I think applying for a ITIN will reduce the child credit and this will be a "dependent" credit instead of a child credit (this is for $500, not $2000). It would be really nice if someone could confirm this as I missed out of the resident alien child credit in 2019 (recalculated when applying for ITIN with $2000 credit). I've called the IRS 6 times about this and everytime is different, but the ITA suggests the dependent and $500 route is the correct one. It would be nice to know how to use this dependent credit in Turbo Tax. Any help would be much appreciated.
