Residency

::See also: residency (medicine) or medical residency

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Residency is the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place.

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It is important in terms of politics, as candidates must maintain residency within the district in which they intend to run. Requirements vary by jurisdiction, and sometimes by the political office for which a person runs. The cutoff may be as little as a month or as much as several years. Once elected, the office-holder must remain resident in the appropriate district, or usually be forced to resign.

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Voting by the general public (the electorate) is also defined by residency, with most people being prohibited from doing so except at the precinct for their primary residence. There are sometimes exceptions for this, such as so that expatriates can vote in the country where they maintain their original citizenship.

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It is also important in terms of other law, such as requirements that vehicles and other things which must be licensed in the place which the owner resides. There is a grace period normally around 30 days for persons moving into the area.

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In addition to such responsibilities, certain benefits also come from residency.

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Discounts on tuition usually are allowed for students who are resident within the state or province (or country) for a year or more, if it is a public university or the like. Other forms of public assistance such as welfare may also have a waiting period, to prevent abuse.

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Residency in any given U.S. state is recognized by the U.S. Constitution as "citizenship" of that state, a somewhat unusual arrangement known as "dual citizenship" (though not in the original multi-national context).

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Residency (medicine): Residency is a stage of postgraduate medical training in North America which leads to eligibility for board certification in a primary care or referral specialty. Residency follows medical school, and may follow the internship year or include the internship year as the first year of residency. Res...

Medical residency: A medical residency is a post-graduate educational and clinical training program for physicians in North America. It is filled by a resident physician who has received a postgraduate medical degree (M.D. or D.O.) and is enrolled in a clinical training program, generally affiliated with a hospital....

Politics: :This article is about Politics as social phenomenon, for all other uses see Politics (disambiguation)...

Residency related Images and Photos (experimental)

French Residency at Hanoi 1884

British Residency at Hyderabad in 1813 Vol.II Scenery Costumes and Architecture of India