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@naida_softic ,

(a) is your spouse  living with you  or is she in her home country ?  If so which country ?

(b) does she have a tax id   ( ITIN )  -- whether she is living here in the USA or not  ?

 

While your answer to my questions may modulate my answers a bit , but in general :

1.  She needs a tax id  to be able to file  with you   ( ITIN request  W-7 )

2.  For MFJ  ( and thereby get the full standard deduction  at least ), her world income must come under US tax.

3. If she is abroad and has income, her income may be excluded  under Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

But all of the above would need you to file by mail.

 

I will circle back once I hear from you