Immigration Terms and Definitions Involving
Aliens
A general summary of U.S. immigration terminology follows. Any references below to USCIS refer
to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Alien
An individual who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
U.S. National
An individual who owes his sole allegiance to the United States, including all U.S. citizens, and
including some individuals who are not U.S. citizens. For tax purposes the term "U.S. national"
refers to individuals who were born in American Samoa or were born in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands who have made the election to be treated as U.S. nationals and not
as U.S. citizens.
U.S. Citizen
1. An individual born in the United States.
2. An individual whose parent is a U.S. citizen.
3. A former alien who has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen
4. An individual born in Puerto Rico.
5. An individual born in Guam.
6. An individual born in the U.S. Virgin Islands
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