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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
If you decide to file your tax return as Married Filing Jointly you must apply for an ITIN with the tax return and you would need to be providing a statement with your tax return that you want your Nonresident Alien Spouse Treated as a Resident. See IRS Publication 54 Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad page 9 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf
Go to this IRS website for ITIN information - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/general-itin-information
You can file Married Filing Separately, Married Filing Jointly, or in only certain situations, Head of Household.
If you AND YOUR SPOUSE elect to both be treated as "Residents for tax filing purposes" you can elect that option. If you do elect that option, you must file Married Filing Jointly on Form 1040 the year you make the election.
You will be taxed on the world-wide income of you both.
You may be allowed a Foreign Tax Credit or the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.
Once the election is made, it is valid until the election is suspended or revoked.
If revoked, it is no longer available to that non-resident alien.
In TurboTax, please follow these steps if you both decide to make the election and treat the non-resident spouse as a resident for tax filing purposes:
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