Foreign Spouse and Foreign child of US Citizen married for 1 month
I am a US Citizen. I married to a foreign woman (who also has a child) in late 2008. They are still overseas waiting for immigration papers to come here in year 2009. She does not have income overseas. Only I have income in USA.
I do not have SSN for either Spouse or my Stepson. I have my own 2 kids in US from prior marriage that ended in 2008 Q2.
I do not know if I am eligible to apply for ITIN since they have never come to US.
Questions:
How do I claim them as dependents on my 2008 tax retuurn without SSN or ITIN ?
How do I claim status of Married filing jointly in such condition?
If I can not claim MFJ status then do I claim head of household status ?
If they are eligible for ITIN, then please advise how?
This is perfectly legitimate condition for anyone married to foreigner and waiting on immigration documents.