The definition of US persons might include the following:

  • A U.S. citizen (including dual citizens)
  • A U.S. resident alien for tax purposes
  • A domestic partnership
  • A domestic corporation
  • Any estate other than a foreign estate
  • Any trust if:
    1. a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and
    2. one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust
    3. any other person that is not a foreign person
  • Substantial US ownership (US person owns more than 10% of the shares of a corporation {vote or value} or of a partnership or of a trust)

Kindly note that by replying ‘No’ to the present question you are declaring that:

  • You are not a U.S. citizen (including dual citizen) or resident
  • Your birthplace is not in the U.S.
  • You do not have a current U.S. mailing or residential address (including a U.S. Post Office box or U.S. “in-care-of” address)
  • You do not have a current U.S. telephone number
  • You do not have standing instructions to transfer funds to an account maintained in the United States
  • You do not have currently effective power of attorney or signatory authority granted to a person with a U.S. address
  • You do not have an “in-care-of” or “hold mail” address that is your sole address
  • You do not possess a U.S. TIN (hereafter “Tax Identification Number”)
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