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My wife with an F-2 visa is my dependent and did not have any income in 2022, does she need to file taxes? She also does not have an ITIN or Social security.

bjs0091 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:12:07 GMT

Re: My wife with an F-2 visa is my dependent and did not have any income in 2022, does she need to file taxes? She also does not have an ITIN or Social security.

DoninGA — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:15:03 GMT

A spouse is Never a dependent.

If you are a US citizen or US resident and your spouse does not have a Social Security number or an ITIN and you are not applying for an ITIN with the tax return then you can only file your tax return as Married Filing Separately. Where asked to enter the spouse's Social Security number enter 999-88-9999. You can only print and mail your tax return, it cannot be e-filed. When you print the tax return erase the Social Security number for your spouse and manually enter NRA for non-resident alien.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for the procedure to print and mail a tax return using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1944348-how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online

Re: My wife with an F-2 visa is my dependent and did not have any income in 2022, does she need to file taxes? She also does not have an ITIN or Social security.

bjs0091 — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:28:51 GMT

Thank you for your answer. We are both non-resident aliens, I am a part-time graduate student (F-1 visa), and she has an F-2 visa (connected to mine). She can not work or have any income in the USA. Can I use the NRA if I am not a resident also? Does she need to fill separately? We are asking because if she needs to fill, we need to apply for an ITIN. Sorry for the lack of information before.

Re: My wife with an F-2 visa is my dependent and did not have any income in 2022, does she need t...

DaveF1006 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:37:49 GMT

If neither of you is a resident for tax purposes, you may file a joint 1040 NR return. Turbo Tax does not file non-resident returns but our affiliate at sprint tax does. Please log into sprintax.com for further information.