Got one of those. Very spooky, sending off the passport and everything, but at least you only have to do that once. This is the W-8BEN for the new publishers. "If you check this box, you must provide the withholding agent with the required statement for income from a notional principal contract that is to be treated as income not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States." It must be possible to say these things in a way that is both legally accurate and easily understood. Surely...?