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US diversity lottery visa and W8-Ben form

Alonso77 · 2010-12-23 14:53:46

Hope I got the right thread but I'm curious as to why I have recieved a W8-BEN form recently from an American broker company. I applied for the 2012 diversity lottery on the official free site and received my confirmed application status. I have never worked or been to US before so am wondering why I got this tax related…

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23-12-2010 3:53pm

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Hope I got the right thread but I'm curious as to why I have recieved a W8-BEN form recently from an American broker company. I applied for the 2012 diversity lottery on the official free site and received my confirmed application status. I have never worked or been to US before so am wondering why I got this tax related form. Is this normal? Rang US embassy in Dublin and a lady in visa section said to ignore it. Bit baffled by it. Can anybody enlighten me?

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