33 CFR §25.503

1. (a)The claimant, or the decedent in a death case, must have been an inhabitant of a foreign country at the time of the incident giving rise to the claim and must not be otherwise excluded by § 25.505. It is not necessary that a claimant be a citizen of, or legal domiciliary of the foreign country.
2. (b)A corporation or other organization doing business in a foreign country on a permanent basis may qualify as a proper claimant although organized under United States law.
3. (c)The government of a foreign country or a political subdivision thereof is a proper claimant unless excluded by waiver provisions of applicable international agreements.