ITIN for Dependent

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September 19, 2024
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Client has a 13 year old daughter from Mexico who lived with her mother in the United States for all of 2023. When filing child's W-7.....
Even though the child's passport doesn't have a date of entry (child is from Mexico) Can I send her passport as a stand alone document and nothing else? or do I still have to include the passport plus an additional document (like a school record) in order to prove her residencly? Thanks

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Best answer by rodrigo

You need to include the passport and an additional original document to prove residency.

As suggested, is best to refer them to a CAA and maybe for the future become a CAA yourself.

How to become an Acceptance Agent for IRS ITIN numbers | Internal Revenue Service

BobKamman

Level 15

Is this a US passport or a Mexican passport? If she is not a US citizen, what is her visa status?

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AdriAuthor

Level 4

Child has a Mexican passport and her tourist visa has not expired yet. Her passport has not a date of entry but her permit, which is a separate piece of paper, does have a date of entry.

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Terry53029

Intuit Community Champion

From the W7 instructions. Link to instructions.

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"Dependents. A passport that doesn’t have a date of entry into the United States won’t be accepted as a stand-alone identification document for dependents, unless they are from Canada or Mexico, or are dependents of U.S. military personnel stationed overseas

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AdriAuthor

Level 4

I had followed those instructions many times in the past with no problem and the numbers were granted. The last ITIN request I sent was rejected because IRS said I needed to send additional documents. what got me confused.

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TaxGuyBill

Level 15

Personally, I would send them to an Acceptance Agent to get the ITIN.

A passport is an important document. Between the post office and the IRS constantly losing things, I would tell them an Acceptance Agent would be the better way to get the ITIN.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/acceptance-agent-program