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posted Jun 6, 2019 5:40:47 AM

My wife is a foreign citizen and does NOT have a Social Security Number(SSN), but TurboTax keeps asking her SSN. How to resolve this issue?

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Expert Alumni
Jun 6, 2019 5:40:49 AM

You can enter "Applied For" in the space for your spouse's social security number when you prepare the return (Personal Info tab) and then, after your print it for mailing, white it out or cross it out and put "NRA " (non-resident alien) in it's place so that you can mail your tax return.  Your return cannot be e-filed without this number.

TurboTax will provide all the instructions for mailing your return including the address.

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Expert Alumni
Jun 6, 2019 5:40:49 AM

You can enter "Applied For" in the space for your spouse's social security number when you prepare the return (Personal Info tab) and then, after your print it for mailing, white it out or cross it out and put "NRA " (non-resident alien) in it's place so that you can mail your tax return.  Your return cannot be e-filed without this number.

TurboTax will provide all the instructions for mailing your return including the address.