For estate tax purposes, a person is a “resident decedent” if the person is “domiciled” in the U.S. at the time of his or her death. The estates of resident aliens follow the same rules and regulations as do the estates ofU.S.citizens to determine estate tax liability. However, the estates of nonresident aliens are taxed differently.

U.S. estate tax for NRA

while U.S persons are subject to estate and gift tax on their worldwide assets,

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Definition of Nonresident Alien (NRA)

Different from nonresident alien for the income tax purpose, under gift tax regulations, a “resident” is a person who has his domicile in the United States. A person acquires a domicile in a place by living there, for even a brief period of time, with no definite present intention of later leaving that place. A person’s residence will not qualify as a domicile unless the person has the requisite intent to remain in such residence indefinitely.

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