step by step instructions

 

New ITIN applications:

1. Please verify that all information is accurate and matches your supporting documentation.

2. Complete the W-7 form through the Online application .

3. Include your original federal tax return(s) for which the ITIN is required. Attach the PDF W-7 we emailed you to the front of your tax return

4. Leave the SSN area blank on the tax return for the person applying for the ITIN

5. Include your original document(s) or certified copies.  

6. If you are applying under an "EXCEPTION", be sure to review the tables HERE and include any additional documentation required for your particular exception.

7.  Send your package (W-7, 1040 tax return and documentation) to the IRS. See details below.

 

ITIN Renewal Applications :

1. Please verify that all information is accurate and matches your supporting documentation.

2. You have completed the W-7 form through the Online application .

3. Include your original document(s) or copies certified.  

4. Submit your package (W-7 and Documentation) to the IRS. See details below.

 

Where the Form is Submitted

1) By mail - USPS

Submit Form W-7, your US federal tax return (if applicable), or other documents required under an exception, and the documents listed under Requirements for Supporting Documents, previously, to:

 

                                                        IRS
                                                        ITIN Operation 
                                                        P.O. Box 149342
                                                        Austin, TX 78714-9342

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2) By private delivery service - FEDEX/UPS

 

If you use a private delivery service to submit your Form W-7(SP), submit the Form W-7(SP), your US federal tax return (if applicable), or other documents required under an exception, and the documents indicated under Requirements for Supporting Documents, previously, to:

 

                                                        IRS
                                                        ITIN Operation
                                                        Mail Stop 6090-AUSC
                                                        3651 S. Interregional, Hwy 35
                                                        Austin, TX 78741-0000

 

The private delivery service can tell you how to obtain written verification of the shipping date.

 

3) In person.

 

You can apply for an ITIN by visiting certain Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs). Original documents as well as certified copies of documents from the issuing agency for primary and secondary applicants and their dependents can be verified at these centers. For dependents, TACs can verify passports, national identification cards, and birth certificates. These documents will be returned to you immediately. Service provided at these centers is by appointment only. You can make an appointment by calling 844-545-5640. Visit IRS.gov/W7RevisarDocuments for a list of TACs that have been designated to offer the document verification service for ITINs. TACs that do not offer the document verification service for ITINs will mail the original documents, Form W-7, and tax return to the IRS Austin processing center for processing.

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Processing time.

 

Allow 7 weeks for the IRS to notify you of the status of your ITIN application (9-11 weeks if applying during busy periods (January 15-April 30) or applying from abroad) . If you have not received your ITIN or mail by the end of that period, you can call the IRS to find out the current status of your application (see help by phone, previously).