Petition for Waiver of Residency
Waiver Conditions
For all applicants that are applying for the Petition of Waiver of Residency, 18 years and over, must apply individually and certify that you have met these seven requirements:
- A current North Dakota driver's license or Official State of North Dakota ID card. Copy to be attached to application. (State law requires license change 90 days after establishing a permanent residence.)
- All vehicles in the applicant's name are currently registered in North Dakota. (State law requires immediate registration upon employment or residence.)
- An individual is not eligible for resident licenses even through this waiver if the individual maintains a valid resident hunting related or fishing related license from another state or country, unless the license is a lifetime license that was purchase prior to the date being stated on this application as the start of residency in North Dakota.
- Have no ongoing claim to any form of residency in another state. (Example: Filing of resident taxes, employment, land tax, or Homestead Tax Exemption.)
- Have set up a permanent occupancy in a residence 30 days prior to application and supplied proof at time of application. (Example: utility bill, rental agreement, home ownership.)
- A Hunter Education Course is required by law for all hunters born after December 1961: enter in your certificate number and the state you passed the course in. If you do not have a number, enter the year you took the course and the state. Individuals born after December 31, 1961, who are 16 years of age or older and do not possess a hunter safety education course certificate of completion are eligible for an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter validation is valid for only one license year in a lifetime. An individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation may hunt small game and deer only when accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in this state whose license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps. For purposes of this validation, "accompanied" means to stay within a distance of another individual that permits uninterrupted visual contact and unaided verbal communication.
- *Social Security Number Requirement. In accordance with state law NDCC 20.1-03035 and 42 US Code 666 (a) (13) and (16), North Dakota Game and Fish Department is required to collect social security numbers from all persons obtaining hunting, fishing or other recreational type license.