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No, the AOTC credit is for the first 4 years of college. Once you have received a degree of any kind from college or university you no longer qualify to receive the AOTC credit.
You can possibly claim the Lifetime Learning Credit or take a deductions for Tuition and Fees.
The Lifetime Learning Credit is a credit for up to 20% of the first $10,000 paid to attend a university or college when you are working towards a degree. The credit is limited to $2,000 and you cannot have income greater than
The other possibility is that you can take a deduction of up to $4,000 for Tuition and Fees.
The AOTC is only available for your first 4 year degree or its equivalent, no matter when or where earned. Since you already have your first 4 year degree, you are no longer eligible even though you never used it in the US.
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