ITIN Services in Pakistan — Your Passport Never Leaves the Country

An SSN is for US citizens and people authorized to work in the US. An EIN identifies a business entity, such as your US LLC. An ITIN identifies you personally as an individual taxpayer when you cannot get an SSN. Many Pakistani LLC owners need both: an EIN for the company and an ITIN for themselves to file Form 1040-NR and complete personal verifications.

No. Your NTN (National Tax Number) is issued by the FBR for Pakistani taxation. An ITIN is issued by the US IRS for American taxation. They are completely separate systems — having one has no effect on the other, and US clients, marketplaces and banks will only ever ask for your ITIN, never your NTN.

Only the IRS issues ITINs. Under current IRS guidelines, an ITIN remains valid as long as it is used on a US federal tax return at least once every three consecutive years. If it goes unused for three years, it expires and must be renewed before your next filing.

No. An ITIN is strictly a tax processing number. It does not authorize you to work in the United States, does not affect your visa eligibility, and does not confer any immigration status. It simply allows the IRS to process your tax returns, refunds and payments.

A Certifying Acceptance Agent is a person or firm authorized by the IRS, under a formal written agreement, to verify the identity documents of ITIN applicants and certify them for submission. A CAA examines your passport, completes the Certificate of Accuracy, and submits your application — so your original documents never have to be mailed to the IRS.

Because IMAAR International is an IRS Certifying Acceptance Agent, we are authorized to examine your original passport at our Lahore office and certify a copy to the IRS. Without a CAA, the IRS requires either your original passport by mail to its Austin processing center or a certified copy from the issuing agency — both slow, risky options. With us, you keep your passport.

A Pakistani notary attestation is not accepted by the IRS for ITIN purposes. A regular consultant can fill in your W-7 but cannot certify your passport, so you would still need to mail the original. Only a CAA holds an agreement with the IRS to verify identity documents and issue the Certificate of Accuracy that replaces sending the original passport.

The IRS publishes a list of Acceptance Agents by country on IRS.gov, and you are welcome to ask us to show our IRS acceptance agreement during your consultation. You can also review our SECP registration and partner licenses on our Licenses & Credentials page before engaging us.

For most applicants: a valid, unexpired Pakistani passport (it serves as a standalone identity and foreign-status document), a completed Form W-7, and the supporting US federal tax return or documentation for an IRS exception category. Dependents may need additional proof, such as US entry stamps or medical or school records, depending on their situation.

Usually, yes — the W-7 is normally attached to a federal tax return such as Form 1040-NR. However, the IRS allows several exception categories where a return is not required, for example third-party withholding on passive income or certain reporting requirements. We assess which route applies to you and prepare the paperwork accordingly.

Yes, you can apply from anywhere in Pakistan. Consultations, document review and W-7 preparation happen over WhatsApp and email. The only step requiring your physical passport is certification, which most clients complete either through a short visit to our Lahore office or a secure two-way courier arrangement we help coordinate.

Form W-7 is the IRS Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. It captures your identity, foreign status and — critically — the reason you need an ITIN. Selecting the wrong reason box is one of the most common causes of rejection, which is why we prepare and review every W-7 line by line before submission.

Yes. You do not need a US visa, US travel history or any physical presence in the United States. What you need is a genuine US tax purpose — such as owning a US LLC, receiving US-source income, or claiming Pakistan–US tax treaty benefits — plus a valid passport.

Yes. Spouses and dependents of US citizens, residents and certain visa holders can obtain ITINs when an allowable tax benefit applies. Dependent applications have stricter document rules — passports without a US entry date may need supporting records. We handle family applications together so everyone's paperwork stays consistent.

Preparation on our side typically takes only a few days once your documents are ready. After submission, the IRS typically takes 7–11 weeks to issue an ITIN, subject to IRS workload — applications filed during the January–April US tax season often take longer. We track your case until the ITIN assignment letter (CP565) arrives.

The IRS does not offer online ITIN tracking. Status is checked by phone with the IRS, referencing your application details. As your Certifying Acceptance Agent, we follow up on pending applications on your behalf and keep you informed at each stage until your ITIN assignment letter arrives.

IRS processing times fluctuate with workload, especially during the US filing season. If your application exceeds the normal window, we contact the IRS to check whether additional information is needed and respond immediately to any notice, so a delay never turns into a silent rejection.

Your ITIN expires if it has not been used on a US federal tax return for three consecutive tax years. The IRS also retired certain older middle-digit ranges in previous years. If you received a CP48 notice, or you have not filed recently, we can review your ITIN and confirm whether renewal is needed before you file.

A CP48 is the IRS letter telling you that your ITIN is expiring or has expired and must be renewed before you file your next US tax return. Renewal uses the same Form W-7 process with your passport certified by a CAA — and no tax return attachment is required for a renewal.

A CP567 notice means the IRS rejected your ITIN application — commonly for an incorrect W-7 reason box, insufficient documentation or a missing tax return. Do not reapply blindly. Bring us the notice; we diagnose the exact ground of rejection and refile a corrected application.

Yes. There is no penalty or waiting period for reapplying after a rejection. The key is fixing the underlying issue first — the reason category, document certification or supporting return — otherwise the IRS will reject it again. Applications filed through a Certifying Acceptance Agent carry a substantially lower rejection risk.

We work on transparent fixed fees agreed before any work begins — no hourly surprises and fixed fees quoted in writing — see our fee schedule at submission time. Because the fee depends on your situation (new application versus renewal, with or without a tax return, family applications), we quote after a short free consultation on WhatsApp.

Overseas services still need your passport certified — which usually means mailing it abroad or finding a CAA anyway. With IMAAR you get an IRS Certifying Acceptance Agent inside Pakistan, a physical SECP-incorporated office in Lahore, licensed partners you can meet, support in Urdu and English, and one local point of contact from W-7 to ITIN letter.

Yes. Our consultants work comfortably in both Urdu and English — on WhatsApp, by phone and in person at our Lahore office. IRS forms are completed in English, but every explanation, question and status update can happen in whichever language you prefer.

Yes. Most clients need their ITIN for something specific — a Form 1040-NR filing, an Amazon tax interview, a Stripe or PayPal verification, or US LLC compliance. We support those next steps, including annual US tax return preparation and future ITIN renewals, as part of our broader US services.