I was never questioning your statements, but thanks for the lecture.
My only point was that people continually confuse the two issues. This original thread after all started (after much clarification) with trying to figure out whether a W-9 or W-8BEN needed to be completed based on the type of SSN card that was presented.
My point was that you could not determine either (IRS or immigration status) based on that document alone. This post is in the BSA/AML forum. It's general theme does not normally include IRS reporting and the use of the term non-resident alien has a very specific meaning under BSA/AML compliance considerations. Since I visit many banks and talk to many bankers in the course of a year, you would be surprised at the confusion over these issues that continue to exist. I was only attempting to point out the differences within the context of this forum
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