Can I take the child tax credit if I moved to the US from another country in September of 2022 with a green card for my whole family. So we were present in the United States for about 4 months. If you moved here in Sept 22, then you would have been here for all 12 months in 2023 or did you leave the country for a while? Or are you wanting to file 2022 taxes?
In order to claim the Child Tax Credit or EIC, your children would have to have an SSN valid for employment.
To claim the EITC, you would have to have been a US Citizen or Resident Alien for the entire year. So, if you were only in this country for 4 months, you would not be able to claim the EITC for that year. If you were in this country for all of 2023, and all of you have SSN's that are valid for employment, then you may be able to claim the EITC if you meet the rest of the criteria for claiming the EITC.
Even if you claim US Resident status for the entire year, you would have had to be in the US for at least 6 months in order to claim the EITC. So having only been in the US for 4 months, you would not qualify.
Now, if you are working on filing your 2022 return, then you would need to download the 2022 version of TurboTax to file through TurboTax. You cannot use the current version of TurboTax to file your 2022 return, you can only file your 2023 return using the current version of TurboTax.
Rules for Child Tax Credit 2023
Who Qualifies for the EITC
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