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Can I claim Parents living in Mexico as dependent

My parents live in Mexico, they don’t work and I pay 100% of their expenses

if I get an ITIN for them can you get some credit if I declare them as dependents?

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RobertB4444
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Can I claim Parents living in Mexico as dependent

Yes, if you can get an ITIN for them then you can claim them as dependents.  But only with the ITIN.

 

Here are the instructions on how to do it.

 

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RobertB4444
Employee Tax Expert

Can I claim Parents living in Mexico as dependent

Yes, if you can get an ITIN for them then you can claim them as dependents.  But only with the ITIN.

 

Here are the instructions on how to do it.

 

@porthos221 

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**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"
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