Illegals

There are certain individuals living in the country who are classified as non-resident aliens. Examples are people here on student visas or work visas. These people earn money here but do not have social security numbers so in order to file income tax they use an ITIN, and individual taxpayer identification number. This means that their employer withholds payroll taxes from their wages. They pay into social security, Medicare and Medicaid but they do not accumulate any benefits. In order to get an ITIN a person must fill out a Form W7. If an illegal alien fills out this form they must lie and check the box non-resident alien and they then received an ITIN. If these illegals have a child here then that child becomes an American citizen and when the child grows up he/she can sponsor their parents who can then become citizens. Once these people become citizens they can apply for their payroll tax benefits to be re-instated. It is easier to do if they keep a copy of all of their W-2’s to prove their earnings and withholding.