gure 4???A Can I Claim the Exclusion or Deduction? taxmap/pubs/p54-010.htm#en_us_publink100047413Bona Fide Residence Test(p13) Bona Fide Residence Test You meet the bona fide residence test if you are a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year.