Jerry019
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Married in a different country, how do I file tax jointly with my non-resident alien spouse

Hi there,

 

I'm a tax resident and got married last July in another country. My wife is a non-resident alien and she did not come to the US until the end of last year. Here are my questions:

 

1. Can I still file tax jointly if she's not in the US most of the year? 

2. If we can file jointly, I know she needs to report her global income. Shall we report her whole year income or half year? Because we got married in the middle of the year. 

3. To file the global income, Shall we use 1040 or 1040NR?