Form 8812 is used for Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents.
The instructions say, "Use Schedule 8812 (Form 1040) to figure your child tax credits, to report advance child tax credit payments you received in 2021, and to figure any additional tax owed if you received excess advance child tax credit payments during 2021. For taxpayers meeting certain residency requirements, these credits are a refundable child tax credit (RCTC) and a nonrefundable credit for other dependents (ODC). For other taxpayers, these credits are a nonrefundable child tax credit (NCTC), the ODC, and a refundable additional child tax credit (ACTC)."
Credit for Other Dependents (ODC)
The ODC is for individuals with a dependent who meets the following conditions.
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The person is claimed as a dependent on your return. To determine if an individual is your dependent begin with Step 1 under Who Qualifies as Your Dependent in the Instructions for Form 1040.
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The person cannot be used by you to claim the RCTC, NCTC, or ACTC. See Credits for Qualifying Children, earlier.
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The person was a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien. For more information, see Pub. 519. If the person is your adopted child, see Adopted child, later.
Example 2.
Your 10-year-old nephew lives in Mexico and qualifies as your dependent. He is not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien. You cannot use him to claim the ODC.
For each dependent for whom you are claiming the ODC, you must check the “credit for other dependents” box in column (4) of the Dependents section on page 1 of Form 1040 or 1040-SR for the dependent.
You cannot use the same child to claim the credits under Credits for Qualifying Children and the ODC..
