{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-202.256","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 202.256","heading":"United States person or U.S. person.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(2) Example 2. An individual is a U.S. citizen. The individual is a U.S. person, regardless of location.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 202—ACCESS TO U.S. SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA AND GOVERNMENT-RELATED DATA BY COUNTRIES OF CONCERN OR COVERED PERSONS","Subpart B—Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"1e62caa298563ba8ca1ac4236bbb377eefe1594fe535056690d87cef660fca20","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-202.255","next":"us/28-cfr-202.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}