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Internal Revenue Service
Austin Service Center
ITIN Operation
P.O. Box 149342
Austin, TX 78714-9342
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1-800-829-1040
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Korea, South
An individual who is a resident of South Korea on the date of arrival in the
United States and who is temporarily in the United States primarily to study at
a university or other recognized educational institution in the United States,
obtain professional training, or study or do research as a recipient of a grant,
allowance, or award from a governmental, religious, charitable, scientific,
literary, or educational organization is exempt from U.S. income tax on the
following amounts.
� Amounts from abroad for maintenance, education, study, research, or training.
� The grant, allowance, or award.
� Income from personal services performed in the United States of up to $2,000
each tax year.
An individual is entitled to the benefit of this exemption for a maximum of 5 years. An individual who is a resident of Korea on the date
of arrival in the United States and who is temporarily in the United States as
an employee of, or under contract with, a resident of Korea is exempt from U.S.
income tax for 1 year on up to $5,000 received for personal services if the
individual is in the United States primarily to:
� Acquire technical, professional, or business experience from a person other
than that resident of Korea or other than a person related to that resident, or
� Study at an educational institution.
An individual who is a resident of Korea on the date of arrival in the United
States and who is temporarily present in the United States for not longer than 1
year as a participant in a program sponsored by the U.S. Government primarily to
train, research, or study is exempt from U.S. income tax on income received for
personal services for the training, research, or study for a maximum of $10,000.
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