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    Feb 28, 2010, 03:27 PM
    Does my wife need an ITIN to file jointly with me?
    Hello, I am a US resident alien right now and my wife came in us in May 2009 and stay here the rest of 09 with a H-4 visa. If we want to file jointly, besides my SSN, does my wife have to have an ITIN to file with me? She doesn't have a income.

    If yes, does she have to have a ITIN first so that we can file or we can file while applying for an ITIN to IRS? Thank you very much.
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    Mar 1, 2010, 07:02 AM

    Wife must have an ITIN. File Form W7, check box (e) and put in your name and SS number on that line.
    Get your wife's passport certified at a notary.
    Send your tax return, the W7 and certified copy of her passport to:
    Internal Revenue Service
    ITIN Operation
    P.O. Box 149342
    Austin, TX 78714-9342
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    Mar 1, 2010, 07:59 PM

    Thank you for your help.
    After going through the W-7 form, I am a little confused about the check box C and E. My wife came US in May, 09 and stayed the rest of the year with H-4, so she should be treated as resident alien, right?
    In this case, which box we should check.
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    Mar 2, 2010, 02:34 AM

    As a certifying acceptance agent my advice to you is to check box (e).
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    Mar 2, 2010, 08:29 PM

    Thank you very much!

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