Thank you for that response Susan. So from my understanding the OP's spouse would not be able to exclude her taxes as she is not "required to pay taxes to the U.S. on their income earned overseas." This appears to be the same situation with my wife. I was hoping to exclude her taxes as well, based on questions asked by the turbotax interview.
But you also said, "Therefore, the exclusion isn't available when you elect to include it. " Can I elect to not include her foreign income? Are there any drawbacks for not including it?
To provide context, I am an H1B holder (authorized work visa) and I got married in 2020 to a non-resident alien (my spouse had B1/B2 visa in 2020). I am now filing as Married, filing jointly. And of course, my spouse had foreign income (from her home country Jamaica) in 2020. She visited me here in the US for a total of about 60days in 2020.
