Non-resident alien wife with no SSN
Hi,
I am from India. Worked in the US(Illinois) from Jan 2008 to May 2008 on an L1B visa.
I returned to India and got married in May and haven't gone back to US. My wife never entered the US, but as of Dec 31st 2008 I have to set my status as Married.
I tried Married filing jointly, but it was complicated with declaration of world income and more forms, so I tried Married filing separately, but it took my wife as a "personal exemption". Both Jointly and Separately seems to require that my wife also have a Social Security Number...
I don't know how it's possible for me to get an SSN for my wife who never went to the US, and even I am in India now.
Please let me know how I should file my taxes properly for maximum returns. Thank you..