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Complete form SS-4 and send or fax to the IRS :Internal Revenue Service Attn: EIN Operation Cincinnati, OH 45999Fax: (855) 215-1627 (within the U.S.) Fax: (304) 707-9471 (outside the U.S.)Alternately, if you need the number immediately, complete the form, then dial the following number and speak to an IRS agent who can confirm over the phone and assign a number immediately: +1 267-941-1099 (not a toll-free number), 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday.Link to form: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss4.pdf

Updated September 11, 2020:I spoke to an IRS agent yesterday. Standard turnaround time for an EIN via faxed SS-4 now is 45 business days!Evidently, the IRS, rather than eliminating the COVID-19 backlog, is continuing to live with it - as are foreign owners of new U.S. businesses.Update written July 29, 2020:Because of COVID-19, EINs for foreign clients have been a disaster. I have a client that has been waiting for more than two months - and I sent the SS-4 twice by fax and once by postal service with return receipt!For details, please see Foreign Company Alert: Obtaining an EIN may be your Biggest Challenge in the U.S.Answer written April 2, 2017:For years, the IRS was quite good about faxing back EINs (for Responsible Parties who do not have a social security number) within one week. The deadline was met ~90% of the time.However, late last year - I don’t know why - turnaround time extended to two weeks.During 2017, the situation has gotten a bit better. Most recently, I have been encountering a ten-day turnaround times.You should call the Internal Revenue Service - I believe +1 267-941-1000 will work. (Unfortunately, because you are outside the U.S., you cannot use the toll-free number, 800-829-4933.)Once you get past the menu choices and, in all likelihood, some time on hold to speak to a human being, you probably will learn one of the following:The IRS has your SS-4 but cannot explain the delay. You need to wait a few more days.The IRS has no record of your SS-4. You need to start all over again.Good luck!

Yes, a person residing outside the U.S. can obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN) for his or her business in the U.S.Some of these individuals have a U.S. social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), perhaps because they studied in the U.S. or worked for a U.S. company in their home countries. For them, obtaining an EIN is straightforward. They can do so online, using the SSN or ITIN, at Apply for an Employer Identification Number EIN Online.For those without an SSN or ITIN, the process is more complicated.First, Form SS-4[1] needs to be completed properly.Then, as is explained in the Instructions for Form SS-4[2], there may be two ways to obtain the EIN.First, if the business has no U.S. presence, the individual can call the Internal Revenue Service, fax the SS-4, and receive the EIN by telephone, a relatively quick process:Apply by telephone—option available to international applicants only. If you have NO legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency in the U.S. or U.S. possessions, you may call 267-941-1099 (not a toll-free number), 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday, to obtain an EIN.The person making the call must be authorized to receive the EIN and answer questions concerning Form SS-4. Complete the Third Party Designee section only if you want to authorize the named individual to receive the entity’s EIN and answer questions about the completion of Form SS-4. The designee’s authority terminates at the time the EIN is assigned and released to the designee. You must complete the signature area for the authorization to be valid.Second, if the individual’s business does have a U.S. presence, the SS-4 should be faxed to the IRS (quicker and more assured than mailing it), and the IRS will fax the EIN to the applicant - typically within one week, though during December and January turnaround time can exceed two weeks:Apply by fax. Under the Fax-TIN program, you can receive your EIN by fax generally within 4 business days. Complete and fax Form SS-4 to the IRS using the appropriate fax number listed in Where To File or Fax, later. A long-distance charge to callers outside of the local calling area will apply. Fax-TIN numbers can only be used to apply for an EIN. The numbers may change without notice. Fax-TIN is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Be sure to provide your fax number so the IRS can fax the EIN back to you.While information provided by the IRS is accurate, during the past decade or so obtaining EINs for foreign clients I have learned that there can be lots of twists and turns. Please see Foreign Company Alert: Obtaining an EIN may be your Biggest Challenge in the U.S.Footnotes[1] https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss4.pdf[2] https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iss4.pdf