Tax filling after marriage to US Citizen - Joint or separate??

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xanadu85

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Hi,

My fiancee (US citizen) has IRS debt from before we met. She still has to contact the IRS to look for a resolution.
Until the issues are resolved can we file separate tax returns after we get married or do we have to file jointly for immigration purposes?
Am I going to be liable for her debt or is my credit score going to be affected?

Thank you
 
Generally, filing jointly or separately is a financial decision. It is almost always financially better to file jointly. So if you file separately, the next time you need to apply for something through immigration, they are probably going to wonder why. If you are in an unusual situation where it's financially better to file separately, you can explain that to them and they will be okay with it. However, I am not sure about the reason of not being sure about past IRS debt.
 
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