The IRS online EIN tool rejects founders without an SSN or ITIN. The fax route works from every country and returns your EIN in about 4 business days. Here is exactly how to do it.
📠 Fax Your SS-4 Now From $2.99Non-US residents without an SSN or ITIN cannot apply for an EIN online. The IRS accepts Form SS-4 by fax instead. As of July 2026, applicants located outside the United States fax SS-4 to +1 304-707-9471 per the official IRS instructions, and the IRS returns the EIN by fax in about 4 business days. Always verify the current number on IRS.gov before sending. OverseasFax delivers your SS-4 from any country for $2.99.
The IRS online EIN tool requires the responsible party to have a US Social Security Number or ITIN. If you are a non-US founder forming a Wyoming or Delaware LLC, you almost certainly have neither. That leaves two application routes: mail, which takes 4 to 5 weeks from abroad with no tracking into the IRS, or fax, which the IRS processes in about 4 business days. This is why virtually every non-US founder gets their EIN by fax, and you cannot skip it: no EIN means no US bank account, no Stripe, and no ability to file the annual Form 5472 your LLC will owe.
As of July 2026, per the official Instructions for Form SS-4 on IRS.gov:
| Where you are applying from | SS-4 fax number |
|---|---|
| Outside the United States (no US residence or principal office) | +1 304-707-9471 |
| Inside the US but no legal residence in any state (for example US territories) | +1 855-215-1627 |
| Legal residence or principal office in one of the 50 states or DC | +1 855-641-6935 |
Verify before you send: IRS fax numbers change without much announcement. The international fax number for Form 2848, for example, changed from 267-941-1017 to 267-466-1017 and the old line went dead. Open the current Form SS-4 instructions at irs.gov before faxing. It takes thirty seconds.
Download Form SS-4 from IRS.gov and complete it for your LLC. On line 7b, where the responsible party's SSN or ITIN goes, non-US persons without either write "Foreign". Use the address where you reliably receive mail, which can be a foreign address. Use only one application method for the entity: if you fax, do not also mail or call, or you risk being issued duplicate EINs that take months to untangle.
Here is the part most guides skip: the IRS returns the EIN by fax to the applicant fax number you write on the form, generally within 4 business days. OverseasFax is a sending service, so you cannot receive the reply on it. You have two honest options. If you have no fax number at all, leave the applicant fax line blank and the IRS mails your EIN letter instead, which takes several weeks to a foreign address. The faster route: our sister service GetAFax.com gives you a dedicated US fax number for 24 hours for $5, and anything received is delivered to your email as a PDF. Put that number on the SS-4 applicant fax line. Note the timing: since the IRS reply usually arrives in about 4 business days rather than within 24 hours, the practical approach is to fax your SS-4 first, then activate a receiving number and call the IRS international EIN line to have the confirmation faxed to it, or simply let the IRS mail the letter if you are not in a hurry.
Scan the signed form as one clear PDF, go to overseasfax.com from any browser, upload it, enter the IRS number in full international format, and pay $2.99. Delivery usually completes in 5 to 15 minutes with an email confirmation, and a failed fax is refunded automatically in full. Founders fax us their SS-4s from the UK, Germany, India, Pakistan, and the rest of our 93 supported countries, with no fax machine or account required. Once the EIN arrives, bookmark our Form 5472 filing guide: that annual filing is the next fax your LLC will need.
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