Tax Assistance

There is no Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office at the Embassy, although an IRS representative normally visits the Embassy during the tax season to assist taxpayers. The American Citizen Services Branch can provide certain tax forms and information. For more detailed information or assistance, please consult the IRS webpage at www.irs.gov. 

Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer
Identification Number (ITIN)

Use newly revised (04/15/03) IRS form W-7 to apply for an ITIN. An ITIN is a nine-digit number issued by the IRS to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain, a Social Security number.

It is the taxpayer's obligation to send the completed W-7 to the IRS together with the original or certified/notarized copies of documents substantiating the information provided on the form.

Further Instructions are contained on the actual form:
- Download Form W-7
- Edit online and print Form W-7
- Request the form by phone: Forms & Publications Order Line (800)829-3676

Completed W-7 forms should be mailed to:

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
PHILIDELPHIA SERVICE CENTER
ITIN UNIT
PO BOX 447
BENSALEM, PA 19020