Does she live in this country? If so, you would have no other choice to file as Married Filing Separate, since she cannot apply for an SSN or ITIN. It is highly unlikely she would be receiving taxable income without either. All this to say, your base tax deduction would be the Married Filing Separate Standard Deduction of $12950 for 2022.
For filing status, you can file either Married Filing Jointly ( see Nonresident to resident ) or simply Married Filing Separate.
[In the TurboTax program, you would follow the step-by-step interview questions to choose the appropriate filing status, enter your spouse information and leave the SSN blank, after print out the return , you can leave it blank or hand-write APPLIED in the space.]
If you want to file Married Filing Separate, you can qualify for an exemption for your spouse only if:
- Your spouse had no gross income.
-- Your spouse won't file a tax return.
- Your spouse didn't qualify as the dependent of another taxpayer.
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