What About Immigrants?
If you’re an immigrant living in the U.S., you’re probably wondering if you’re eligible for an economic stimulus check, and reasonably so! That’s a question that many, if not most immigrants are asking.
Who qualifies for an economic stimulus check?
- U.S. citizens
- Permanent residents (Green Card holders)
- Qualifying resident aliens
- People who are not dependents on someone else’s tax return
- People who have a valid Social Security numbers (in all cases)
You Must Have a Social Security Number
If you’re an immigrant and you want to know if you can receive a stimulus check, first and foremost you have to have a Social Security number. If your Social Security card says, “authorized to work with DHS authorization only,” that’s okay. It still qualifies as a valid Social Security number for the purposes of receiving an economic stimulus payment.
Note: If you’re an immigrant with a Social Security number but your spouse has an ITIN number, your spouse wouldn’t receive a stimulus payment and you wouldn’t either. The same is true if both immigrant spouses have a Social Security number, but they claim a dependent who has an ITIN number. There is an exception, and it has to do with an immigrant spouse who is in the military.
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