Can I file as married jointly if my husband wasn't in the US for the year?

Hi everyone,

I am on a non-immigrant Visa status (work Visa H1B) which is referred as Resident alien and I got married last year (2022) Nov end. My spouse came to USA for the first time on March this year (2023). My spouse is on dependent Visa. 

Am I qualified to file tax as married jointly? (It saves a lot of tax for me).

I do know I need to get ITIN for my husband this year and attach 6013g form and file the tax before the deadline. I just want to confirm if I can file as Married jointly?

 

Thanks,

Manisha