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Tax Treaties for Students with Scholarships

Country

Maximum Presence

Amount

Article #

Special restrictions
* see below

Armenia

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Azerbaijan

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Belgium No limit No limit 21 (2) In effect after 01/01/07

Belarus

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Belgium

5 years

No limit

21 (1)

-

P.R. China

No limit

No limit

20 (b)

b

Cyprus

5 years

No limit

21 (1)

-

Czech Republic

5 years

No limit

21 (1)

-

Egypt

5 years

No limit

23 (1)

-

Estonia

5 years

No limit

20 (1)

-

France

5 years

No limit

21 (1)

-

Georgia

5 years

No limit

VI (1)

a

Germany

No limit

No limit

20 (3)

-

Iceland

5 years

No limit

22 (1)

-

Indonesia

5 years

No limit

19 (1)

-

Israel

5 years

No limit

24 (1)

-

Japan (old treaty)

5 years

No limit

20 (1)

-

Students currently in the US who entered the US BEFORE 01/01/05 may still claim treaty benefits up to the 5 year maximum presence limit.

Kazakstan

5 years

No limit

19

-

Republic of Korea

5 years

No limit

21 (1)

-

Kyrgyzstan

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Latvia

5 years

No limit

20 (1)

-

Lithuania

5 years

No limit

20 (1)

-

Moldova

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Morocco

5 years

No limit

18

-

Netherlands

3 years

No limit

22 (2)

-

Norway

5 years

No limit

16 (1)

-

Philippines

5 years

No limit

22 (1)

-

Poland

5 years

No limit

18 (1)

-

Portugal

5 years

No limit

23 (1)

Romania

5 years

No limit

20 (1)

-

Russia

5 years

No limit

18

-

Slovak Republic

5 years

No limit

21 (1)

-

Slovenia

5 years

No limit

20 (1)

c

Spain

5 years

No limit

22 (1)

-

Tajikistan

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Thailand

5 years

No limit

22 (1)

-

Trinidad & Tobago

5 years

No limit

19 (1)

-

Tunisia

5 years

No limit

20

-

Turkmenistan

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Ukraine

5 years

No limit

20

Uzbekistan

5 years

$10,000

VI (1)

a

Venezuela

5 years

No limit

21(1)

c

* Special Restrictions

a

also exempt are scholarship / grant amounts of up to $10,000 received from U.S. sources to provide ordinary living expenses.

b

does not include Hong Kong

c

students continuing on for graduate level studies may continue to claim treaty benefits for the additional time needed to complete the degree requirements

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