# 19 CFR § 148.2: Residence status of arriving persons

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 148.2
- **Heading:** Residence status of arriving persons
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 19—Customs Duties > CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 148—PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(a) General. Persons arriving from foreign countries will be divided into two classes for Customs purposes:
(1) Residents of the United States returning from abroad, and
(2) All other persons, hereinafter referred to as nonresidents.
(b) Status as returning resident. Citizens of the United States, or persons who have formerly resided in the United States, (including American citizens who are residents of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the United States) will be deemed residents of the United States returning from abroad within the meaning of “residents” as used in Chapter 98, Subchapter IV, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), in the absence of satisfactory evidence that they have established a home elsewhere. The residence of a minor child will be presumed to be the residence of the child's parents.
(c) Status as nonresident. Any person arriving in the United States who is not a resident of the United States or who, though a resident of the United States, is not returning from abroad, will be treated for the purpose of these regulations as a nonresident.
(d) Optional claim of nonresident status. Any person arriving in the United States who would otherwise be considered a returning resident, may claim at his option the status of a nonresident if he intends to remain in the United States for only a short period of time before returning abroad. If the status as a nonresident claimed by an arriving person is allowed, the procedures in § 148.8 will be followed.
[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 78-394, 43 FR 49788, Oct. 25, 1978; T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51263, Dec. 21, 1988; T.D. 97-75, 62 FR 46441, Sept. 3, 1997; CBP Dec. 13-19, 78 FR 76532, Dec. 18, 2013]

## Nearby sections

- [19 CFR § 148.1 § 148.1 Registration of effects to be taken abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.1.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.2 § 148.2 Residence status of arriving persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.2.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.3 § 148.3 Customs treatment after transiting the Panama Canal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.3.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.4 § 148.4 Accompanying articles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.4.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.5 § 148.5 Regular entry of articles in baggage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.5.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.6 § 148.6 Entry of unaccompanied shipments of effects subject to personal exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.6.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.7 § 148.7 Unclaimed baggage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.7.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.8 § 148.8 Temporary importation by residents arriving for short visits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.8.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.11 § 148.11 Declaration required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.11.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.12 § 148.12 Oral declarations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.12.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.13 § 148.13 Written declarations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.13.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.14 § 148.14 Family declarations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.14.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.15 § 148.15 Inclusion of articles not for personal or household use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.15.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.16 § 148.16 Amendment of declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.16.md)

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