I am a LPR (legal permanent resident) and I'm about to file my taxes for the first time, due to an error on my part I missed that I had to report my taxes to the US government when I live, work and pay taxes in another country. We are currently going through the rest of my family's visa application and SS numbers for my wife and our kids have been requested upon approval at the US embassy later this year. When trying to file my taxes I have to choose Married filing seperately since she is not an LPR yet and we are not claiming any deductions or credits, but I can't since she doesn't have an SSN, Do we have to request an ITIN for her or is there another solution?
I'd love to get help with this to minimise the damage me not filing yet might have caused.
Thank you in advance!
