Does parents claiming me as a dependent only apply if the parents lived in the US with me? I studied here from abroad then worked temporarily after graduation (OPT).

They lived in our home country, I was in the US alone.

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No, your parents don't have to live with you when you are away at school, if they provided 'over half of your support'.

Here's the definition of 'support' for a student:

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