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nimisha123
May 6, 2009, 08:50 AM
Hello!

I am on H4. I have submitted the necessary documents for ITIN twice (1nce were rejected as documents were not notarized by US notary).
I have been rejected for ITIN again. what should I do as the reason is not clear, and my Husband who is on H1B is awaiting for it to file his tax returns.

does he need to wait.?

Very Thanks for your help.
AtlantaTaxExpert
May 6, 2009, 12:17 PM
Nimisha123:

The Form W-7 is required to be submitted WITH your husband's tax return, NOT by itself. Below is the process that needs to be followed:

You will need to submit Forms W-7 with your return to get an ITIN for your wife.

While the return is being prepared, you make photocopies of the FIRST page of the passport that has the picture on it. You then take these photocopies to a local bank to have them notarized, usually at no charge. If the bank will not do it, go to a local IRS office (call first to make sure they provide the service) to have the IRS officials certify the photocopy as a true copy of the passport.


You will then sign the federal return, have your wife sign the return and W-7, then staple the notarized photocopies of the passport to the W-7 and paper clip both forms to the tax return. You then mail the tax return to the IRS.

The IRS receives the W-7, issues the ITIN, inserts the ITIN on the tax return and processes the return. The IRS then mails the ITIN to you in a separate envelope. This process takes between 4 weeks and three months, depending on the workload at the ITIN processing center.
nimisha123
May 18, 2009, 08:57 AM
Finally, today I received mail saying that the ITIN is rejected again as documents didn't reach on time.
My question is should i submit it once again or i should wait for next year? As I am running behind of time.
Also, Can my spouse claim returns for this year also in next year tax returns? how about spouse's tax filing?

Wondering if there is any period for which tax returns can be claimed: like date when spouse arrived in US and date of filing returns? As I arrived in March and date to submit was 15th April.

Thanks for your time.
AtlantaTaxExpert
May 18, 2009, 01:33 PM
Nimisha123:

The documents did not reach on time?? There is no time limit for filing a tax return.

Resubmit the Forms W-7 with the tax return as soon as possible.
MukatA
May 19, 2009, 12:45 AM
Finally, today I received mail saying that the ITIN is rejected again as documents didn't reach on time.
My question is should i submit it once again or i should wait for next year? As I am running behind of time.
Also, Can my spouse claim returns for this year also in next year tax returns? how about spouse's tax filing?

Wondering if there is any period for which tax returns can be claimed: like date when spouse arrived in US and date of filing returns? As I arrived in March and date to submit was 15th April.

Thanks for your time.

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