The first spouse to die provides for a Qualified Domestic Trust (QDOT) to be established for all property passing to the surviving non-U.S. citizen spouse that is to qualify for the marital deduction.
In general, estate tax is due on distributions of principal to the surviving spouse (other than distributions on account of hardship), and on any remaining value in the QDOT at the surviving noncitizen spouse's death.
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