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Old Feb 5, 2007, 11:49 AM
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Parent overseas as dependand
My mother is a citizen of another country and has never lived in the US (except for extended visits), has no SSN. I send her regular monetary support. Can I claim her as dependant, or get some other tax break, maybe based on gift giving?

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No. To be claimed as a dependent, your mother must have spent SOME time in the U.S.
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Thank you for your response Atlanta Tax Expert.
How do you define 'some' time? She was in the US from 12/09/05-04/10/06. so that's about 3.5 months in 2006. She was here on the visitors visa. Is that the only criteria?
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IMHO, that visit IS enough to claim her as a dependent.

Remember, NO ONE ELSE can be claiming her on ANY tax return (U.S. or foreign) and you must have provided over half of her total support.

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