You will have to file by mail (this is an IRS requirement) or submit your return to an IRS office accompanied by Form W-7 this year.
When using TurboTax, ignore the errors about the missing Social Security Number for your spouse; it is not necessary to enter a fake one. TurboTax will alert you that it has found issues. To proceed indicate "Continue anyway" on the screens where it asks you about them. It will allow you to print the return with no number for your spouse so that you can file for the ITIN.
The IRS ITIN office will add the new ITIN to your tax return, and then they will forward it for processing.
Be sure that you send your entire tax form with signatures along with the Form W-7 together in one package to the address on the Form W-7 Instructions.
Next year, you will be able to file electronically.
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