Foreign national

A foreign national is a person who is visiting or living in a country where they are not a citizen.

European Union

The European Union has a different definition of "foreign national." In the European Union, a person is only thought of as a foreign national if they are not a citizen of any country in the European Union. These people are called "third party nationals," not "foreign nationals."

The United States

The United States Department of Homeland Security says that a foreign national as a person "who is a citizen of any country other than the United States."

In other words, a foreign national is a person who:

• Was born outside the United States; and
• Is a citizen of another country; and
• Has not become a United States citizen through naturalization.

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