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foreign person

Defined in 42 places across 7 titles — 39 distinct definitions of the United States Code.

The term “foreign person” means a person that is not a United States person.

Same definition in 4 sections

the term "foreign person" means any person other than a United States person;

Same definition in 3 sections

For purposes of this section, the term "foreign person" means any person other than a United States person.

Same definition in 2 sections

For the purposes of this section, the term "foreign person" means—

Same definition in 2 sections

  • 1994–201922 U.S.C. § 2798Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Sanctions against certain foreign persons · for the purposes of this section
  • 2015–202650 U.S.C. § 4613War and National Defense · Chemical and biological weapons proliferation sanctions · for the purposes of this section

For the purposes of this section, the term “foreign person” means—

(1) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or

(2) a corporation, partnership, or other entity which is created or organized under the laws of a foreign country or which has its principal place of business outside the United States.

Same definition in 2 sections

The term "foreign person"—

(A) means—

(i) any citizen or national of a foreign country; or

(ii) any entity not organized under the laws of the United States or a jurisdiction within the United States; and

(B) does not include the government of a foreign country.

Same definition in 2 sections

The term “foreign person” means any of the following:

(A) A natural person who is not a citizen of the United States.

(B) A corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, or other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group that is organized under the laws of a foreign country or has its principal place of business in a foreign country.

(C) Any foreign government or foreign governmental entity operating as a business enterprise or in any other capacity.

(D) Any successor, subunit, or subsidiary of any entity described in subparagraph (B) or (C).

Same definition in 2 sections

  • 2002–present50 U.S.C. § 2369War and National Defense · Semiannual report on contributions of foreign persons to weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems efforts of countries of proliferation concern · in this section
  • 2009–present50 U.S.C. § 2371War and National Defense · Repealed. Pub. L. 114–113, div. M, title VII, § 701(d), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2930 · in this section

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “foreign person” means any person other than—

(i) a United States person, or

(ii) a person who would be a United States person if references to the United States in section 7701 included references to a possession of the United States.

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  • 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 881Internal Revenue Code · Tax on income of foreign corporations not connected with United States business · for purposes of this section

For purposes of this section, the term "foreign person" has the meaning given such term by section 6038A(c)(3).

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“foreign person” means any person resident outside the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of a country other than the United States;

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Foreign person.—The term "foreign person" means a person who is not a United States person, as defined in section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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In this section, the term “foreign person” means any citizen or national of a foreign state or any entity not organized under the laws of the United States, including a foreign government official, but does not include a foreign state.

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shall be treated as other-source milk, and shall be allocated as milk received from producer-handlers for the purposes of classifying producer milk, under the milk marketing program established under this chapter. For the purposes of this subparagraph,2 the term “foreign person” has the meaning given such term under section 3508(3) of this title.

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shall be treated as other-source milk, and shall be allocated as milk received from producer-handlers for the purposes of classifying producer milk, under the milk marketing program established under this chapter. For the purposes of this subparagraph,4 the term “foreign person” has the meaning given such term under section 3508(3) of this title.

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The term “foreign person”—

(A) means an individual or entity that is not a United States person; and

(B) includes a foreign state (as such term is defined in section 1603 of title 28).

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The term "foreign person" has the meaning given such term in section 594.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).

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  • 2017–present22 U.S.C. § 9528Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to Syria · in this section

The term "foreign person" has the meaning given such term in section 595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on August 2, 2017).

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  • 2017–present22 U.S.C. § 8909Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Mandatory imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions with persons that evade sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation · in this section

The term “foreign person” has the meaning given that term in regulations prescribed in accordance with this subchapter.

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The term "foreign person" has the meaning given that term in section 595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before December 23, 2016).

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the term “foreign person” means—

(A) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or

(B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernment entity which is created or organized under the laws of a foreign country or which has its principal place of business outside the United States;

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The term "foreign person" means—

(A) an individual who is not a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or

(B) an entity that is not a United States person.

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The term "foreign person" means—

(A) an individual who is not a United States person or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States; or

(B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental entity which is not a United States person.

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The term "foreign person" means—

(A) an individual who is not a United States person; or

(B) a foreign entity.

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The term "foreign person" means—

(A) any citizen or national of a foreign country (including any such individual who is also a citizen or national of the United States); or

(B) any entity not organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States.

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the term “foreign person” means—

(A) any individual—

(i) who is not a citizen or national of the United States;

(ii) who is not a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; or

(iii) who is not lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, or paroled into the United States, under the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.];

(B) any person, other than an individual or a government, which is created or organized under the laws of a foreign government or which has its principal place of business located outside of all the States;

(C) any person, other than an individual or a government—

(i) which is created or organized under the laws of any State; and

(ii) in which, as determined by the Secretary under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, a significant interest or substantial control is directly or indirectly held—

(I) by any individual referred to in subparagraph (A);

(II) by any person referred to in subparagraph (B);

(III) by any foreign government; or

(IV) by any combination of such individuals, persons, or governments; and

(D) any foreign government;

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The term “foreign person” means—

(A) any natural person who is not a lawful permanent resident of the United States, citizen of the United States, or any other protected individual (as such term is defined in section 1324b(a)(3) of title 8);

(B) any corporation, business association, partnership, trust, society or any other entity or group that is not incorporated in the United States or organized to do business in the United States, as well as international organizations, foreign governments and any agency or subdivision of a foreign government (e.g., diplomatic mission).

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The term “foreign person” means a person who is not a United States person, as defined in section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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The term “foreign person” means any citizen or national of a foreign state or any entity not organized under the laws of the United States, but does not include a foreign state.

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The term "foreign person" means any individual or entity that is not a United States citizen, a permanent resident alien, or an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States.

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The term "foreign person" means any individual or entity that is not a United States person.

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The term “foreign person” means any person other than—

(A) a United States person, and

(B) except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, an entity with respect to which section 897 does not apply by reason of subsection (l) thereof.

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  • 2015–present26 U.S.C. § 1445Internal Revenue Code · Withholding of tax on dispositions of United States real property interests · for purposes of this section

the term “foreign person” means any person other than a United States person as defined in section 2415(2) of title 50, Appendix.

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the term "foreign person" means any person other than a United States person as defined in section 4618(2) 2 of title 50.

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the term "foreign person" means any person other than a United States person as defined in section 4618(2) of title 50.

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The term "foreign person" means any person that is not a United States person.

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  • 2022–present50 U.S.C. § 1709War and National Defense · Imposition of sanctions with respect to theft of trade secrets of United States persons · in this section

the term “foreign person” means any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States or lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.], and includes foreign corporations, international organizations, and foreign governments;

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The term “foreign person” means any person who is not a United States person.

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  • 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 6039CInternal Revenue Code · Returns with respect to foreign persons holding direct investments in United States real property interests · for purposes of this section

The term “foreign person” means any person who is not a United States person. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “United States person” has the meaning given to such term by section 7701(a)(30), except that any individual who is a citizen of any possession of the United States (but not otherwise a citizen of the United States) and who is not a resident of the United States shall not be treated as a United States person.

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the terms “foreign”, “direct investment”, “international investment”, “United States”, “business enterprise”, “foreign person”, and “United States person” have the meanings given those terms in section 3102 of this title; and

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