FIR PTA Certificate of Non-Foreign Status — Individual is a certificate issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for individuals who are not considered foreign persons for tax purposes. The certificate is necessary to enable the transfer of real estate in the United States by the individual to another person, without the withholding of a portion of the purchase price for tax purposes. There are two types of FIR PTA Certificate of Non-Foreign Status — Individual: 1) Form W-8EXP (Certificate of Foreign Government or Other Foreign Organization for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting): This form is used when an individual is an employee or official of a foreign government or other foreign organization. 2) Form W-8ECI (Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States): This form is used when an individual is a foreign person conducting business in the United States.