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I got married but my wife has never been in US. How should I file the Tax?

I got married in 2020. But My wife has never been in US, and cannot come until her I-130 gets approved and she gets a visa. Can I still include her in my Tax Return? What is the best way to file my Taxes?

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MaryK4
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I got married but my wife has never been in US. How should I file the Tax?

You can choose to file Married Joint or Separate:

 

If, at the end of your tax year, you are married and one spouse is a U.S. citizen or resident alien and the other is a nonresident alien, you can choose to treat the nonresident as a U.S. resident. 

  • You must file a joint income tax return for the year you make the choice (but you and your spouse can file joint or separate returns in later years).
  • Each spouse must report his or her entire worldwide income for the year you make the choice and for all later years, unless the choice is ended or suspended.

See Nonresident Alien Spouse | Internal Revenue Service.

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