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[quote=Anonymous]Some people don't realize how easy it is to change one's residency.  Basically, get documentation that you are paying the water or electric bill, get a new driver's license in that jurisdiction, and bam, you're a resident.   In our case, we've served on several extended expat assignments, maintaining a residency in the U.S. is something very important to us.

That said, the tricky part for someone from VA who wants to come to DC would be losing the VA residency.  VA is infamous in government and military circles for collecting back taxes when someone leaves VA, goes somewhere else, then comes back to VA.  They will say the intention was never to leave VA in the first place.

So, having some experience with this myself, I'll say: you can have a residency anywhere you want, but you can't have two.  If you take up a new residency somewhere, you must give up your old residency and any benefits you had at the old one.  "Benefits" include things such as voter registration, driver's license, in-state fishing license, and accepting local-resident property tax exemptions.  Yes, people do get tripped up when they take benefits from two jurisdictions without paying taxes, ESPECIALLY when Virginia is involved. [/quote]

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