I am a permanent resident and married with non-resident wife (F1 student, not eligible to apply SSN) in 2017. I think we need to apply ITIN along with my tax application (married joint) and i think we need to attach her passport for this application. But she changed last name to my last name through our marriage, but her passport name has not been changed yet, and this name changing process will take long time and could miss mid April. What is the best way for this situation?
Should I submit tax return and apply ITIN with her maiden name? or do we need to have an updated passport then apply for ITIN for this tax return process?
