ITIN CAA Service for International Applicants
A practical CAA-focused path for Form W-7, identity-document review, overseas applications and ITIN renewals. Understand what a CAA can authenticate, what still goes to the IRS and what to prepare before your interview.
CAA-first guidance
For applicants who want to understand the CAA route before sending documents or filing Form W-7.
Document authentication
Know which documents a CAA may authenticate and where IRS limits still apply.
INTERNATIONALApply from abroad
Prepare an ITIN application while outside the United States with the correct interview and document steps.
FORM W-7Form W-7 review
Reduce preventable filing mistakes by checking the application reason, tax-return or exception evidence, and supporting documents.
ITIN support for common international situations
Use the route that matches your filing situation, documents and location.
The IRS makes the final decision
Only the IRS issues an ITIN. A CAA can assist and authenticate eligible documents but cannot guarantee approval or a faster IRS decision.
CAA route, documents and filing decisions
Supporting documents
Identity and foreign-status evidence, passport rules and CAA limits.
Processing time
What the IRS says about W-7 processing and peak periods.
Form W-7 exceptions
When an ITIN application may qualify to use an exception instead of attaching a federal tax return.
All guides
Read the complete ITIN and CAA knowledge base.
Have an ITIN case already? Send the basic facts first. We will identify the relevant filing path without promising an IRS outcome.
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