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Form  W-7
(Rev. December 2024)
                                                      Application for IRS Individual
                                                     Taxpayer Identification Number                                                                OMB No. 1545-0074
Department of the Treasury               For use by individuals who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Internal Revenue Service                  Go to www.irs.gov/FormW7 for instructions and the latest information.
An IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) is for U.S. federal tax purposes only.                                   Application type (check one box):
Before you begin:                                                                                                                      Apply for a new ITIN
• Don’t submit this form if you have, or are eligible to get, a U.S. social security number (SSN).                                     Renew an existing ITIN
Reason you’re submitting Form W-7. Read the instructions for the box you check. Caution: If you check box b, c, d, e, f, or g, you must file a U.S.
federal tax return with Form W-7 unless you meet one of the exceptions (see instructions).
  a     Nonresident alien required to get an ITIN to claim tax treaty benefit (you must also check and complete box h (see instructions))
  b     Nonresident alien filing a U.S. federal tax return
  c     U.S. resident alien (based on days present in the United States) filing a U.S. federal tax return
  d
  e


  f
        Dependent of U.S. citizen/resident alien
        Spouse of U.S. citizen/resident alien
                                                        }
                                                   If d, enter relationship to U.S. citizen/resident alien (see instructions)
                                                   If d or e, enter name and SSN/ITIN of U.S. citizen/resident alien (see instructions)


        Nonresident alien student, professor, or researcher filing a U.S. federal tax return or claiming an exception (if claiming an exception, you must
        also check and complete box h (see instructions))
  g     Dependent/spouse of a nonresident alien holding a U.S. visa
  h      Other (see instructions)
Additional information for a and f: Enter treaty country                                            and treaty article number
Name                    1a First name                                      Middle name                                  Last name
(see instructions)
Name at birth if        1b First name                                      Middle name                                    Last name
different . . .

Applicant’s             2    Street address, apartment number, or rural route number. If you have a P.O. box, see separate instructions.
Mailing
Address                      City or town, state or province, and country. Include ZIP code or postal code where appropriate.


Foreign                 3    Street address, apartment number, or rural route number. Don’t use a P.O. box number.
(non-U.S.)
Address                      City or town, state or province, and country. Include postal code where appropriate.
(see instructions)
Birth                   4    Date of birth (month / day / year)     Country of birth                       City and state or province (optional)        5Male
Information                         /       /                                                                                                            Female
Other                   6a Country(ies) of citizenship          6b Foreign tax I.D. number (if any)      6c Type of U.S. visa (if any), number, and expiration date
Information
                        6d Identification document(s) submitted. (Complete for the first document submitted. For multiple documents, see instructions)
                                 Passport            Driver’s license/State I.D.            USCIS documentation                 Other
                             Issued by:                                                                                              Date of entry into the United States
                             Number:                                                       Exp. date:        /     /                 (MM/DD/YYYY):          /   /
                        6e Have you previously received an ITIN or an Internal Revenue Service Number (IRSN)?
                                No/Don’t know. Skip line 6f.
                                Yes. Complete line 6f. If more than one, list on a sheet and attach to this form (see instructions).
                        6f Enter ITIN and/or IRSN           ITIN                –          –                           IRSN                  –          –
                             and name under which it was issued
                                                                                 First name                      Middle name                       Last name
                        6g Name of college/university or company (see instructions)
                           City and state                                                                   Length of stay
Sign                   Under penalties of perjury, I (applicant/delegate/acceptance agent) declare that I have examined this application, including accompanying
                       documentation and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. I authorize the IRS to share
Here                   information with my acceptance agent in order to perfect this Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.
Keep a copy for        Signature of applicant (if delegate, see instructions)              Date (month / day / year) Phone number
your records.
                                                                                                  /        /
                       Name of delegate, if applicable (type or print)                     Delegate’s relationship to applicant
                                                                                               Parent         Power of attorney               Court-appointed guardian
Acceptance             Signature                                                           Date (month / day / year) Phone
Agent’s                                                                                          /           /             Fax
Use ONLY               Name and title (type or print)                               Name of company                    EIN                       PTIN
                                                                                                                       Office code
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.                                       Cat. No. 10229L                             Form W-7 (Rev. 12-2024)

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