I am Indian citizen on H1-B. Came to US in May 2024. My spouse lives in India and has never been to US. While filing the returns, what should i specify for my spouse SSN?

[pk]

@Kamalalochana-Subbaiah , so you are resident for tax purposes for the  tax year 2024.  Generally and easiest , especially if your wife  has income in India, to file as Married Filing Separate ( MFS ).  This will keep her income out of US taxes. And because you have a short tax year, you have to use itemized deduction anyways, so there is no benefit by filing MFJ  ( Married Filing Joint).

TurboTax will expect a TIN  ( Tax ID -- SSN or ITIN ) for your spouse.  So

You prepare the return using a dummy SSN  ( like 520-34-2000 ), tell TurboTax that you want to file by mail.  Once finished, print out the filing copy, replace the "dummy" SSN with "N  R  A ", sign, date  and mail the return.

Is there more I can do for you ?    If you need more help,  you can , if need be, PM me.

Namaste ji

pk