Hey all, also posted this on r/ExpatFinance, but figured I'd get more eyes here.
US citizen, currently living abroad in Spain. All income is from my Spanish job. This year I married my spouse, a Mexican citizen, who has never been in the US. Her income is negligible (maximum few thousand a year from online work). I have an average Spanish salary. I will be removing my US tax burden via the foreign tax credit. We are in the process of applying for her CR-1 visa and plan to eventually move to and work in the US.
My current plan is to file married filing jointly, so that I can still contribute to a roth IRA account (I believe I cannot if we file separately). In this sense, I believe it is necessary for her to get a ITIN, despite the fact that this subjects her to US taxes. I don't see this as a huge problem if we plan to work in the US in the coming years anyways.
This is the situation to the best of my understanding. Is there anything I am not considering or anything that would make this situation more ideal?
Submitted September 12, 2021 at 07:19AM by tofulollipop https://ift.tt/3906DfD
