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Yes you may file as a US resident alien on a 1040. You may also elect to marry filing jointly and elect to have your wife declared a resident alien for tax reporting purposes. There is a section in Personal INFO where you will indicate you wish for your wife to be treated as a US resident for tax reporting purpose. Once you select this, there will be a statement that is generated in your return attesting to this fact thus you won't be required to mail in a separate letter.

Here is the screen that you will use to make the election to treat your wife as a US resident.