No, the children are not eligible for the child tax credit. They must have a social security number to be able to claim the credit, even an ITIN will not work. Without the ITIN you can't even claim them as dependents on your tax return so you will have to file without them on the return for this year. Get the ITINs applied for and they can at least be listed as dependents on your next years' return.
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