Foreign national facts for kids
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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