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    jainshailesh Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 13, 2008, 07:13 PM
    US TAX return-ITIN query
    Hi,

    My wife was in India for whole year in 2007. Can I claim her as dependent and file tax return as married filing jointly? Does she eligible to apply for ITIN?
    I would appreciate your quick response.
    Thanks
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    May 1, 2008, 10:13 AM
    If you are filing jointly, she is NOT your dependent; she is your co-filer.

    Yes, this is permitted even if she never came to the U.S. so she CAN apply for an ITIN.
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