ITIN number for US income tax 1040

[gusto 0]

This does relate to my wife's CR-1 immigration visa as I need to submit income tax transcripts for the last three years.

I am in the process of completing my US income tax 1040 and because my wife has no social security number I must complete a form W-7 ITIN. So in addition to the application I must submit a notarized copy of her passport. Because Thailand is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, does this mean that if I have the passport copy notarized by a notary here in Thailand, perhaps the local courthouse or municipal office, that the IRS will not accept it????

The instructions for the ITIN form say that it is possible to "Have the copies certified by the issuing agency or official custodian of the original record." My wife is from Sisaket in the north-east and got her passport in Bangkok -- could I go to the passport office in Surat Thani, south Thailand. OR must it be certified in Bangkok as this was where she actually obtained her passport.

Otherwise I will have to go to the US Embassy in Bangkok (correct?) and I live in south Thailand.

[rin and john 71]

This does relate to my wife's CR-1 immigration visa as I need to submit income tax transcripts for the last three years.

I am in the process of completing my US income tax 1040 and because my wife has no social security number I must complete a form W-7 ITIN. So in addition to the application I must submit a notarized copy of her passport. Because Thailand is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, does this mean that if I have the passport copy notarized by a notary here in Thailand, perhaps the local courthouse or municipal office, that the IRS will not accept it????

The instructions for the ITIN form say that it is possible to "Have the copies certified by the issuing agency or official custodian of the original record." My wife is from Sisaket in the north-east and got her passport in Bangkok -- could I go to the passport office in Surat Thani, south Thailand. OR must it be certified in Bangkok as this was where she actually obtained her passport.

Otherwise I will have to go to the US Embassy in Bangkok (correct?) and I live in south Thailand.

ACS at the Embassy will certify a copy of the passport (I took Rin's there back in 2007 for TY 2006, took about 10 minutes, but cost like $25). Check their website, as they occasionally have officers that travel to various cities around Thailand to provide services for American citizens.

Alternatively, since I think you are planning to file DCF and relocate to the states, file for an extension for TY 2009 and wait until she gets here and receives her SSN.

[gusto 0]

ACS at the Embassy will certify a copy of the passport (I took Rin's there back in 2007 for TY 2006, took about 10 minutes, but cost like $25). Check their website, as they occasionally have officers that travel to various cities around Thailand to provide services for American citizens.

Alternatively, since I think you are planning to file DCF and relocate to the states, file for an extension for TY 2009 and wait until she gets here and receives her SSN.

Do you think the USCIS office will be okay with my most recently income tax transcripts being those from 2008, 2007 and 2006????? I am pretty certain that if you are filing from overseas or using form 2555 that you receive a later filing deadline than April. However, I want to get this correct the first time and not have to wait for the USCIS office to mail me a letter requesting that I include an income tax transcript from 2009 before they can process my wife's visa, ya know???

Edited January 22, 2010 by gusto

[rin and john 71]

Do you think the USCIS office will be okay with my most recently income tax transcripts being those from 2008, 2007 and 2006????? I am pretty certain that if you are filing from overseas or using form 2555 that you receive a later filing deadline than April. However, I want to get this correct the first time and not have to wait for the USCIS office to mail me a letter requesting that I include an income tax transcript from 2009 before they can process my wife's visa, ya know???

Not sure about USCIS, but for the Embassy, I submitted transcripts for TY 2003-2005 (Rin's interview was in April 2007). I had not yet completed my taxes for TY 2006. I did include a copy of my W-2's for 2006 and a copy of my 2006 1040 (completed and clearly marked at the top "draft only - not yet filed with IRS").

Even if you file your 2009 tax return right now, transcripts are not available until mid-year. So, no, they will not ask for your 2009 tax transcripts (although they may want proof of income, i.e. w-2's and a letter from your employer).