topic I am going to get married in October 2019 but my spouse will not visit the US before 2020. Am I eligible for standard deduction for my spouse? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-am-going-to-get-married-in-october-2019-but-my-spouse-will-not-visit-the-us-before-2020-am-i/01/819856#M103731 <P>I am going to get married in October 2019 but my spouse will not visit the US before 2020. I am currently on F1 OPT visa. My spouse has never visited the US and won't be visiting before 2020.</P><P>Am I eligible for standard deduction for my spouse via filing jointly?</P> Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:48:10 GMT kepinkavathia 2019-06-25T19:48:10Z I am going to get married in October 2019 but my spouse will not visit the US before 2020. Am I eligible for standard deduction for my spouse? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-am-going-to-get-married-in-october-2019-but-my-spouse-will-not-visit-the-us-before-2020-am-i/01/819856#M103731 <P>I am going to get married in October 2019 but my spouse will not visit the US before 2020. I am currently on F1 OPT visa. My spouse has never visited the US and won't be visiting before 2020.</P><P>Am I eligible for standard deduction for my spouse via filing jointly?</P> Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:48:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-am-going-to-get-married-in-october-2019-but-my-spouse-will-not-visit-the-us-before-2020-am-i/01/819856#M103731 kepinkavathia 2019-06-25T19:48:10Z Re: I am going to get married in October 2019 but my spouse will not visit the US before 2020. Am I eligible for standard deduction for my spouse? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-am-going-to-get-married-in-october-2019-but-my-spouse-will-not-visit-the-us-before-2020-am-i/01/823359#M103921 <P>What is the citizen/residency status of both you and your spouse? If not a U.S. citizen or a resident alien then not only do you not get the standard deduction, you also can't use any version of the TurboTax software to complete your tax return. A non-resident must file the 1040-NR which is not included in TurboTax. But there is another online service you can use at <A href="http://www.sprintax.com" target="_blank">www.sprintax.com</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:58:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-am-going-to-get-married-in-october-2019-but-my-spouse-will-not-visit-the-us-before-2020-am-i/01/823359#M103921 Carl 2019-07-03T14:58:17Z Re: I am going to get married in October 2019 but my spouse will not visit the US before 2020. Am I eligible for standard deduction for my spouse? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-am-going-to-get-married-in-october-2019-but-my-spouse-will-not-visit-the-us-before-2020-am-i/01/823362#M103922 <P>I am currently on F1 OPT, staying in US for three years now. My spouse would be coming on F2 in 2020.</P> Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:00:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-am-going-to-get-married-in-october-2019-but-my-spouse-will-not-visit-the-us-before-2020-am-i/01/823362#M103922 kepinkavathia 2019-07-03T15:00:00Z