yyt913
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I am a dual status alien in 2017(F1 visa to H1b since Oct). And my spouse is a non-resident alien in 2017. Can I treat my spouse as resident alien?

Can I treat my spouse as resident alien because I am a RA when we got married? 

I am currently looking for a way to file tax return as married filing jointly. 

I noticed that for a dual status alien to be treated as RA for the whole year. The dual status alien must marry to a US citizen or resident alien. 

So I am thinking to treat my spouse as RA first and then claim myself to be RA whole year, then file jointly. 

Is this a good way to achieve my purpose?