You can file Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.
If you decide to file Married Filing Jointly, which might have a better result for you, you can include a W-7 with your return.
The W-7 is an application to get an Individual Taxpayer's Identification Number (ITN) for your wife until she gets a Social Security Number.
W-7
The return cannot be e-filed through TurboTax, although you can use the program to calculate and print the return. You'd need to enter 111111111 for her social security number, and then white-out after you print the return.
I would suggest you take the return, the W-7 and her Identifying documents to an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC)
Below is a link to find an office and make an appointment.
It is also possible to have copies of the documents certified and sent through the mail.
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers
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