Married and 1 person living overseas

sirleethebrit · ‎June 6, 2019

My American spouse is working overseas since last September for a non-US company. I am permanent resident of the US and have remained in the US working for my company, minus a few trips back and forth. Is it best to file separately or jointly? I am also waiting on citizenship interview so not sure if filing jointly and my spouse being overseas can impact that.

LinaJ2018 · ‎June 6, 2019

As a permanent resident of the US, you are treated as the same as U.S citizens for tax purposes. I am attaching the following link to show the comparison between filing jointly and separately to help you decide :

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/IRS-Tax-Return/Should-You-and-Your-Spouse-File-Taxes-...

-Filing jointly and having your spouse being overseas should not have an impact on your citizenship interview. For more information, check https://www.uscis.gov/, ( At the right upper corner, click on Need Help ? Ask Emma, is recommended)

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LinaJ2018 · ‎June 6, 2019

As a permanent resident of the US, you are treated as the same as U.S citizens for tax purposes. I am attaching the following link to show the comparison between filing jointly and separately to help you decide :

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/IRS-Tax-Return/Should-You-and-Your-Spouse-File-Taxes-...

-Filing jointly and having your spouse being overseas should not have an impact on your citizenship interview. For more information, check https://www.uscis.gov/, ( At the right upper corner, click on Need Help ? Ask Emma, is recommended)