I am Resident Alien and got married last year 2018. My spouse has never been in US and waiting for immigration. Can I still apply for her ITIN with certified passport copy and file as married filing jointly? Or rules have changed this year? I am confused about some tax filer telling me about a requirement for date of entry to US when applying for ITIN W7?
EDIT: So based on the response below, I guess now I can go ahead and have my spouse get certified copy of passport from abroad, fill and sign w-7 and joint statement for filing jointly, and mail everything to me in US so I can prepare and mail everything with our joint tax returns.
