ITIN needed for Married Jointly Filling

[zizou2017 39]

I am deciding to go through the whole process of getting my wife an ITIN to be able to file as Married Jointly. I have a question on how to get a certified copy of her foreign passport as supporting documentation for W7.

I would appreciate getting someone who has been through similar need explaining the steps.

Thank you

[Dos Manzanas 0]

It's been ages, but I did that back in 2009 for the same reason. We were able to accomplish the certified copy at the U.S. Embassy. Good Luck.

[HoosierEh 21]

I am Canadian. I contacted the passport office in Canada and requested a certified copy of my passport. In fact I requested a few. So her country of origin that gave her her passport hopefully offers this service.

Ensure the passport does not have an upcoming exparation date - the first cwrtified passport copy I sent to IRS only had 7 months left on it. They requested a new one.

[NikLR 13,227]

~~moved to taxes and finances from IR1/CR1 process and procedures~~

[zizou2017 39]

On the IRS website they state the requirement of identification needed. As long as it is a certified copy of foreign spouse from the issuing agency containing a stamp. My question is, does it need to translated because obviously the stamp will not ultimately in English?

[Brazil2USA2016 7]

is your wife living in US? Because you can file directly with a taxpayer assistance center. They verify the passport right there and then send your application and tax return directly to the correct address.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/tac-locations-where-in-person-document-verification-is-provided

[zizou2017 39]

is your wife living in US? Because you can file directly with a taxpayer assistance center. They verify the passport right there and then send your application and tax return directly to the correct address.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/tac-locations-where-in-person-document-verification-is-provided

My wife is overseas not in the US.