First-Year Election

You can voluntarily be considered a resident even though you may not qualify under the Green Card test or the Substantially Present test.  You would need to be in the US for 31 consecutive days and meet a continuous presence of 75% of your time in the US and this individual was not a resident in the current or previous year and must be a resident in the next year.   A statement needs to be attached for this election.   The date of residence would be the date that of arrival (first 31 days)