| 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 |
| Bangladesh |
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. soruces to provide
ordinary living expen ses. |
|
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 |
|
