I’m just really confused and seen a lot of conflicting information. I’m getting married to a Japanese citizen in November. We both live and work in Japan and neither of us have income that would go over the income threshold but I’ve always filed my taxes just to keep up with them. I found out that he would need an ITIN even though I want to file married filing separately next year. I’m really confused as to how he should do it. My tax agent in the US said he should apply for the number now. The agent here in Japan said everything is behind in the states so it will take awhile. Everything I read says he needs to apply when I file my taxes and I have to mail the W7 form with my return. And yet I’ve also seen people say he doesn’t need an ITIN at all if he’s not filing taxes and I’m not claiming him on my return. Does he need the number? Is it okay to apply now before I do my taxes next year? I’m really confused and concerned about the whole aggravating process.
