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Payment Eligibility Foreign Persons

 

 
Foreign persons and non-resident aliens are ineligible for most program benefits under FSA and NRCS administered programs unless specific and additional eligibility requirements are met by such persons. A foreign person or non-resident alien must have a valid taxpayer identification number and make significant contributions of land, capital, and active personal labor to the farming operation. If an entity comprised of foreign persons or non-resident aliens, the members of the entity must make significant contributions of active personal labor to the farming operation of the legal entity requesting benefits under programs subject to the foreign person rules.

 
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Foreign Investors

 

 
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) requires foreign persons and entities who acquire, transfer, or hold interest in U.S. agricultural land to report these holdings and transactions to FSA within 90 days. An AFIDA report must be filed when a foreign individual, organization, or government holds 10 percent or more interest in agricultural land. Failure to report or late reporting may result in penalties of up to 25 percent of the fair market value of the land.

 
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) requires foreign persons and entities who acquire, transfer, or hold interest in U.S. agricultural land to report these holdings and transactions to FSA within 90 days. An AFIDA report must be filed when a foreign individual, organization, or government holds 10 percent or more interest in agricultural land. Failure to report or late reporting may result in penalties of up to 25 percent of the fair market value of the land.

 
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