28 CFR § 202.256 - United States person or U.S. person.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s202.256"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 202.256 - United States person or U.S. person."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "202.256"
section_name: "United States person or U.S. person."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "202"
part_name: "ACCESS TO U.S. SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA AND GOVERNMENT-RELATED DATA BY COUNTRIES OF CONCERN OR COVERED PERSONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "50 U.S.C. 1701  50 U.S.C. 1601  E.O. 14117, 89 FR 15421."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 1706, Jan. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "202"
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# 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 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158; 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.