DouglasSheridan

first of all I'd like to state how this is taken from my experience in my area, and diff ppl might have had diff experiences.
Here it goes...
My son and I entered the US on 12/09/05 under a K1 and K2 visa. We waited 20 days until going to the local SS office. I had both application forms ready for my son and myself.
They processed all the info and ID when they suddenly noted that because my son was a minor, he fell under the category 'alien not allowed to work'. Therefore he could not receive a SSN.
We were then advised to get a tax ID for him. They tax offices were in the same building so we tried our luck there, but came out emptyhanded.
I posted on here my experience, and was lucky to receive the IRS ITIN number from mdyoung. I phoned them today (number is 1-215-516-4846).
This is the info I got today:
To botain a tax ID, your spouse simply has to file their taxes (on paper) and claim the child as a dependant. With the taxes they have to include form W-7 (can be downloaded from the www.irs.gov website under 'forms and publications').
With both taxes and W-7 two forms of ID should be included for the child. (A birth certificate and copy of passport), as well as a letter from the school the child is attending (if at school age) stating the child is enrolled for that tax year and what grade it is in. All those forms should be notarised by US officials. Can be done at the bank for no fee.
The tax claim will then be filed and after a few weeks, you will receive a letter stating the childs Tax ID.
If however, in the meantime, the child has gone through AOS and therefore received a greencard, this will make it elligable for a SSN. You can then return to the local SS office and re-apply using two forms of ID.
If SSN is at that stage obtained, the taxes can be filed simply with the SSN, disregarding the W-7 form.
I hope this will be useful for any new K1'ers entering the country. I also hope the info is clear. If any more info on diff experiences can be added, please do so. And if any more questions, please dont hesitate.
Thanks!
S.