Social Security Numbers
If you are in the middle of a pending domestic adoption and need a social security number for your child in order to file your tax return, you can apply for a temporary nine digit number issued by the IRS. For more information and a copy of the application visit the IRS website and search under ATIN or click on the link below.
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7a.pdf or www.ssa.gov/pubs/10023.html
How Does the Child Get A Passport After a Re-Adoption?
You will need the following when the child applies for a passport:
Proof of the child's relationship to the American citizen parent. For the biological child of the American citizen this will be a certified copy of the foreign birth certificate (and translation if not in English). For an adopted child, it is a certified copy of the final adoption decree (and translation if not in English);
The child's foreign passport showing the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security (BCIS) I-551 stamp in the passport, or the child's permanent resident card (green card);
Proof of identity of the American citizen parent(s)
Passport application, passport photographs and fees. Go to Passport Services for forms and full instructions.