31 CFR § 526.305 - Foreign person.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s526.305"
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title: "31 CFR § 526.305 - Foreign person."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "526.305"
section_name: "Foreign person."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "526"
part_name: "HOSTAGES AND WRONGFUL DETENTION SANCTIONS REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 1741  31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601  1701  Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 14078, 87 FR 43389, 3 CFR, 2022 Comp., p. 407."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 44054, July 11, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "526"
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# 526.305 Foreign person.

The term *foreign person* means any citizen or national of a foreign state (including any such individual who is also a citizen or national of the United States, provided such individual does not reside in the United States) or any entity not organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States.