How do I file my taxes with a spouse who is not yet a resident at this time?

[demarvell 4]

File an extension on your taxes. Do them in October! Gives you time to get the IRS ####### figured out!

[JP_VN 5]

On 5/5/2021 at 4:51 AM, JeanneAdil said:

you do not need an agency to file for the ITIN   /  you fill out the W7 form and send it in with supporting documents (list on the following site) for the W7 instructions -page 3

 

need to file paper route as internet sites have no way to send this supporting documentation

 

its not hard

Good luck!

Edited May 17, 2021 by JP_VN

[Chris Chen 1]

14 minutes ago, demarvell said:

File an extension on your taxes. Do them in October! Gives you time to get the IRS ####### figured out!

They do not allow me to file extension without SSN. It got auto rejected. I'm too frustrated.

[wxman22 109]

I know it's late,  but I was in rice exact same situation last year. Finally got SS office to make an appointment in August.  Did not file taxes until we had those social security numbers. 

 

I'd do as HRQX said above. I too use Turbo Tax.

 

Don't file separately. 

 

Good luck 

[demarvell 4]

You can paper file, with just your SSAN, add her name just add a note that you are still waiting for SS to give her a number.

 

[Chris Chen 1]

7 minutes ago, wxman22 said:

I know it's late,  but I was in rice exact same situation last year. Finally got SS office to make an appointment in August.  Did not file taxes until we had those social security numbers. 

 

I'd do as HRQX said above. I too use Turbo Tax.

 

Don't file separately. 

 

Good luck 

Thank you for letting me know it's not a rare case!

What I can try is probably mail the extension and hope it arrives.

 

I called the local Social Security Office and they had been giving inconsistent answers, but apparently there was an SSN issued but the process was not finished by the USCIS (parents info were blank from their record), and now they want to me to call the USCIS to ask what was going on. I don't even know who I should ask on the USCIS end. It was also frustrating that they only want to talk to the actual applicant and I couldn't do that much by my self.

Edited May 17, 2021 by Chris Chen

[wxman22 109]

27 minutes ago, Chris Chen said:

Thank you for letting me know it's not a rare case!

What I can try is probably mail the extension and hope it arrives.

 

I called the local Social Security Office and they had been giving inconsistent answers, but apparently there was an SSN issued but the process was not finished by the USCIS (parents info were blank from their record), and now they want to me to call the USCIS to ask what was going on. I don't even know who I should ask on the USCIS end. It was also frustrating that they only want to talk to the actual applicant and I couldn't do that much by my self.

Oh, I forgot about USCIS. I too checked the box to get ssan at same time,  but since we were approved,  they decided that that form was moot and therefore never sent info to social security administration. 

But by then,  March 2019, social security offices were closed because government workers get paid whether they work or not, but I was able to beg an appointment,  which finally happened in August. 

 

Good luck. 

[poh 125]

Perhaps file for extension and find a CPA to help you. It will give you more time to file a correctly filledt tax return.  .  First thing I did was to  apply for SSN when my fiance arrived US and by the time tax day came she had a SSN so it was simple filing jointly.    visajourney  has step by step guide that recomnend this.  

Edited May 17, 2021 by poh

[Nibake 4]

On 5/17/2021 at 12:31 AM, poh said:

Perhaps file for extension and find a CPA to help you. It will give you more time to file a correctly filledt tax return.  .  First thing I did was to  apply for SSN when my fiance arrived US and by the time tax day came she had a SSN so it was simple filing jointly.    visajourney  has step by step guide that recomnend this.  

 

I am in the same boat @Chris Chen

 

Ended up printing the extension form as mentioned and noting that we are still waiting on the SSN. I read elsewhere that it is possible to file MFS and later amend to MFJ, which might be an option for some.

 

@poh I don't understand this option. Since we are waiting on SSN from the AOS application packet, is it even possible to get an SSN any other way?

[Chancy 6,243]

10 hours ago, Nibake said:

@poh I don't understand this option. Since we are waiting on SSN from the AOS application packet, is it even possible to get an SSN any other way?

 

K1 visa holders are eligible to apply for SSN until day 76 of their US entry.  If they don't get their SSN within that short period, they'll only be eligible for SSN after getting their EAD or GC.

 

[Nibake 4]

That checks out with what I was thinking. We are F1 one so it sounds like we are definitely in the EAD boat.

 

At this rate I wonder if we run the risk of not having it by the October deadline. Processing times for us have been moving goalposts. It said 4.5 - 5.5 months when we apply. Now it says 5.5-10.5.