[jenniferlixu]

My parents are not US citizens or US residences. They lived with me for 6 months in 2007. Can I claim them as dependents?

[charlotte234s]

The person must be one of the following:
* a U.S. citizen or resident alien, or
* a resident of Canada or Mexico, or
* your adopted child who is not a U.S. citizen, but who lived with you all year in a foreign country.

He person's gross income must be less than $2,500. Gross income does not include nontaxable income, such as welfare benefits or nontaxable social security benefits (like SSI).
If the person is your child, s/he can have a gross income of $2,500 or more if:
* s/he was under age 19 at the end of the year,
* s/he was under age 24 at the end of the year and was a full-time student for at least 5 months.

You must have provided over half of the person's total support (food, shelter, clothing, medical care, education) for the year.


If they were not here as residents on a visa or as citizens or resident aliens, no.

[twinkiedooter]

No, you cannot claim them on your income taxes.