To qualify for the $2,000 Child Tax Credit, your child must meet all of these requirements:
- Be under age 17 at the end of the tax year
- Is your child, stepchild, foster child, adopted child, sibling, step sibling, half sibling, or a descendant of any of them (for example, a grandchild, niece, or nephew)
- Has their own Social Security number
- Lived with you for more than half the year
- Didn't support themselves (didn't pay more than half their own expenses)
- Is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien
- Residents of Canada or Mexico don't qualify
If your child was age 17 at the end of the tax year, he/she is not eligible for the $2,000 Child Tax Credit, but may instead be eligible for the $500 Credit for Other Dependents.
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