Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Oct 27, 2026
§ 404.1032 - Work for a foreign government.

If you work as an employee of a foreign government in any capacity, your work is excluded from employment. If you are a citizen of the United States and work in the United States as an employee of a foreign government, you are considered to be self-employed (§ 404.1068(d)).

cite as: 20 CFR 404.1032