ITIN Documentation Requirements

All ITIN requests must include a non-compensatory income letter from UNT.

Non-compensatory income is money you receive that is not payment for work or services. In many instances at UNT, non-compensatory income refers to taxable scholarships.

• Send an email to the UNT Tax Office at sysfn@untsystem.eduwith your Student ID and name and request a Non-Compensatory Letter for an ITIN application. Please allow 5-7 business days for a response.
• If you have already completed the Sprintax Calculus Questionnaire, the UNT Tax Office will issue the non-compensatory letter and a W-8BEN form for you, if appropriate.
• The Sprintax Calculus Questionnaire identifies any tax treaties for which you may be eligible. Tax treaty eligibility determines whether the UNT Tax Office provides form W-8BEN.
• If you have not completed the Sprintax Calculus Questionnaire, the UNT Tax Office will request an activation email be sent to you from Sprintax Calculus.
• The Questionnaire must be completed for the Tax Office to issue the non-compensatory letter and W-8BEN.
• DO NOT set up a personal account with Sprintax. You must access the Sprintax Calculus Questionnaire via the activation email sent to you from Sprintax Calculus and UNT.
• ALL questions regarding the Sprintax Calculus Questionnaire, non-compensatory letter and W-8BEN must be directed to sysfn@untsystem.edu

Complete ITIN Application with the IRS or a Certified Acceptance Agent

Step One:

• Download Form W-7 and instructions from the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/w7 
• The IRS or Certified Acceptance Agent will offer additional assistance with this form and help you to compile and submit your ITIN application

Step Two:

• Schedule an appointment with a Certified Acceptance Agent to certify your documents and submit your ITIN application

OR

• Schedule an appointment directly with the IRS to certify and submit your documents and ITIN application:

Step Three:

• Please ensure you have the following documents ready upon meeting with a Certified Acceptance Agent or the IRS:
  • Non-compensatory Income Letter provided by the UNT Tax Office
  • W-8BEN (if provided by the UNT Tax Office)
  • UNT Scholarship Award Letter
  • Completed Form W-7 (CAA or IRS can assist)
  • Original Passport and Visa
  • Most Recent I-20 or DS-2019
  • Most recent I-94 (https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home)
• Certified Acceptance Agents will charge a fee.
• The IRS does not charge a fee.

Complete ITIN Application on Your Own with SEVIS Exception

The SEVIS Exception allows students enrolled at SEVP-approved institutions to provide copies of immigration documents instead of originals when submitting an ITIN application. When you utilize the SEVIS Exception, the DSO/ARO certifies your immigration documents for you so that you do not need the have them certified by a Certified Acceptance Agent or the IRS.

Step One:

• To complete the application on your own with the SEVIS Exception, submit the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) Letter Request e-Form on the iNorthTX portal. Log into the iNorthTX portal and then click on the letter request link.
• Upload the following documents as part of the e-Form:

• Non-compensatory Income letter from the UNT Tax Office
• UNT Scholarship Award Letter (letter to show that you have an award from the university that covers tuition and living expenses)
• Passport
• Visa
• Most recent I-94 (https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home)
• Most recent I-20 (please note that you will receive another I20 when we process your ITIN letter request)
• Please allow 3 to 5 business days (Monday-Friday) for processing.
• When your request is approved, you will receive additional instructions about picking up the ITIN letter (and associated documents) from ISSS.

Step Two:

• Once you have picked up the ITIN letter from ISSS, compile the following documents to prepare your ITIN application.
• ITIN letter from DSO/ARO (original with DSO’s or ARO's wet signature)
• Copies of Passport, Visa, Most Recent I-94 provided with ITIN letter from ISSS
• Non-Compensatory Income letter from UNT Tax Office
• Most recent I-20 (original with DSO's or ARO's wet signature)
• W-8BEN if provided by UNT Tax Office
• UNT Scholarship Award Letter
• Completed Form W-7 http://www.irs.gov/w7

Step Three:

• Mail your ITIN application and supporting documents to the IRS

Internal Revenue Service
ITIN Operation
P.O. Box 149342
Austin, TX 78714-9342

• Please refer to the IRS websitefor more guidance about ITIN and the application process. Addresses can change with little notice, so you must verify the address before submitting your materials to the IRS.  
• Please allow 6-12 weeks for IRS processing.

The best time to apply for an ITIN is in the fall semester. It is during the fall semester that you may submit an ITIN application on its own, separate from a tax return. It is during this semester that students may choose to use the SEVIS exception OR the IRS or Certified Acceptance Agent. 

During tax season in the spring semester,  the ITIN application MUST be submitted as part of a U.S. tax return.  The ITIN application and U.S. tax return may be completed with online programs like GLACIER Tax Prep and Sprintax. When submitted as part of a tax return, students may not use the SEVIS exception option and must complete the application with the IRS or a local Certified Acceptance Agent.