IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
TAX TREATY - STUDENTS
       
COUNTRY ARTICLE NUMBER EXEMPT AMOUNT TIME PERIOD
BANGLADESH 21 (2) $8,000 2 Years
BELGIUM 19 $9,000 5 Years
CHINA 20 (C) $5,000 Reasonable time to complete education
      (Does not include Hong Kong)
COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES VI (1) $10,000 5 Years
  ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS,      
  GEORGIA, KYRGYZSTAN,
  MOLDOVA, TAJIKISTAN,      
  TURKMENISTAN,
  UZBEKISTAN
CYPRUS 21 (1) $2,000 5 Years
CZECH REPUBLIC 21 (1) $5,000 5 Years
EGYPT 23 (1) $3,000 5 Tax Years
ESTONIA 20 (1) $5,000 5 Years
FRANCE 21 (1) $5,000 5 Tax Years
GERMANY 20 (4) $9,000 4 Years
      Entire exemption lost if visit exceeds 4 years
HONG KONG NONE NONE Not included in China Treaty
ICELAND 22 (1) $2,000 5 Years
INDONESIA 19 (1) $2,000 5 Years
ISRAEL 24 (1) $3,000 5 Tax Years
KOREA 21 (1) $2,000 5 Years
LATVIA 20 (1) $5,000 5 Years
LITHUANIA 20 (1) $5,000 5 Years
MOROCCO 18 $2,000 5 Years
NETHERLANDS 22 (1) $2,000 Reasonable time to complete education
NORWAY 16 (1) $2,000 5 Tax Years
PAKISTAN XIII (1) $5,000 Reasonable time to complete education
PHILIPPINES 22 (1) $3,000 5 Years
POLAND 18 (1) $2,000 5 Years
PORTUGAL 23 (1) $5,000 5 Tax Years
ROMANIA 20 (1) $2,000 5 Years
SLOVAK REPUBLIC 21 (1) $5,000 5 Years
SLOVENIA 20 (1) $5,000 5 Years
SPAIN 22 (1) $5,000 5 Years
THAILAND 22 (1) $3,000 5 Years
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO 19 (1) $2,000 5 Tax Years
TUNISIA 20 $4,000 5 Years
VENEZUELA 21 (1) $5,000 5 Years
Last Updated on 2/7/08