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To establish Florida residency you generally need a Florida residential address, a filed Declaration of Domicile, a Florida driver's license, and Florida voter registration — plus genuine proof of residency and cutting ties with your former state. Florida has no minimum-day requirement, but the move must be documented to hold up.

A Declaration of Domicile is a sworn, notarized statement that Florida is your permanent home, filed with the clerk of the circuit court in your Florida county (Florida Statute 222.17). It's strong evidence of intent when establishing Florida domicile.

Florida sets no minimum number of days to establish domicile. What matters is genuinely making Florida your legal home and cutting ties with your former state. Your former state may apply its own day-count rules, so the move should be documented carefully.

Yes. You're choosing Florida as your legal home while living a location-independent life, like many expats and nomads. ResidWise helps you complete the steps that show intent and build strong Florida ties. Final residency determinations are made by tax authorities.

There is no general California exit tax for leaving. But high-tax states like California and New York tax you until you properly change residency, and they still tax California- or New York-source income. A documented domicile change is what protects you in a residency audit.

No. Federal income tax is the same in every state — Florida domicile removes the state income-tax layer only. US citizens are taxed on worldwide income regardless of where they live, so you still file federally.

ResidWise handles your Florida domicile end to end — residential address, Declaration of Domicile, DMV packet, and mail — documented and audit-ready. We're in early access and onboarding founding members; there's no payment up front.