If you are a dependent or could be claimed as a dependent on your 2019 federal tax return, then you will not get a stimulus payment this year.
The stimulus payments are advance payments of credits for the tax year 2020. This means if you were a dependent in 2019, but not in 2020 you can claim the credit and get paid when doing your taxes a year from now.
If you put you could be claimed as a dependent, I would recommend amending your return if that is not true. Whoever claimed you as a dependent would also have to amend their return. In truth, I do not know if this will help you get a payment this year. The IRS is not currently processing returns that are filed by mail and amended returns are filed by mail. It takes up to 6 weeks normally for the IRS to process amended returns, there is no telling how long it will take now.
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