I file as married turbo tax asking for my spouse's SS# who is in the Philippines we are waiting approval for my petition to her.

Once turbo tax wraps up it show that my spouse's SSN needs info

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Your wife must have a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) before you can file a joint return.

Your options are to file as separate for now and amend to a married filing joint return when she gets a SSN or ITIN, or to file an extension to file your return by October 15, 2019, depending on if you think her paperwork will be processed by then, or not.