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:
- a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and
- one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust
- 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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