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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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Thailand
An individual who is a resident of Thailand at the beginning of his or her visit
to the United States and who is temporarily present in the United States is
exempt from U.S. income tax on certain amounts for a period of up to 5 years. To
be entitled to the exemption, the individual must be in the United States for
the primary purpose of:
� Studying at a university or other recognized educational institution in the
United States,
� Obtaining training required to qualify him or her to practice a profession or
professional specialty, or
� Studying or doing research as a recipient of a grant, allowance, or award from
a governmental, religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational
organization.
If the individual meets any of these requirements, the following amounts are
exempt from U.S. tax.
� Gifts from abroad for the purpose of maintenance, education, study, research,
or training. � The grant, allowance, or award.
� Income from personal services performed in the United States of up to $3,000
for the tax year.
An individual who is a resident of Thailand at the beginning of the visit to the
United States and who is temporarily present in the United States as an employee
of, or under contract with, a resident of Thailand is exempt from U.S. income
tax for a period of 12 consecutive months on up to $7,500 received from personal
services if the individual is in the United States primarily to:
� Acquire technical, professional, or business experience from a person other
than the Thai resident, or
� Study at a university or other recognized educational institution in the
United States.
An individual who is a resident of Thailand at the time he or she becomes
temporarily present in the United States and who is temporarily present in the
United States for a period not longer than 1 year as a participant in a program
sponsored by the U.S. government for the primary purpose of training, research,
or study is exempt from U.S. income tax on up to $10,000 of income from personal
services for that training, research, or study.
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