Working With Foreign Nationals: Section 5

Foreign Entities

Foreign entities and employees of foreign entities (including U.S. persons) are treated as a Foreign National no matter where located.

Foreign Entities are:

• Any business, organization, or entity that is not incorporated or organized to do business in the United States* is considered to be a foreign person*.
• International organizations and offices of foreign governments are also considered to be foreign persons* no matter where located.
• Employees of the above (regardless of citizenship or permanent residence).

Individuals working on behalf of a foreign entity assume the nationality of that foreign entity regardless of individual citizenship or residence. For example, your former colleague, a U.S. citizen, takes employment with EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) in Germany. A transfer of technical data* to your colleague working for EADS will be considered an export to Germany.

For Help at anytime, contact the Export Control Team at (513) 558-ISEC or via e-mail at InfoSec@uc.edu

Throughout the Export Controls section of the website, whenever you see a *, hover over it for a brief definition of the term. Click on the asterix to be taken to the full definition on the glossary page. The Glossary page also includes lnks to applicable regulations and additional information and links.