You have to file a tax return.
If you don’t have direct deposit, the IRS will send you a physical check.
You will get a check if you:
- Have a Social Security number.
- Have filed taxes in 2018 or 2019, or don't earn enough to file but receive Social Security payments.
- Earned less than $99,000 for single filers, $136,500 for heads of household, or $198,000 for married filers according to the most recent tax return filed.
- Are not claimed by someone else as a dependent.