Get your U.S. ITIN. Keep your passport.
An IRS Certified Acceptance Agent prepares your W-7, verifies your passport on video and tracks the IRS until your number arrives. Nothing is mailed but the application.
Our services
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Qualifying reason · Who applies · Documents
Form W-7 · Passport · Supporting docs
Licensed CAA · No mailing · IRS-compliant
IRS submission · Status tracking · CP565 delivery
Pricing
Both include W-7 preparation, CAA online passport verification and IRS mailing.
Remote online verification. No need to mail your passport.
Secure Stripe checkout · the application form opens right after payment
Everything in Standard, plus expedited preparation and IRS progress tracking.
Secure Stripe checkout · the application form opens right after payment
Common pitfalls
Any one of them can cause a rejection and add months to your timeline.
Picking the wrong "Reason for applying" code on Form W-7 — or choosing one that doesn't match your supporting documents — is the single biggest cause of rejections.
Sending your original passport to the IRS is risky — loss, delay, and travel disruption all happen. CAA online verification removes that risk entirely.
Many providers claim to handle ITINs, but only a fraction hold a real IRS CAA authorisation. Working with a provider not listed on IRS.gov is a compliance risk.
Once the W-7 is in the mail, most applicants have no way to track it. We've seen people wait three months only to discover their application was rejected weeks earlier.
What an ITIN unlocks
Trade on Interactive Brokers or Schwab and recover the 30% dividend withholding under your tax treaty.
Amex, Capital One, U.S. Bank and Synchrony all accept ITIN applications — build rewards and business credit.
Buy and sell property as a non-resident. File 1040-NR with your ITIN to recover FIRPTA over-withholding.
A standalone Experian / TransUnion file. Pay on time and reach 700+ FICO in 12–18 months.
Why choose us
We don't just fill in a form. What you receive isn't just a number, but a complete, auditable record of your application.
We are an IRS-authorised Certified Acceptance Agent. We verify your passport and identity documents directly with the IRS, so you never need to mail originals. Our credential is publicly listed on IRS.gov.
Every step — from eligibility review to receiving your ITIN — happens online. We have served applicants in 50+ countries and never require travel to the United States.
LLC ownership, marketplace selling, FIRPTA, international students, joint filings — we've handled them end-to-end and know exactly what supporting evidence each case type needs.
Client stories
The W-7 reason, documents, timeline and numbers for each situation.
Testimonials
Sold a Las Vegas property — FIRPTA withheld $94K. Three months after filing 1040-NR with the ITIN, the refund cheque cleared. Did the whole thing from Riyadh.
@ahmed_riyadh@linh.fba
Amazon was holding my U.S. payouts because I had no SSN. After the ITIN, Stripe activated in 48 hours and I cleared $40K in held funds. The FBA store has run smoothly ever since.
Aug 15 2025
My U.S. clients wanted to pay through Stripe, but onboarding required an ITIN. Three weeks after CP565 I had Stripe live and stopped losing 5% to PayPal currency conversion.
@oleksandr_kyiv@chinedu.cards
Started with a Capital One secured card after the ITIN was issued. Eighteen months later, 740 FICO and approved for Amex Gold — all from Lagos, no SSN, no U.S. address.
Mar 02 2025@yusuf.shopify
Shopify Payments needed a U.S. bank, which needed an ITIN. ITIN.expert handled both in eight weeks. I now run a dropshipping store doing $30K a month, fully compliant.
Sep 18 2025
Two years of 30% dividend withholding on my Interactive Brokers account. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN — recovered £18,200 under the UK–US treaty. Wish I’d known earlier.
@charles_london@weizhang.cb
Selling on Amazon and Walmart but locked out of Stripe and U.S. banks without an ITIN. Now I run Mercury, Stripe, and a Brex card — all from Shenzhen. Monthly payouts run on time.
Nov 02 2025
Applied for Amex Platinum from Tokyo with the ITIN. Approved in two weeks on a Japanese income letter and a thin Experian file. The travel credits paid for the annual fee.
@kenji_tokyoSold a Las Vegas property — FIRPTA withheld $94K. Three months after filing 1040-NR with the ITIN, the refund cheque cleared. Did the whole thing from Riyadh.
