Kids had no SSN for the past 5 years.

Samoyosy · ‎April 16, 2025

I am an immigrant. I got into USA sometime in 2018 with my kid. I was the only one who had SSN since then. All along, I was excluding my kid from my returns, although I have been living. My kid is now 11, just granted SSN, can I amend my past returns to include her? If possible, from which year is she eligible?

Thanks in advance.

Vanessa A

No.

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xmasbaby0

Sorry---no, you are not permitted to amend past returns to claim a child who had no SSN for those years in order to get the child tax credit or earned income credit. You can claim her as a dependent on your tax returns going forward now that she has a SSN.

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Kids had no SSN for the past 5 years.