SSN for foreign spouse? We do not live in the US. He has no intentions of ever living in the US & will never need a SSN. Used a dummy # but need to submit something else?

[loloroe894]

The program did not allow me to leave this field blank, so we used a dummy suggested by someone else.

There are conflicting answers on how to update this, and no clues to how old the other answers are.

White out and write NRA? - not sure this applies because we don't live in the US.

Another thread said NRA is outdated and should not be used.

The other advice I see is suggesting he apply for a number or another form... but this does not fit our situation. He will never apply for a SSN as it is not at all needed for Europeans living in Europe, and we do not plan to live in the US in the future.

Any help would be appreciated!

[DoninGA]

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

Go to IRS Publication 510 Dependents, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information (2018) page 7 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf#page=7

If your spouse doesn't have and isn't required to have an SSN or ITIN, enter “NRA” in the space for your spouse's SSN.