Originally Posted by
Ragnarok
Some applications actually don't ask whether or not you are a resident.
The wording in the application for the BofA card ask for citizenship status.
The answers are usually either 1) U.S. Citizen 2) Resident Alien ( Applies to non-U.S. citizens currently residing in the United States , on a green card or meeting the Substantial Presence Test.
3) Nonresident Alien
A nonresident alien is an alien who has not passed the green card test or the substantial presence test.
Wrong. Non-resident aliens mean anyone has a Visa to
legally stay in this country (work visa, student visa, spousal visa etc etc) but does NOT have the permanent resident status. (The PR means the resident aliens who do not have citizenship whether by choice or not - not everyone wants to be US citizen for variety of reasons - many super-wealthy dont, and happily give up their citizenship officially, such as the co-founder of Facebook or the famous investor Jim Rogers. PRs pay the same taxes as the Citizens and US taxation is a worldwide system.)
Originally Posted by
jatink129
So doesn't OP then become a non-resident alien?
OP is not even that. He does not even have a Visa to legally stay here beyond the Visa-waived period specific to his nationality.