I am interested to know if the school in England will provide an EIN. I am being told in the following from my daughter's eligible institution in Scotland: The new requirement of the IRS has generated some confusion, but we have discussed this at length with Foreign Schools Financial Analysts at the US Department of Education who have confirmed that certifying letters are still acceptable. I can also confirm that all other UK Universities are following this advice and continuing with the current practice.
Unfortunately, this is not what we are hearing in the U.S. We are being told we DO need the Federal EIN. I hope that someone else with knowledge from the US Department of Education will chime in.
