Where do you see this question? What is the exact wording of this question? When you say you changed Residency, do you mean you were a Non-Resident Alien and became a resident alien? Did you live in the US for at least 6 months during the year? Are you filing a dual status return? What were both of your residency statuses during the year?
If you are a US Citizen and lived in the US, but just moved to another home, then you would just answer that you lived in the US for the entire 12 months of the year.
If one of you were not a US Resident for at least 6 months during the year, you would not be eligible for the EITC. This means you would have had to live in the US and be considered a US Resident from at least July 1st through the Dec 31. If you are looking at this question in EITC section, then you should have a question asking if you lived in the US for more than 6 months. If you lived in the US for more than 6 months answer yes, even if you moved within the US. If you did not live in the US for more than 6 months answer no. If you are in the Personal info section and being asked this question, then you would answer the same way as well.
To claim the EITC, you and your spouse
- must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens.
- If you or your spouse were a nonresident alien for any part of the tax year, you must file married filing jointly
- U.S. Citizen with a valid Social Security number or
- Resident alien who was in the U.S. at least 6 months of the year you're filing for and has a valid Social Security number
- You can not have foreign earned income
Who Qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit
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