Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for temporary residence certificate, applicant has to approach the tehsildar at revenue department office.
2. Link for contact: link
3. Go to the respective office.
4. Collect the application form or write on a plain A4 sheet as advised.
5. Complete the application form. Attach the entire required documents as per our “required documents” section and submit it to the designated authority.
6. After the application form is processed, an enquiry officer will make a thorough verification regarding your proof which you have submitted along with the form.
7. Collect the acknowledgment slip for submitting the form. Keep it safe for future reference.
8. Use acknowledgment slip to obtain certificate as per the department notification.

Apply Online:

1. To Apply for Temporary Residence Certificate (TRC), the applicant has to make the application online via the following link link
2. The applicant has login with their User name and password. if the applicant is a new user the applicant has to click “register now” and create an account.
3. Next the applicant has to select the service and enter all necessary details in the application form.
4. The applicant has to upload all the required documents that are mentioned in required documents section of this page.
5. Review the application and click “submit”. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement. The applicant will also get a transaction number as a text message on their registered mobile number.
6. Applicant has to make necessary payment and don’t forget to take the receipt.
7. This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
8. ”SMS” triggered update on application status will be sent to the applicant’s mobile. Please keep track of the notification.
9. The submitted application will be processed by the department. A designated authority (supply officer) will verify the submitted documents and inspect the area of the applicant to clarify the applicant’s details.
10. Based on the outcome of the above-mentioned steps and other internal processing, the designated issuing authority will decide on the issuance of the Certificate.
11. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection will be conveyed to the applicant through an “SMS” or applicable norms.

• Application Form
• Ration card
• Aadhaar card
• Residence proof like gas bill, EB bill, Bank passbook etc
• Driving license
• Photo proof like passport
• Appointment Order/Transfer Order/Govt. Identity Card
• Copy of 2 recent passport size photograph
• Attested copy of birth certificate.
• Attested copy of education certificate
• Attested copy of voter ID
• Attested copy of Inner line permit (This document is required in some states as per local government norms)
• Attested copy of trading license as per requirement
• Govt. Identity Card /Trading License of Guardian
• Trading/establishment of guardian.
• Certificate stating evidence of guardianship

Punjab Municipal Bhavan,
5th Floor, Plot No.3, Dakshin Marg, Sector 35-A,
Chandigarh - 160022, Punjab, India.
Phone : +91- 0172 261 9158
e-mail : am.it.pmidc@punjab.gov.in
Contact Link:List

• Applicant with a valid residence certificate from other state can apply for temporary residence certificate in the state where they are working/doing business.
• Applicant must be the citizen of India.

Approach the authorities for fee details.

Temporary certificate is valid for 1 year (it can be issued for a maximum of 2 years)

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

It takes nearly 15 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Do not submit fake documents as a proof to obtain this certificate.
• Applying for residential certificate in another state is an offence.

• Name of the applicant.
• Name of the applicant for whom the certificate is required.
• Father / Husband name
• Local address of the person for whom the certificate is required.
• Address of the guardian
• Permanent address of the person for whom the certificate is required.
• Sex
• Residential details
• Family details
• Occupation

• Temporary Residence Certificate (TRC) is issued to persons who have come from other states to the district for Business, govt. service, etc

Temporary Residential certificate shall be issued by the following state authorities as per thw respective state norms :

• Tehsildar / Naib Tehsildar
• District Magistrate
• Sub Divisional Magistrate
• Sub Divisional Officer
• Revenue department authorities

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

• Migrant workers/employees shall apply through the owner of the establishment or the person under whom the person is working.