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CoolE · 10-13-2002, 11:25 AM

Is anyone else from outside the US struggling with getting a US business tax id for the Visa forms for their US IPSP?

I've heard a lot of people say it is a piece of cake, but my lawyer and I are running into nothing but problems. Has anyone done this succesfully in the last 2 months? A lot has changed since 9/11/2001 and I don't think this is all as easy as some have said.

It now appears that to get a US business tax id, the principle owners are required to get a personal ITIN if they are foreigners. This requires that one fill out a W-7, which in turn requires 4 to 8 weeks, and identification documents notarized by a US notary public - which in turn requires a trip to the US or a US consulate/embassy.

Has anyone out there from outside the US successfully established a US business entity since 9/11 (including US tax id as the Visa forms seem to imply you need)? If so please share your experience.

Not to sound like a scaremonger, but I'm really starting to get a bad feeling about all this - this could be a damn disaster for international webmasters whose strategy was to do what Epoch, IBill and CCBill advised.

10-13-2002, 11:25 AM
CoolE Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 451	Problems establishing a "US entity" Is anyone else from outside the US struggling with getting a US business tax id for the Visa forms for their US IPSP? I've heard a lot of people say it is a piece of cake, but my lawyer and I are running into nothing but problems. Has anyone done this succesfully in the last 2 months? A lot has changed since 9/11/2001 and I don't think this is all as easy as some have said. It now appears that to get a US business tax id, the principle owners are required to get a personal ITIN if they are foreigners. This requires that one fill out a W-7, which in turn requires 4 to 8 weeks, and identification documents notarized by a US notary public - which in turn requires a trip to the US or a US consulate/embassy. Has anyone out there from outside the US successfully established a US business entity since 9/11 (including US tax id as the Visa forms seem to imply you need)? If so please share your experience. Not to sound like a scaremonger, but I'm really starting to get a bad feeling about all this - this could be a damn disaster for international webmasters whose strategy was to do what Epoch, IBill and CCBill advised. Last edited by CoolE; 10-13-2002 at 11:33 AM..