MFJ, spouse applied for SSN, Proseries wont allow

[PFSLLC]

I am encountering an issue in ProSeries when trying to file a joint return for a U.S. citizen who is married to a Jamaican citizen who has applied for a US Social Security Number (SSN), and they also have a dependent stepdaughter who doesn't have an SSN either.  How can i get around this issue since the US SSN Has been applied for.

[IRonMaN]

Paper file

[PFSLLC]

Thanks so much for your reply. I read somewhere else that I could apply for an ITIN for both the husband and stepdaughter in order for Proseries to Efile. Have you heard of this option?

[IRonMaN]

Haven't heard of it.  To the best of my knowledge you need a number in there somewhere to e-file, but I have never dealt with someone with an ITIN so I'm far from being an expert on the subject.

[Skylane]

It's been a long time since I've had one of these.. .  My recollection is efile or paper-file  claiming exemptions on an "applied for" basis flat out didn't work.   We ended up filing the TP as single and then amended  when the SSNs were issued.