I am an H1B holder working in USA since June, 2016. My family (spouse and 2 kids) are in India and will be joining me sometime on March, 2017.
Kindly advise me for filing 2016 US tax returns.
1. What will be my filing status ?
Eg: Married filing joint (MFJ) return OR
Married filing separate (MFS) return
2. Will I get Child Tax Credit (since my kids re in India) ?
3. Do I need to apply to IRS for getting ITIN for the family members with my return? If can I do this while they are in India or I need to wait until they are here in US.
Your advice will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Der J
