You need to file personal income tax from January to April every year. Fill out Form 1040NR. If you file tax late, you will face a penalty. However, the prerequisite for foreigners to file tax is to have an individual tax number ITIN.

U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, referred to as ITIN, full name: Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Applying for an ITIN is a prerequisite for non-U.S. residents to file U.S. personal taxes, because the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires tax filers who do not have a U.S. Social Security number to provide an individual tax filing number before filing taxes.

There are many benefits to having a U.S. personal tax ID number, including applying for a credit card and accumulating credit history. . . . .

However, not everyone is eligible to apply for ITIN. Generally speaking, ITIN application requires the party to fill in the W-7 form, attach the tax form, personal passport, and original visa, and mail it to the IRS. You can receive the IRS approval letter after 12-15 weeks. but! ! ! Once the passport is lost, the documents are missing, and the application reasons are not sufficient, it is very likely that the application will be in vain.

Therefore, it is very important to find a CAA (Certifying Acceptance Agent) agent to apply.

Applying for a tax ID number through CAA does not require mailing the original passport, and the success rate is greatly increased! ! !