Married filing jointly with wife who has never been in the U.S.
I have been living and working in the U.S. for over 9 years now. I am a “U.S. Resident” for tax purposes and have been filing form 1040 for years. I got married in October 2009 in my home country Bangladesh. My wife has not applied for her H4 visa yet and she is not coming here to join me before 2010.
Can I file a 1040 - Married Filing Jointly for year 2009 with a form W-7 attached for my wife with the 1040 even if my wife has never been in the U.S. We can get her Bangladesh passport notarized and attach it with the W7 application.