Vanessa A
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You can still file as Married Filing Jointly or you can file as Married Filing Separately. She can still choose to be treated as a US Resident for tax purpose for the entire year which would just mean she would include both her US income and her foreign income (if any) on your return.

 

You can also file a separate return.  You can also file a separate return. You would include only your income on your return and then she would need to include all of her income on her income for the 4 months she lived here and the rest of the income she earned worldwide since her permit expired assuming she did not take steps to renounce or terminate her residency.

 

@JayFarok (Edited 2/24/2025 @12:15PM PST)

 

Married Filing Joint versus Separate

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