How long to get W7 (ITIN) completed?

[beameup 0]

It took me 5 months to get the document back - then the application was not approved as well.

The next time I did it properly - went to an IRS "Authorized Agent" for W-7s and the passport was xeroxed and handed back to my wife.

Ok, I paper (don't think there's another way) file my taxes and mailed them using USPS on February 7th 2007.

Today, March 12, 2007, I got my wife's ITIN number on a US Dept. of Treasury document.

I also sent in the original passport with the W7 and federal tax return, but did not get it back. I imagine I'll get her passport back after my federal taxes are done (probably 3-4 more weeks).

Also, I believe I checked the box "Spouse of US citizen". I know that part of the W7 can be confusing.

[jediknight 0]

according to the instructions for the W7, "Original documents you submit will be returned to you. You do not

need to provide a return envelope. If your original documents are not

returned within 60 days, you can call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040" so try calling again and see what they say.

good luck

JK

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

It's ok to send a notarized copy if it is done in another country - the "Hague Convention" rules apply - except in the Philippines where Philippine Attourneys have now been DISQUALIFIED to notarize documents sent to the U.S. Government. There is one Agent in the P.I. IRS Acceptance Agent - otherwise an Embassy Officer.

My wife got a certified copy from the passport office in Cagayan de Oro and sent it to me. I just received her ITIN number last week, so they accepted the copy just fine. I figured if they did not accept it, I would just file an extension and wait until she gets here since we are getting a refund and would not owe anything to pay penalties on.