How to get a TAX ID number?

I was talking to a girl I know from my academy, she's in the same situation as me (undocumented student), but she has a job cuz she got a Tax ID number, she says.
She told me they don't usually check the SS#'s, so she just puts down her Tax ID # in applications instead.

Does anyone have any more information about this?
If you do, could someone let me know how to get one?

Could she mean ITIN?

I'm pretty sure Tax ID # = ITIN (Individual Tax Id #)

You can work with ITIN; provided that they don't make you fill out an I-9 form. That being said, ITIN is not interchageable with a SS#, nor does it give the person the right to work. It's mostly useful with smaller businesses that can pay you on a 1099 tax form with no extensive background check and etc.

If she's going around filling out any job applications using the ITIN, it's only a matter of time before she gets screwed.

Yeah, ITIN is what I meant.

She already has a job, I'm not sure exactly where, but it's a place where other people in a similar situation work at as well. I'm sure she'll be fine.

It's good to know to be prudent and not go around everywhere putting your Tax ID # as a social, though.

In any case, how do I get one?
My friend told me it would make it harder to go deported if I had one.

Also, sorry for the ignorance, but what exactly is an I-9 form and a 1099 tax form?
I need to look more into this...

^I-9 is basically a form that checks your immigration status, thus we can't fill it out.

1099 is an 'contractor' type income, as opposed to W-2 (which mostly requires I-9). A 1099 job is possible with ITIN and someone like in our situation.

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Ah, I see. That's good to know.

But that still doesn't answer my initial question...
How do I get an ITIN/Tax ID #?

You can either apply yourself, or more likely talk to an accountant/tax preparer and they'll help you.

All the information you need is either on this site, or the IRS page & google.

Thanks, I'll look into that.

False.

It makes no difference. My advice to you would be to stop listening to this friend of yours, she sounds horribly misinformed, and that only leads to trouble.