Applicants without SSN

[Jane Z.]

We had a nice couple applying for our SFR. Everything looks good except they don't have SSN yet. So I could not run their credit reports. The couple originally comes from Australia and works for a big international company. They worked for the company's Australia location 7 years ago, then relocated to China location for 3 years, and just recently relocated to North America under L-1 visa. They were told it may take up to 4 weeks to get their SSN. They have provided us their company's offer letter and passport copies. Their income is more than enough to cover the rent. The husband's LinkedIn profile I found online matches what they told me. Has any one of you run into this kind of situation before? I really want to rent to them, but I have never rent to someone without running the credit report first.