---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 202.256"
title: "28"
number: "202.256"
heading: "United States person or U.S. person."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/202.256"
---

# §202.256. United States person or U.S. person.

- (a) **Definition.** The terms United States person and U.S. person mean any United States citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident; any individual admitted to the United States as a refugee under [8 U.S.C. 1157](/usc/8/1157.md) or granted asylum under [8 U.S.C. 1158](/usc/8/1158.md); any entity organized solely under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches); or any person in the United States.
- (b) **Examples—**
  - (1) **Example 1.** An individual is a citizen of a country of concern and is in the United States. The individual is a U.S. person.
  - (2) **Example 2.** An individual is a U.S. citizen. The individual is a U.S. person, regardless of location.
  - (3) **Example 3.** An individual is a dual citizen of the United States and a country of concern. The individual is a U.S. person, regardless of location.
  - (4) **Example 4.** An individual is a citizen of a country of concern, is not a permanent resident alien of the United States, and is outside the United States. The individual is a foreign person.
  - (5) **Example 5.** A company is organized under the laws of the United States and has a foreign branch in a country of concern. The company, including its foreign branch, is a U.S. person.
  - (6) **Example 6.** A parent company is organized under the laws of the United States and has a subsidiary organized under the laws of a country of concern. The subsidiary is a foreign person regardless of the degree of ownership by the parent company; the parent company is a U.S. person.
  - (7) **Example 7.** A company is organized under the laws of a country of concern and has a branch in the United States. The company, including its U.S. branch, is a foreign person.
  - (8) **Example 8.** A parent company is organized under the laws of a country of concern and has a subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States. The subsidiary is a U.S. person regardless of the degree of ownership by the parent company; the parent company is a foreign person.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.; E.O. 14117, 89 FR 15421.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 1706, Jan. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted.