West Bengal - Apply for Temporary Residence Certificate (TRC)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for temporary residence certificate, applicant has to approach the Tehsil or revenue department authorities. Also applicant shall approach the Deputy collector office / SDO office.
2. Link for contact: contact link.
3. Get the relevant application form from the authorities and fill the form with valid details appropriately.
4. Make sure that you have all the proper documents mentioned in the “Required documents” section below.
5. Submit the form along with the required documents to the authorities.
6. Now collect the acknowledgment slip from the authorities.
7. After the verification process, applicant shall receive the temporary residence certificate from the office.
   

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Required Documents

• Application Form
• Ration card
• Aadhaar card
• Residence proof like gas bill, EB bill, Bank passbook etc
• Driving license
• Age proof like Birth certificate, Life insurance copy
• Photo proof like passport
• Attested copy of trading license as per requirement
• Govt. Identity Card /Trading License of Guardian
• Trading/establishment of guardian.
• Certificate stating evidence of guardianship
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Office of the District Magistrate,
Thackeray Road, Alipore Police Line, Alipore,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700027.
Link for contact: Link.

Eligibility

• Applicant must be the citizen of India.
• 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 who is going to stay in the state for a short period can apply for temporary residence certificate.

Fees

Approach the authorities for fee details.

Validity

Validity period varies from state to state.

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Processing Time

It takes nearly 15 days.

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Instructions

• Do not submit fake documents as a proof to obtain residential certificate.
• A residential certificate can be obtained from only one state.
• Applying for residential certificate in another state is an offence.

Required Information

• Name
• Parent’s Name
• Sex
• Residential details
• Family details
• Occupation

Need for the Document

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

Information which might help

Temporary Residence certificate is issued by the following state authorities:

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

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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