Third country national

The term can also be used to describe foreign workers employed by private industry and citizens in a country such as Kuwait in which it is common to outsource work to non-citizens.

Many TCN contractors have also been lured by preemployment deals that have guaranteed them the job as long as they give a percentage of their pay to an 'employment agent' or 'representative'.

As a result, many TCNs in such high-risk areas have been injured or killed, however most military installations will provide life-saving medical care as required.

In an April 19 memorandum[8] to all Pentagon contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Joint Contracting Command demands that the widespread practice of taking away workers passports come to end.

In Europe, the word third country national is often used for any person who is not a citizen of the European Union within the meaning of Art.