@ahmed_riyadh@linh.fba
Amazon was holding my U.S. payouts because I had no SSN. After the ITIN, Stripe activated in 48 hours and I cleared $40K in held funds. The FBA store has run smoothly ever since.
Aug 15 2025My U.S. clients wanted to pay through Stripe, but onboarding required an ITIN. Three weeks after CP565 I had Stripe live and stopped losing 5% to PayPal currency conversion.
@oleksandr_kyiv@chinedu.cards
Started with a Capital One secured card after the ITIN was issued. Eighteen months later, 740 FICO and approved for Amex Gold — all from Lagos, no SSN, no U.S. address.
Mar 02 2025@yusuf.shopify
Shopify Payments needed a U.S. bank, which needed an ITIN. ITIN.expert handled both in eight weeks. I now run a dropshipping store doing $30K a month, fully compliant.
Sep 18 2025Two years of 30% dividend withholding on my Interactive Brokers account. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN — recovered £18,200 under the UK–US treaty. Wish I’d known earlier.
@charles_london@weizhang.cb
Selling on Amazon and Walmart but locked out of Stripe and U.S. banks without an ITIN. Now I run Mercury, Stripe, and a Brex card — all from Shenzhen. Monthly payouts run on time.
Nov 02 2025Applied for Amex Platinum from Tokyo with the ITIN. Approved in two weeks on a Japanese income letter and a thin Experian file. The travel credits paid for the annual fee.
@kenji_tokyoFAQ
Apply for a U.S. ITIN with an IRS-authorised Certified Acceptance Agent. Eligibility review, Form W-7 preparation, online passport verification, and IRS submission tracking — fully remote, your passport never leaves your hands.
Our Services
From eligibility review to ITIN delivery, we break the process into four clear stages. Start with the one that matches where you are today.
On Form W-7, the "Reason for applying" field is the single most common cause of rejection. We map your real situation — LLC ownership, marketplace seller, U.S. tax return filing, treaty benefits, dependent or spouse — to the correct reason code, then list exactly which supporting documents the IRS expects for that reason.
Choose by urgency and case complexity, not by paperwork volume.
Both include W-7 preparation, CAA online passport verification, and IRS mailing.
Remote online verification. No need to mail your passport
Secure Stripe checkout · the application form opens right after payment
Everything in Standard, plus expedited preparation and IRS progress tracking
Secure Stripe checkout · the application form opens right after payment
What's included: All prices include W-7 preparation, CAA online passport verification, and tracked IRS mailing. No hidden service fees. The IRS does not charge a separate filing fee for an ITIN application.
Rejection protection: If the IRS issues a notice or rejects for a correctable document issue, we help you respond and resubmit at no extra charge under the package terms.
Refund policy: Full refund available before CAA verification begins. Once verification is complete or materials have been mailed to the IRS, partial refunds are issued based on the work delivered.
These are the points where applications get stuck. Wrong reason code, missing documents, lost passports — any one of them can cause a rejection and add months to your timeline.
What an ITIN unlocks for non-residents.
Getting paid through Stripe and Shopify, investing in U.S. stocks, building a U.S. credit profile — none of it works without a tax ID. ITIN is the single document that puts the U.S. financial system within reach of every non-resident, no SSN required.
Why Choose Us
We don't just fill in a form. From eligibility review to IRS tracking, we run the entire application as a single workflow — so what you receive isn't just a number, but a complete, auditable record of your application.
Sellers, investors, spouses, students and property owners. Each case shows the W-7 reason, the documents, the timeline and the numbers.
Testimonials
Stories from investors, e-commerce operators, and remote professionals across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Africa who unlocked the U.S. financial system with their ITIN.
Sold a Las Vegas property — FIRPTA withheld $94K. Three months after filing 1040-NR with the ITIN, the refund cheque cleared. Did the whole thing from Riyadh.
@ahmed_riyadh@linh.fba
Amazon was holding my U.S. payouts because I had no SSN. After the ITIN, Stripe activated in 48 hours and I cleared $40K in held funds. The FBA store has run smoothly ever since.
Aug 15 2025My U.S. clients wanted to pay through Stripe, but onboarding required an ITIN. Three weeks after CP565 I had Stripe live and stopped losing 5% to PayPal currency conversion.
