Where is my Child Dependent Tax Credit? The system skips this (doesn't give me the $2,000) but jumps to Other dependent for $500 tax credit).

[tmustan0506]

How do I get my Child tax credit?  It seems to have skipped this.

[macuser_22]

Was your child no older than 16 at the end of 2020?

[JoannaB2]

It depends.  If your dependent is over the age of 17, he is not qualified for a child tax credit but do qualify for Other Dependent credit for $500. To qualify for child tax credit, your child must meet all of these requirements:

• Has vaild Social Security number.
• Be under age 17 at the end of the tax year
• Lived with you for more than half the year
• Didn't support him/herself (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 wouldn't qualify