Economic Impact Payments

[bandito 24]

My spouse doesn't file taxes and is applying manually for economic impact payment on the IRS website; there are two options available for filing status, 1. single, 2. married filing jointly. We're in the midst of AOS paperwork (delayed because of COVID-19) and we were married before the 31st of December 2019. Should we be filing jointly since we are married, or not since I don't have a work eligible social security number? Would filing as 'single' hurt our case since we are married now? It says on the IRS website that you are ineligible if you are a 'nonresident alien'. Thank you in advance for any help!

[payxibka 10,047]

41 minutes ago, bandito said:

My spouse doesn't file taxes and is applying manually for economic impact payment on the IRS website; there are two options available for filing status, 1. single, 2. married filing jointly. We're in the midst of AOS paperwork (delayed because of COVID-19) and we were married before the 31st of December 2019. Should we be filing jointly since we are married, or not since I don't have a work eligible social security number? Would filing as 'single' hurt our case since we are married now? It says on the IRS website that you are ineligible if you are a 'nonresident alien'. Thank you in advance for any help!

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[Pinkrlion 2,724]

It states you are not eligible for the following reasons:

 

• You do not have a valid Social Security number.
• You are a nonresident alien.

[payxibka 10,047]

1 minute ago, Pinkrlion said:

It states you are not eligible for the following reasons:

 

• You do not have a valid Social Security number.
• You are a nonresident alien.

Yes they have a valid SSN, once they file a joint return the alien will be considered a resident alien for tax purposes ( not to be confused with a permanent resident)