My spouse is Canadian. SHe has a Foreign ID number. Can I use that to file my Federal taxes?

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Unfortunately no. You cannot use a foreign ID number on a US income tax return.

If you want to include your spouse on your tax return and your spouse does not have a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), you will need to apply for one using Form W-7 (Click ITIN).

Click here for more information about Claiming Non-Citizen Spouse and Children On Your Taxes.

Otherwise, you will need to file as married filing separately and do these additional steps:

• leave NRA spouse's SSN blank.     
• hand-write "NRA" in all of the places on your tax return that require your NRA spouse's SSN (IRS - Married Filing Separately).
• skip the error check section as long as your only error is missing spouse's SSN.
• mail in your return (you will not be able to efile your tax return so choose "file by mail" in TurboTax).
• mail to IRS address printed with your return.