@oleksandr_kyiv@chinedu.cards
Started with a Capital One secured card after the ITIN was issued. Eighteen months later, 740 FICO and approved for Amex Gold — all from Lagos, no SSN, no U.S. address.
Mar 02 2025Sold a Las Vegas property — FIRPTA withheld $94K. Three months after filing 1040-NR with the ITIN, the refund cheque cleared. Did the whole thing from Riyadh.
@ahmed_riyadh@linh.fba
Amazon was holding my U.S. payouts because I had no SSN. After the ITIN, Stripe activated in 48 hours and I cleared $40K in held funds. The FBA store has run smoothly ever since.
Aug 15 2025My U.S. clients wanted to pay through Stripe, but onboarding required an ITIN. Three weeks after CP565 I had Stripe live and stopped losing 5% to PayPal currency conversion.
@oleksandr_kyiv@chinedu.cards
Started with a Capital One secured card after the ITIN was issued. Eighteen months later, 740 FICO and approved for Amex Gold — all from Lagos, no SSN, no U.S. address.
Mar 02 2025Sold a Las Vegas property — FIRPTA withheld $94K. Three months after filing 1040-NR with the ITIN, the refund cheque cleared. Did the whole thing from Riyadh.
@ahmed_riyadh@linh.fba
Amazon was holding my U.S. payouts because I had no SSN. After the ITIN, Stripe activated in 48 hours and I cleared $40K in held funds. The FBA store has run smoothly ever since.
Aug 15 2025My U.S. clients wanted to pay through Stripe, but onboarding required an ITIN. Three weeks after CP565 I had Stripe live and stopped losing 5% to PayPal currency conversion.
@oleksandr_kyiv@chinedu.cards
Started with a Capital One secured card after the ITIN was issued. Eighteen months later, 740 FICO and approved for Amex Gold — all from Lagos, no SSN, no U.S. address.
Mar 02 2025Sold a Las Vegas property — FIRPTA withheld $94K. Three months after filing 1040-NR with the ITIN, the refund cheque cleared. Did the whole thing from Riyadh.
@ahmed_riyadh@linh.fba
Amazon was holding my U.S. payouts because I had no SSN. After the ITIN, Stripe activated in 48 hours and I cleared $40K in held funds. The FBA store has run smoothly ever since.
Aug 15 2025My U.S. clients wanted to pay through Stripe, but onboarding required an ITIN. Three weeks after CP565 I had Stripe live and stopped losing 5% to PayPal currency conversion.
@oleksandr_kyiv@chinedu.cards
Started with a Capital One secured card after the ITIN was issued. Eighteen months later, 740 FICO and approved for Amex Gold — all from Lagos, no SSN, no U.S. address.
Mar 02 2025@yusuf.shopify
Shopify Payments needed a U.S. bank, which needed an ITIN. ITIN.expert handled both in eight weeks. I now run a dropshipping store doing $30K a month, fully compliant.
Sep 18 2025Two years of 30% dividend withholding on my Interactive Brokers account. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN — recovered £18,200 under the UK–US treaty. Wish I'd known earlier.
@charles_london@weizhang.cb
Selling on Amazon and Walmart but locked out of Stripe and U.S. banks without an ITIN. Now I run Mercury, Stripe, and a Brex card — all from Shenzhen. Monthly payouts run on time.
Nov 02 2025Applied for Amex Platinum from Tokyo with the ITIN. Approved in two weeks on a Japanese income letter and a thin Experian file. The travel credits paid for the annual fee.
@kenji_tokyo@yusuf.shopify
Shopify Payments needed a U.S. bank, which needed an ITIN. ITIN.expert handled both in eight weeks. I now run a dropshipping store doing $30K a month, fully compliant.
Sep 18 2025Two years of 30% dividend withholding on my Interactive Brokers account. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN — recovered £18,200 under the UK–US treaty. Wish I'd known earlier.
@charles_london@weizhang.cb
Selling on Amazon and Walmart but locked out of Stripe and U.S. banks without an ITIN. Now I run Mercury, Stripe, and a Brex card — all from Shenzhen. Monthly payouts run on time.
Nov 02 2025Applied for Amex Platinum from Tokyo with the ITIN. Approved in two weeks on a Japanese income letter and a thin Experian file. The travel credits paid for the annual fee.
