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When to apply for a TIN in the immigration process?

(I am also posting this to /r/personalfinance).

Hi everyone,

I am in the US, in the process of immigration through CR-1 marriage-based application.

I need to fill out some forms for my investments back in Canada. These forms include providing details and timelines associated with when I left Canada and moved to the US.

The forms require me to provide my US SSN but I do not have one. It says if I don't have one, to provide my TIN and I do not have a TIN. I know I can apply for one.

One of the tax consultants I've spoken to had made some flippant remark about a TIN and said "if you can avoid it, wait for your SSN, and don't apply for your TIN". This stuck with me, so what should I be doing?

It could be a few more months (likely) until I get my SSN. Note that the date I moved to the US was January 1st, 2021 so this does not impact 2020 taxes. The Canadian bank (WealthSimple) is telling me I can't wait to fill out these forms but to be honest they haven't really known what to say so far.

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source https://www.reddit.com/r/immigration/comments/owdnkk/when_to_apply_for_a_tin_in_the_immigration_process/
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