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Form 8946 (Rev. 9-2012)
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If the address you want to enter on line 2 is a U.S. address,
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Can be used to establish:
you cannot file this form.
Supporting Documents
Foreign Person
Identity
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Status
Line 3. Enter the information regarding your birth. Complete the section
entitled Name at birth (if different from above) if your name at birth is not
the same as the name you entered on line 1.
Passport (the only stand-alone
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Line 5. Check the box indicating the type of document(s) you are
document)
submitting for foreign status and identification. You must submit
Visa issued by U.S. Department of
documents as explained earlier under How To Apply.
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State
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.
We ask for the information on
U.S. Military ID card
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this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States.
This information will be used to issue a Preparer Tax Identification
Foreign driver's license
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Number (PTIN).
Foreign Military ID card
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You are not required to provide the information requested on a form
that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays
Foreign voter's registration card
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a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its
instructions must be retained as long as their contents may become
Civil birth certificate
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material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, the
information you provide on this form is confidential pursuant to the
Privacy Act of 1974 and tax returns and return information are
National ID card
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confidential pursuant to Code section 6103.
* Can only be used to establish foreign person status if it is a foreign
The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on
document.
individual circumstances. The estimated burden for those who file this
form is shown below.
Keep a copy of the application for your records.
Recordkeeping
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2 hr., 37 min.
You must submit the proper supporting documents with
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Form 8946. If you do not provide the proper supporting
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1 hr., 40 min.
documents, your application will not be processed. The
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$64.25 application fee is not refundable, and it will not be
If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time
returned to you because you failed to submit the proper supporting
estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be
documents.
happy to hear from you. You can write to the Internal Revenue Service,
Tax Products Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:M:S, 1111
Specific Instructions
Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send
this form to this address. Instead, see Applying by mail, earlier.
Line 1. Enter your legal name on line 1 as it appears on your
documents. This entry should reflect your name as you will be entering it
as required on returns you are paid to prepare.
Line 2. Enter your complete Non-U.S. physical mailing address. This
address should be your physical address where you normally reside
outside the U.S. Failure to provide a complete non-U.S. physical
address on line 2 will result in your application being rejected.