Foreign Nationals

The U.S. Export Administration Regulations provide that the release of technology or software to a foreign national is an export. A foreign national is anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident alien, or a lawfully admitted refugee or asylee. Exports occur in everyday disclosures of information to a foreign national via consultation, training, company visits, and conversations through e-mail, fax and telephone.

An U.S. export licence may need to be secured BEFORE disclosing certain kinds of software or technology to a foreign national if:

1. The software or technology is export-controlled and

2. The individual is a citizen of one or more of the following countries*:

Albania	Laos	Ukraine
Armenia	Libya	Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan	Macau	Vietnam
Belarus	Moldova
Burma (aka Myanmar)**	Mongolia
Cambodia	North Korea**
Cuba**	PRC (China)
Georgia	Russia
Iran**	Sudan**
Iraq	Syria**
Kazakhstan	Tajikstan
Kyrgyzstan	Turkmenistan

* This list of countries of concern is current as of September, 2006 and is subject to change.

** Embargoed Countries

If an U.S. export licence is required or if you need additional information, please contact International Trade Services