[dqu]

Hi,

I changed status on 4/1/2007 from F2 to H1, however, my child remained on F2 with my husband. I should file as a resident and my husband a non-resident. I wonder

1. whether the child to be treated as a resident so that I can claim the him as a dependent and get child tax credit. (In this case, my husband will file separately as non-resident.)

2. If my husband file jointly with me as resident, whether our child can join as well as resident so that we could claim the child credit.

[MukatA]

You have already completed SPT on H1-B. You can file a resident return as Married Filing Jointly. You can claim deduction for your child also.