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Hello,
My friends are citizens of India - they are not US persons (neither pass the green card test nor the substantial presence test).
They want to open a bank account in the US to transfer funds from India to the US in 2018 before they receive their green cards in 2019.
They are being asked to fill up a W8Ben.
What exactly should they fill in as their foreign tax id? Is it their PAN card #?
Should they fill in Part 2 #9 & 10? I don't believe they are eligible for any exceptions per a tax treaty and hence I don't believe they need to fill up #9 & #10, but want confirmation.
Thanks
My friends are citizens of India - they are not US persons (neither pass the green card test nor the substantial presence test).
They want to open a bank account in the US to transfer funds from India to the US in 2018 before they receive their green cards in 2019.
They are being asked to fill up a W8Ben.
What exactly should they fill in as their foreign tax id? Is it their PAN card #?
Should they fill in Part 2 #9 & 10? I don't believe they are eligible for any exceptions per a tax treaty and hence I don't believe they need to fill up #9 & #10, but want confirmation.
Thanks
