Non resident alien

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January 24, 2025
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I am US citizen married to a non resident alien not living in US. I want to apply for an ITIN for my wife sonothing when I send W7 along with tax return what filing status do I use. I contribute to more than half of her support.

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Best answer by pk12_2

@hal5166 ,

(a) which country is your wife from ? Is that where she is now ? Does she have any income / wages in that country ?

(b) Are you in that country or in the US now ?

( d) How did you file your return last year ?

I will circle back once I hear from you

pk12_2Answer

Employee

@hal5166 ,

(a) which country is your wife from ? Is that where she is now ? Does she have any income / wages in that country ?

(b) Are you in that country or in the US now ?

( d) How did you file your return last year ?

I will circle back once I hear from you

hal5166Author

Mexico

Yes

Approx 6000 US conversion

I am in Mexico

Married Approx 2.5 years

Married filing separately listing her as NRA NON RESIDENT ALIEN

pk12_2

Employee

@hal5166 , given your circumstances ,

(a) you can file as MFJ ( Married Filing Joint ). All you have to do:

1. file a Form W-7 requesting an ITIN IN for your spouse. To keep TurboTax happy, you have to prepare the return using a dummy SSN -- MFJ ; choose to file by mail; Print Sign Date -- both; Replace dummy SSN with " N R A " ; Fill out the form W-7 and attach all required documents ( copies can be certified at US consulate / IRS etc. ) Then mail the whole thing to the IRS.

2. Then attach a statement signed by both you and your spouse, stating that she wants to be treated as a resident. -- sign and date -- bot.

3. Since you are both working and earning in Mexico, both your foreign incomes can be excluded from US taxes by using Foreign Earned Income Exclusion -- pay taxes ONLY to Mexico. However, you have to decide whether the SECA taxes ( 15.3% of net income, equivalent to FICA for wage earners in the US ) should be paid to which country -- pay to ONE -- US or MX.

If you need more help feel welcome to add to this thread or PM

Is there more I can do for you ?