In reading this IRS post, it suggests that there are two ways, to file, Married Filing jointly or Married Filing Separately. It follow a US tax law that DoninGA mentions in his Turbo Tax post.
As far as the second point, still use the links I provided to apply for a W7 for your wife.
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