I don't have enough information to know for sure. If she didn't qualify for the contribution (by having too little or too much income) then there is a 6% excise tax on the excess amount, unless it is withdrawn by April 15, 2020.
If she uses the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) to exclude her overseas income, that may make her ineligible to make the Roth contribution as the adjustment for this exclusion reduces Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) upon which the contribution amount is based.
She may be eligible to make the contribution if she uses the Foreign Tax Credit method to reduce her taxes on her overseas income instead (assuming she pays taxes to another country on the same income.) However, if she has used the FEIE in the past, switching to the foreign tax credit method revokes that election and she is unable to use the FEIE for five years so special care should be taken if switching to this method.
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