For which countries do I need to request residence certificates?

If you are a foreign tax resident and have to request the residence certificate from the tax authorities of that country yourself, we know whether the countries below levy withholding tax due to the treaty between the Netherlands and these countries.

This overview may very per year and per country. You can request residence certificaties for all countries, even if you may not receive music usage payments from these countries or if there may not be a treaty between the country where you are fiscally resident and the mentioned countries.

(Reference date: 1 January 2026).

• Europe (incl. Caucasus): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
• Middle East & North Africa (MENA): Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates.
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• Asia & Oceania: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Turkey.
• North and South America & Caribbean: Argentina, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Suriname, United States, Venezuela, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten.