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ashishdevseth
Mar 17, 2011, 12:07 PM
I am a US resident for 2010 and returned to India for good in July 2010. My daughter was born in India in Dec-2010.
In my US tax return for 2010 (filing as US resident alien), can I claim my daughter as dependent and get exemptions? What about child credit? She, as you would imagine, was not in US in 2010.

Please suggest.

MukatA
Mar 17, 2011, 11:35 PM
If you do not have green card, you will file dual status tax return for 2010.
You can not claim your daughter except if she is US citizen