That dead end is structural, not personal. The IRS online EIN application requires the responsible party to have an SSN or ITIN — so a foreign owner with neither is routed to paper: Form SS-4, by fax, phone, or mail.
Entity formed.
No SSN. No ITIN.
Online application: closed.
Your LLC exists. Your bank is waiting. The IRS online form said no. This desk examines which route is yours, shows you the form line by line, and — when fulfillment opens — files it and manages the wait for you.
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The structural facts on this page come from the IRS: IRS — Employer Identification Number and the Instructions for Form SS-4. The form shown is Form SS-4 (Rev. December 2025).
Application for Employer Identification Number
Rev. December 2025
Cat. No. 16055N
SPECIMEN — RECREATION OF FORM SS-4 FOR A FICTIONAL ENTITY. NOT A FILED FORM.
Examiner note — THIS LINE IS THE WHOLE CASE. Line 7b is where the no-SSN application is won or stalled.
The Examination — five rulings on your case
Five questions. No email required to see your result. Each answer is typed onto the sheet as the examiner rules — answer honestly, the route changes with the answers.
Application for Employer Identification Number
Rev. December 2025
Cat. No. 16055N
SPECIMEN — RECREATION OF FORM SS-4 FOR A FICTIONAL ENTITY. NOT A FILED FORM.
The three routes, on the log
Source for every line: IRS — Employer Identification Number (checked November 4, 2026). The IRS also warns that high inventory can delay processing — real waits vary, and no one can honestly promise you a faster IRS. Anyone who does is selling you the promise, not the EIN. Full honesty about timing: The Wait.
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The EIN itself is free from the IRS. The $249 is for the work around it: the filing placed through our fulfillment partner with responsible-party documentation handled, the submission confirmed, the expected window tracked, the status chased, and the CP 575 confirmation delivered to you — plus a Form 5472 / pro-forma 1120 orientation and your first-year deadline calendar. It is deliberately not priced at the $49–$97 points you will see elsewhere: at the real fulfillment cost of this filing, those prices lose money on every order, and a service that loses money on your filing is a service that stops answering during your wait.
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EIN 98-7654321
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