Typically for US tax purposes, it is more advantageous for you to file as Married Filing Joint.
Your wife will need an ITIN or Social Security number so you can file your US tax return. On a Married Filing Joint Return then your wife is considered a resident of the US for tax purposes.
If you file as Married Filing Joint you will claim all of your wife's income on the tax return as Foreign Earned Income which can be excluded from US taxes us to $105,900 for 2019.
Here on instructions on how to claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
To enter Foreign Earned Income -
- Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
- Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
- Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
- Scroll down to Less Common Income
- On Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion, click on the start or update button
Or enter foreign income in the Search/Find box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to foreign income
Link Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
Your other option is to file as Married Filing Separate. If you chose this you only include her name and Social Security number (or ITIN) on your return. I have included a link on the disadvantages of Filing as Married Filing Separate.
If you do file as Married Filing Separate then you do not report your wife's income on your tax return.
Link for Married Filing Joint vs Married Filing Separate
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