Please help

[Raabe C]

Hi,

I have been in America since June last year and got married to my husband in October. I'm here on a Visa Waiver and am currently going through the process with lawyers in relation to change of status etc but my husband has been supporting me since I arrived here last year and would love to be able to claim me.

Does anybody know where I stand with all of this? I believe that as long as I would be able to attain an ITIN number that he could but I would prefer not to incur him additional charges and we just are unsure about what to do here.

Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

[AmyC]

Since you were married on Dec 31, you  may be able to make the election to file a joint return. Please see  Nonresident Alien Spouse | Internal Revenue Service and Resident Aliens | Internal Revenue Service for information on filing and claiming.