If you file Married Filing Separately, you would not need to apply for ITIN for your spouse. But you will not able to e-file either. You can still use the program to prepare the tax forms but will have to submit by mail. To file separately without the SSN or ITIN: In the program, leave the SSN space blankAfter completing the return, print out the forms. Write “NRA” in the spouse's SSN space. ( NRA stands for Nonresident Alien). Do not leave the space blank. Submit all the forms and required documents to IRS based on the instructions on your print-out.

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Married filing separately, my spouse is not a u.s. citizen and does not reside in the u.s.

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Best answer by PopeyeTheSalior

If you file Married Filing Separately, you would not need to apply for ITIN for your spouse. But you will not able to e-file either. You can still use the program to prepare the tax forms but will have to submit by mail.

To file separately without the SSN or ITIN:

In the program, leave the SSN space blank
After completing the return, print out the forms. Write “NRA” in the spouse's SSN space. ( NRA stands for Nonresident Alien). Do not leave the space blank.
Submit all the forms and required documents to IRS based on the instructions on your print-out.

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If you file Married Filing Separately, you would not need to apply for ITIN for your spouse. But you will not able to e-file either. You can still use the program to prepare the tax forms but will have to submit by mail.

To file separately without the SSN or ITIN:

In the program, leave the SSN space blank
After completing the return, print out the forms. Write “NRA” in the spouse's SSN space. ( NRA stands for Nonresident Alien). Do not leave the space blank.
Submit all the forms and required documents to IRS based on the instructions on your print-out.