OVERSEAS CITIZENS If I do not maintain a legal residence in the U.S., what is my “legal state of residence?
Your “legal state of residence” for voting purposes is the state or territory where you last resided immediately prior to your departure from the United States. This right extends to overseas citizens even though they may not have property or other ties in their last state or territory of residence and their intent to return to that state or territory may be uncertain. When completing the FPCA’s Voting Residence section, be sure to enter the entire mailing address of your last residence, including street or rural route and number. The address determines your proper district, ward, precinct or parish for voting purposes. Family members of citizens residing overseas, who are U.S. citizens and who have never resided in the U.S. may claim one of their U.S. citizen parent’s legal state or territory of residence as their own if allowed by the state. Check Chapter 3 of the Guide.
Related Questions
- I own my own business overseas, which is a legal entity in my country of residence. Do I qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion, and do I have to pay social security and medicare taxes?
- The federal law requires both spouses to claim the same state of legal residency. May I automatically claim the same state of residence as my service member spouse?
- OVERSEAS CITIZENS If I do not maintain a legal residence in the U.S., what is my "legal state of residence?
