20 CFR §416.1603
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- (a)What you should give us. Your home address in the United States may be sufficient to establish that you are a resident. However, if we have any reason to question that you are a resident of the United States we will ask for evidence. You can prove you are a resident of the United States by giving us papers or documents showing that you live in the United States such as—
- (b)What “resident of the United States” means. We use the term resident of the United States to mean a person who has established an actual dwelling place within the geographical limits of the United States with the intent to continue to live in the United States.
- (c)What “United States” means. We use the term United States in this section to mean the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.