TomK
Expert Alumni

State tax filing

The only requirements to become a resident of South Dakota:

1. You'll need a South Dakota address and the ability to receive mail sent to that address.

2.  You must complete PS Form 1583 to show your "permanent change of address" with USPS.

3. You must be physically present to apply for a South Dakota Driver’s License. To receive your first SD driver's license, you must stay one night in a campground, hotel, airbnb, or motel in SD and show a receipt* to the driver's license office.  To keep your SDDL, you must stay one day in SD every five years.