(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--
(1) Property, income, or other tax forms or receipts;
(2) Utility bills, leases or rent payment records;
(3) Documents that show you participate in a social services program in the United States; or
(4) Other records or documents that show you live in the United States.
(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. [47 FR 3106, Jan. 22, 1982, as amended at 62 FR 59813, Nov. 5, 1997]