GoDaddy does not or has ever allowed circumvention of the .US Registry domain registration requirements.
Yes, you can simply check off the box that claims you are a US citizen but you run the risk of getting caught...by the Registry.
From GoDaddy's Domain Name Registration Agreement:
Section 21: provisions specific to .US registrations
(bolding by me)
" You agree to be bound by any registry rules, policies, and agreements for this ccTLD. The registration guidelines for this ccTLD are available online and are incorporated herein. These policies may prohibit You from changing, transferring, or assigning the name You have submitted as Registrant.
The Registrant certifies that it meets the following Nexus Requirements to qualify to register to use a .US domain name.
A. Registrants must be either:
1. A natural person (i) who is a United States citizen, (ii) who is a permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories, or (ii) whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions, or;
2. An entity or organization that is (i) incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the district of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or (ii) organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof, and non-commercial organizations based in the United States), or;
3. A foreign entity or organization that has a bona fide presence in the United States of America or any of its possession or territories that also (i) regularly engages in lawful activities (sales of goods or services or other business, commercial or non-commercial including not-for-profit activities) in the Unites States, or (ii) maintains an office or other property within the United States.
B. The name servers listed for all .US domain names must be based within the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories.
Registrant further certifies that Go Daddy has requested specific information regarding how the Registrant meets the Nexus requirement and that Registrant has willingly volunteered such information. Registrant understands and agrees that such information will be verified and will be shared with the .US Registry.
Registrant understands and agrees that if such information cannot be verified, or if Registrant fails to continue to abide by the Nexus Requirements, the registered domain name shall be subject to immediate cancellation."
Thanks for the info, the rules must have gotten tighter...
I was under the impression they acted as the "required presence"
as they do with the .de extension.
2 years ago, there were Canadian's regging them at godaddy,
but I also noticed there is no privacy option for them any more...
so they must have put a stop to it.
"In the past 15 months, two previous owners lost big bucks after buying Video.us only to see the registry delete the domain for Nexus/WhoIs violations."
every registrar just follow on the .US policy of dot us registration http://www.nic.us/register/index.html
if they do allow non-U.S. resident then it's time to doubt their services in the first place you might lose your .us with them.
Registar that allowed .us for non US resident ? 
henrysim,
