Get Your ITIN
Without Mailing
Your Passport to the IRS

A Certified Acceptance Agent is an individual or entity the IRS has formally authorized to review and authenticate identity documents on behalf of ITIN applicants. CAAs submit applications with a Form W-7 COA – a Certificate of Accuracy – instead of requiring you to send your original documents. Your passport stays in your hands the whole time.

Not if you work with a CAA. Your original passport stays with you – the CAA authenticates your documents locally and submits a Form W-7 COA, which the IRS recognizes in place of your originals. For international founders, this is the whole point of using the CAA process.

It’s an official document prepared and signed by the CAA on their authorized letterhead. It tells the IRS that the CAA has personally reviewed and authenticated the applicant’s original identity documents. The IRS accepts it instead of the physical originals, which is why you don’t have to mail anything internationally.

Yes. The CAA process is specifically designed for non-resident individuals – including those based in Pakistan. You don’t need to travel to the US or visit an IRS office at any point.

It depends on your specific situation. A valid passport is the preferred primary document. NICOP can sometimes serve as supporting documentation, but if there’s a name mismatch between your NICOP and passport – which is pretty common for Pakistani applicants – that needs to be resolved before anything gets submitted. We catch these issues during the consultation.

The scope of authorization is much broader for a CAA. CAAs can authenticate nearly all foreign identity documents and issue the Certificate of Accuracy (Form W-7 COA). Basic Acceptance Agents can’t do this – which means applicants using a basic agent may still need to mail original documents to the IRS, which defeats the purpose.

The IRS typically processes complete applications within 7 to 11 weeks. Going through a CAA means your package arrives complete and IRS-ready, so you’re not adding delays from rejections or requests for additional documentation.

An ITIN is one of the key requirements for US tax identity verification – something Stripe and other payment platforms require for non-resident LLC owners. Once it’s issued, you can use it alongside your EIN to activate your account and start receiving payments.

Rejections usually happen because of incomplete or inconsistent documentation – which is exactly what the CAA review process is designed to catch before submission. If the IRS requests additional documentation after the package is sent, we support you through that too.

No. This is strictly a US tax identity service under IRS regulations. We handle ITIN applications only – no immigration advice, no visa guidance, no legal counsel of any kind.