Susan gave you the answer above - the documents supporting the W-7 application must be approved by a Certified Acceptance Agent (CAA).
An alternative would be to mail your forms and original identity documents to the IRS, but few people would want to do that if there is a CAA nearby.
Note that CAAs are often (or even usually) associated with tax practices.
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