Claiming international dependents

[Kbishop1k]

Am I able to claim my fiancée who lives in South America, who relies on me for support by sending her $2000 per month by western union?

If so, am I supposed to use her alien registration number that’s on the I-129F (Petition for Alien Fiancée) form as her tax ID number?

We’re in the final stage of making an appointment for the K-1 Visa interview. Hopefully, we will be getting married sometime around the summer of this year.

[DoninGA]

To claim someone on your tax return as a dependent who is not a relative the person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.

[xmasbaby0]

No.    You cannot claim someone who is unrelated to you unless they lived with you for the entire tax year, so your BF/GF is automatically disqualified without anything else being factored into the reply.

[Vanessa A]

No, you cannot claim her or her son as a dependent since they are not a qualifying child and are not living with you.