@kenji_tokyo@yusuf.shopify
Shopify Payments needed a U.S. bank, which needed an ITIN. ITIN.expert handled both in eight weeks. I now run a dropshipping store doing $30K a month, fully compliant.
Sep 18 2025Two years of 30% dividend withholding on my Interactive Brokers account. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN — recovered £18,200 under the UK–US treaty. Wish I'd known earlier.
@charles_london@weizhang.cb
Selling on Amazon and Walmart but locked out of Stripe and U.S. banks without an ITIN. Now I run Mercury, Stripe, and a Brex card — all from Shenzhen. Monthly payouts run on time.
Nov 02 2025Applied for Amex Platinum from Tokyo with the ITIN. Approved in two weeks on a Japanese income letter and a thin Experian file. The travel credits paid for the annual fee.
@kenji_tokyo@yusuf.shopify
Shopify Payments needed a U.S. bank, which needed an ITIN. ITIN.expert handled both in eight weeks. I now run a dropshipping store doing $30K a month, fully compliant.
Sep 18 2025Two years of 30% dividend withholding on my Interactive Brokers account. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN — recovered £18,200 under the UK–US treaty. Wish I'd known earlier.
@charles_london@weizhang.cb
Selling on Amazon and Walmart but locked out of Stripe and U.S. banks without an ITIN. Now I run Mercury, Stripe, and a Brex card — all from Shenzhen. Monthly payouts run on time.
Nov 02 2025Applied for Amex Platinum from Tokyo with the ITIN. Approved in two weeks on a Japanese income letter and a thin Experian file. The travel credits paid for the annual fee.
@kenji_tokyo
My San Francisco consulting clients paid me through Wise — 4% fees per transfer. With ITIN and Mercury, payouts now arrive direct, no FX conversion, no haircut.
@rizki_jakarta@minjun.invests
Five years of U.S. ETF dividends withheld at 30%. The Korea–US treaty cuts that to 15%. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN this year — $7,300 refund covering three back years.
Oct 22 2025
Small BPO with six U.S. clients. ITIN unlocked Wise Business, Stripe, and a real U.S. business credit card. Now I show up as a credible U.S. contractor on every invoice.
@maria_manila@rami.beirut
Inherited U.S. securities from a family member. Without ITIN I would have lost 30% of every dividend forever. After the treaty filing, my net yield matches a U.S. resident.
Jun 11 2025My San Francisco consulting clients paid me through Wise — 4% fees per transfer. With ITIN and Mercury, payouts now arrive direct, no FX conversion, no haircut.
@rizki_jakarta@minjun.invests
Five years of U.S. ETF dividends withheld at 30%. The Korea–US treaty cuts that to 15%. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN this year — $7,300 refund covering three back years.
Oct 22 2025Small BPO with six U.S. clients. ITIN unlocked Wise Business, Stripe, and a real U.S. business credit card. Now I show up as a credible U.S. contractor on every invoice.
@maria_manila@rami.beirut
Inherited U.S. securities from a family member. Without ITIN I would have lost 30% of every dividend forever. After the treaty filing, my net yield matches a U.S. resident.
Jun 11 2025My San Francisco consulting clients paid me through Wise — 4% fees per transfer. With ITIN and Mercury, payouts now arrive direct, no FX conversion, no haircut.
@rizki_jakarta@minjun.invests
Five years of U.S. ETF dividends withheld at 30%. The Korea–US treaty cuts that to 15%. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN this year — $7,300 refund covering three back years.
Oct 22 2025Small BPO with six U.S. clients. ITIN unlocked Wise Business, Stripe, and a real U.S. business credit card. Now I show up as a credible U.S. contractor on every invoice.
@maria_manila@rami.beirut
Inherited U.S. securities from a family member. Without ITIN I would have lost 30% of every dividend forever. After the treaty filing, my net yield matches a U.S. resident.
Jun 11 2025My San Francisco consulting clients paid me through Wise — 4% fees per transfer. With ITIN and Mercury, payouts now arrive direct, no FX conversion, no haircut.
@rizki_jakarta@minjun.invests
Five years of U.S. ETF dividends withheld at 30%. The Korea–US treaty cuts that to 15%. Filed 1040-NR with the ITIN this year — $7,300 refund covering three back years.
Oct 22 2025Small BPO with six U.S. clients. ITIN unlocked Wise Business, Stripe, and a real U.S. business credit card. Now I show up as a credible U.S. contractor on every invoice.
