@pk thank you for the detailed reply! I have some follow up questions:
- you mention to replace the dummy SSNs with "NRA" - does it stand for non-resident alien (she is resident alien already)? I also saw recommendations to us "RA" (resident alien?) and "APPLIED" - does it matter what we use?
- do I get it right that I need to send the federal taxes (MFJ pack) + W-7 form to the address listed for W-7, not the the address of regular tax form submission?
- if I use 'married file separately', is my spouse require to file taxes (she has no income)? If so, should she follow the same approach for SSN fields, i.e., dummy SSN, print, replace SSN...
- how should we deal with state / local taxes if ITIN is requested for my spouse?
- do I need ITIN for my child (F2 visa)?
Thank you!
