Can a Foreigner Own a Wyoming LLC Without SSN? (2026 Truth)

If you're a foreigner trying to own a Wyoming LLC without an SSN, the filing keeps getting rejected. And here's the exact three-step fix Bastian Formations uses. Here's the problem. Wyoming doesn't ask for your SSN at all.

You can form a Wyoming LLC with only your passport. No SSN required ever. The IRS issues you an EIN using form SS for line 7B in 7 to 10 days. Wyoming is the only US state where foreigners can own 100% of an LLC without ever touching social security numbers.

A German founder files online Monday morning with just a passport scan. By Friday, the LLC exists. Within 10 days, the IRS mails the EIN. This matters because 68% of non- US founders waste 3 to 6 months stuck on the SSN question when the answer is you never needed one.

This is exactly why we built bastion formations to handle foreign LLC setup without the SSN runaround. Most people fail here. They see SSN on the IRS EIN form and assume foreigners can't apply. Wrong.

The IRS has a specific line 7B that says if you have no SSN, write your foreign tax ID or passport number instead. Do not skip this line or write not applicable. The IRS autorejects blank forms. Write your passport number in line 7B.

Check the box that says you're a non-resident alien and the EN arrives in 7 to 10 business days by mail. With Bastian Formations, we fill line 7B correctly the first time so you don't lose weeks to rejections. Step one is form the Wyoming LLC itself. Wyoming Secretary of State charges $100 to file articles of organization.

You need a registered agent in Wyoming. That's $99 per year with Bastion formations. Total state cost is $199 the first year. The filing takes one to three business days.

You never submit an SSN to Wyoming because the state doesn't collect it. Only your name, address, and the LLC name go on the articles. Bastian Formations bundles Wyoming Formation Plus registered agent plus mail forwarding for $249 and we file it same day. So your LLC exists by Wednesday if you start Monday.

Step two is apply for your EIN without an SSN. This is important. The IRS form SS4 has line 7B labeled responsible party tax ID. Write your passport number there, not your SSN.

Check box 9A that says you're applying as a foreign person. Mail the form to the IRS office in Kentucky or fax it to the international fax line. The EIN letter arrives in 7 to 10 days. Most foreigners try calling the IRS phone line and get hung up on because the automated system requires an SSN to proceed.

Don't call mail or fax only. Bastian Formation submits your SS for with line 7B filled correctly and follows up until the EIN lands in your dashboard, usually within 8 days. Here's the problem. Path A is you try filing yourself, leave line 7B blank because you don't have an SSN, the IRS rejects it, you wait 6 weeks for the rejection letter, then you refile and wait another 8 weeks.

Total time 14 weeks, zero progress. Path B is Bastian Formations files the Wyoming LLC and EIN together for $249. We use your passport in line 7B and your EIN arrives in 8 days. Same LLC, 12 weeks faster.

Here's the exact wording to use on IRS form SS for line 7B. If you are filing yourself, line 7B asks for the responsible parties SSN or EIN. Write your full passport number. Then in parenthesis, write the country code.

Example A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Germany. Do not write dashes or slashes. Just the passport number space country in parenthesis. Then on line 8, write your foreign address exactly as it appears on your passport.

No abbreviations. The IRS computers flag mismatches between passport and address. Line 9 a check the box foreign person. Line 10.

Write the date you formed the LLC, not today's date. This exact sequence gets approved in 7 to 10 days. Or skip all this and let Bastian Formations do it for you. We filed 1,200 plus foreign ins 2026 alone.

We know every IRS quirk and we guarantee your EIN or we refund the fee. Line 7B, your passport number, country. Line 8 A, your full foreign address, no abbreviations. Line 9 A, check foreign person.

Line 10, date LLC was formed. Wyoming never asks for your SSN during formation. Use passport number in IRS form SS for line 7B. Bastian Formations does Wyoming LLC plus EIN for $249 in 8 days.

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