43 CFR § 3502.13 - May foreign citizens hold permits or leases?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3502.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3502.13 - May foreign citizens hold permits or leases?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3502.13"
section_name: "May foreign citizens hold permits or leases?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3500"
part_name: "LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, and 209; 43 U.S.C. 1701  and sec. 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. appendix)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3500"
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# 3502.13 May foreign citizens hold permits or leases?

No. However, foreign citizens may hold stock in United States corporations that hold leases or permits if the laws, customs, or regulations of their country do not deny similar privileges to citizens or corporations of the United States.