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Nov 17, 2017 | 4:58 am

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Originally Posted by Mict

The VAT refund rule for EU citizen living abroad allows VAT refund if "you can show that you will be staying outside the EU for at least 12 months" Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/public...ping-in-the-uk

That isn't what it says.

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3. Can I use the scheme?

If you are a resident of the EU, You can use the scheme if you can show that you will be staying outside the EU for at least 12 months

You are not a resident of the EU, so this does not apply to you.

The only thing you would need to prove is that you live in the US.

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