On the definition of "Country of Residence" in the US customs form
When you arrive to the US, you are given a customs form (CBP Traveler Entry Form) to fill out. One of the questions is "Country of Residence". If one temporarily lives in the US (e.g. on an F1 visa) [in a rented apartment] [and spends at least 10 months a year in the US, spending the remaining 2 months or so traveling], what should they answer? Is the US their country of residence, or is the country of residence defined to be the country of their permanent residence (which is in most cases the country of their citizenship)?
Best Answer
The question "Country of Residence" can be understood to mean "In which country do you normally live for most of the year?"
For your situation where you live 10 months of the year in the US, your country of residence would be the US.
This is unrelated to the US term "permanent resident" for green card holders.
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