paperwork once you are home: ATIN, adoption tax id number

1. Apply for a temporary adoption tax ID number (ATIN link for info and form) for each child. This is a good option if you will not have time to get the validation and SS# done before tax time. This option is only valid if you have NOT done the validation yet. It takes about 10 weeks so plan ahead. If you do not need to change any name or date of birth at validation then you can get a SS# with the Certificate of Citizenship (COC) that comes automatically for children entering the country on an IR3 visa (both parents met the child before court).