@bery , agreeing with the responses from my colleague @DoninGA , I am just wondering
(a) what are you trying to achieve -- do you want to file as MFS for the foreseeable future or is it that only this year you have had no choice ?
(b) Is your tax home USA or are you also abroad and you both live together ?
(c) Does she have income in the country where she lives currently ?
(d) Which country is she in ?
I ask these questions because depending on your longer term plans , you can indeed file MFJ ( of course this would mean some more paperwork and file by mail ) And depending on your plan and the country where she is , you can also exclude her foreign income from US taxes.
If you are interested in these other options, then you have tell us more ( start by answering my questions ( either here in this thread or by PM ( just no PII -- Personally Identifiable Information ).
Is there more one of us can do for you ?
