable: school records, parent/guardian income tax return reflecting student as a dependent; telephone bills; current magazine subscription with student’s name/address.
MILITARY PERSONNEL: Discharge papers (DD214) reflecting Sullivan County as your legal address upon entering the military.
We request that some form of photo identification be presented with every application.
Pursuant to the NYCRR and Resolution of the Sullivan County Legislature, Certificates of Residence will only be issued within 60 days prior to each college term and no later than thirty (30) days after the start of classes.
Certificates are valid for a period of one year.
