The term ‘‘United States person’’ under FATCA means: • A citizen or resident of the United States • A domestic partnership (partnership organized in the US) • A domestic corporation (corporation incorporated in the US) • Any estate other than a foreign estate • Any trust if: a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust • The United States government, a State or the District of Columbia (including any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof). A client could be considered a US resident for tax purposes by virtue of the time spent in the US according to the substantial presence test. The test must be applied each year that the individual is in the US. • Students (F1,OPT, J1, Q Visas) are considered Non Resident Aliens for up to five years, and are exempted from the Substantial Presence Test for a period of five years. • Teacher, Researchers (J1, Q Visas) are considered Non Resident Aliens for up to two years, and are exempted from the Substantial Presence Test for a period of two years. • For the other H1B, L1, and other Visa holders; To meet the Substantial Presence Test, a foreign person must: • Be physically present in the US for at least 31 days during the current year, and • Be physically present 183 days during the 3 year period that includes the current year and the 2 years immediately before that, counting: (i) All the days the individual was present in the current year, and (ii) 1/3 of the days the individual was present in the year before the current year, and (iii) 1/6 of the days the individual was present in the year before last. • F and J student visa holders are to exclude 5 calendar years of presence for purposes of the substantial presence test. J non-student visa holders are to exclude 2 years