@maria_manila@rami.beirut
Inherited U.S. securities from a family member. Without ITIN I would have lost 30% of every dividend forever. After the treaty filing, my net yield matches a U.S. resident.
Jun 11 2025Quick answers to the most common questions about applying for an ITIN.
An ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) is a nine-digit tax processing number the IRS issues to non-U.S. residents and foreign nationals who have U.S. tax obligations but are not eligible for a Social Security Number. It begins with the digit 9 and follows the same NNN-NN-NNNN format as an SSN.
An SSN is issued to U.S. citizens and lawful residents. An EIN identifies a business entity for tax purposes. An ITIN identifies an individual non-resident who needs to file or be reported on a U.S. tax return without an SSN. They serve different purposes and are not interchangeable.
Yes. An ITIN expires if it is not used on a U.S. federal tax return for three consecutive years. When you need it again, you re-apply through the W-7 renewal process.
Common applicants include non-resident U.S. LLC owners, Amazon and Etsy sellers, Stripe and PayPal merchants, freelancers invoicing U.S. clients, FIRPTA real estate investors, international students, and non-resident spouses or dependents of U.S. taxpayers.
Yes. The ITIN exists specifically for non-residents who don't have an SSN. There is no requirement to hold a U.S. visa, U.S. address, or travel history. The entire process is remote.
Five steps: (1) confirm your qualifying reason with a case manager, (2) prepare Form W-7 and supporting documents, (3) complete CAA online passport verification, (4) we mail the certified package to the IRS, and (5) we track your application until the ITIN is issued.
Yes. We are an IRS Certified Acceptance Agent, which means we verify your passport and identity documents online. Your original passport never leaves your hands.
It depends on your qualifying reason. LLC owners, marketplace sellers, FIRPTA cases, and many others usually file a return alongside the W-7. Treaty benefit applications and a few other categories can be filed standalone. We determine this upfront.
The core document is a valid, unexpired passport (verified online by our CAA). Beyond that, your supporting documents depend on your qualifying reason — LLC operating agreement, platform earnings statements, tax returns, bank statements, lease agreements, etc. We provide a specific checklist for your case.
After the W-7 reaches the IRS, processing typically takes 7–11 weeks. During the January–April peak season, this can extend to 14 weeks. The CP565 approval notice arrives by mail when the ITIN is issued.
Standard package preparation usually completes within 3–7 business days. The Priority package targets 1–3 business days and includes expedited CAA verification scheduling.
We can accelerate the prep and CAA verification stages, but the IRS controls processing time once your application is in their queue — that cannot be expedited by any third party. The Priority package compensates by actively tracking and responding to any IRS communication.
Most non-resident owners of a U.S. single-member or multi-member LLC need an ITIN to file Form 5472, Form 1040-NR, or other required returns. This is one of our most common case types.
Non-resident individuals selling on Amazon, Etsy, Stripe, or PayPal typically need an ITIN to complete tax compliance, file Form W-8BEN correctly, and pass platform identity checks.
Yes. If you are a U.S. citizen or resident filing jointly, your non-resident spouse and dependents can apply for their own ITINs. We handle these alongside the primary applicant.
Yes. F, J, M, and Q visa holders receiving scholarships, grants, or other U.S.-source income may qualify for an ITIN under the relevant IRS rules.
Standard ITIN package: $199. Priority ITIN package: $260. Standard is for straightforward cases without deadline pressure. Priority is for rejected, deadline-sensitive, LLC, marketplace, FIRPTA, or refund cases. Both include W-7 preparation, CAA online passport verification, and IRS mailing. The IRS itself does not charge a filing fee.
Priority adds 1–3 business day W-7 and document preparation, priority CAA verification scheduling, a dedicated case manager with priority response, active IRS status tracking after submission, notice response support, and a complimentary 30-minute annual tax compliance consultation.
If the IRS issues a notice or rejects for a correctable document issue, we help you respond and resubmit at no extra charge under the package terms. If the IRS makes a final eligibility determination, we explain the reason and the remaining options.
If your application fails due to an error on our side, we refund or re-file at no charge under the package terms. Full details are in the Post-application Support section above.
If your situation is more complex, a direct conversation is usually faster.
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