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Thank you so much for your question my friend and congratulations on your marriage.

 

It will really help you if you get a ITIN for your husband if he does not have a permanent visa, so you can file married filing jointly.  It will give you a higher benefit on your taxes because the standard deduction is higher as Married Filing Jointly.   If he has a permanent visa it is recommended to get his social security card not ITIN.

 

To get ITIN, you need to fill form W7 when you file your tax return. 

Form W7 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf

Instructions on Form W7https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw7.pdf

 

To get a social security card go to https://www.ssa.gov/

 

I hope this answer your questions.

Thank you so much

Martha