You will have to file married filing separately if do not want to treat the nonresident as a U.S. resident and file a joint tax return. You will not be able to e-file your tax return, you will have to print and mail the return. When TurboTax asks for your spouse's Social Security Number (SSN) then enter as a placeholder SSN (we suggest 999-88-9999, 999-88-9998 or 999-88-9987, as those numbers won’t produce any TurboTax program errors in a review check). After you printed your return your will have to white out the placeholder SSN and write "NRA" (for nonresident alien).
Please see How do I print and mail my return in TurboTax Online? for additional information.
If you need more help please see What is the TurboTax phone number?
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