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eaglesprings72
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My wife is a Brazilian citizen. We were married three years ago We are both now retired and live off of our combined retirement incomes. Can we file a joint tax return.

 
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eaglesprings72
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My wife is a Brazilian citizen. We were married three years ago We are both now retired and live off of our combined retirement incomes. Can we file a joint tax return.

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LinaJ2020
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My wife is a Brazilian citizen. We were married three years ago We are both now retired and live off of our combined retirement incomes. Can we file a joint tax return.

If you are a US citizen or resident, you can file jointly with your non-resident spouse by making an election.  Please see Nonresident to resident

 

You will not be able to e-file your return.  Instead, you would need to print out the required tax forms and submit them by mail. 

 

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