It was nice to find this thread and realize I'm not alone. I've contacted the Baltimore number the Italian promoter gave me about a hundred times, just get a general automated voicemail.

I even wrote a letter to the department requesting the forms. Nothin.

This is bullshit. Someone has the answer to this question. I'm starting to believe at the end of rainbows there's no pot of gold, theres the TAJA1 (S5GA1) form.
Well I live in Arizona, and it's not raining anytime soon.

arrggh.

Kristen

I, too, am in a band and have been requested (not for the first time, but our European manager has in the past managed to come up with one) to get a TAJA1 (S5GA1) form.

What is the end of your quest? Did you just end up paying 30% of your fee to the (foreign) government?

yours,

Martin Schmidt (Mrs.)
Matmos

Justin finished reading the piece.

“Getting insolent with a US SSA representative, eh?” said the Gentleman

“Oh go to hell! I want to go to France, and they are forcing me to attend to Social Security… It makes my head go round… It’s awful… I’m a US visual artiste for crying out loud!” exclaimed Justin.

“I see, “ said the Gentleman. “In that case how would you like a nice juicy beer popsicle?”

“I’d be delighted, “said Justin.

They paused.