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by EdTsft 2475 days ago
But what about people from countries other than the US that are are not sanctioned by OFAC? "further you agree you're not a non-resident alien of the United States"

Going by this [1] definition of nonresident alien, I am not a citizen of the USA so I'm an alien, and I don't live in the USA so I'm a non-resident alien.

[1] https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/dete...

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This is incorrect. If you're not in the USA, you're not a "non-resident alien", you just don't live here at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(law)#Categories
The IRS is only writing its definitions for the sake of people in the US. That's presumed from context. Otherwise, why care what the IRS has to say?
Because Stellar is using that term in a document they're asking me to agree to and it seems likely that their intended meaning is similar to the IRS definition. But I'm not 100% sure that it's meant to exclude (almost) all non-Americans which is why I'm asking.