Can legal immigrants claim the EIC?
Yes. Immigrants who are working in the country legally may claim the EIC if they meet the other EIC eligibility requirements. Legal immigrant workers can claim the EIC provided they have a valid Social Security number, which allows them to work. An immigrant worker’s main home must be in the United States. Also, immigrant workers’ children must have lived with them in the United States for more than six months out of the year to be able to treat them as qualifying children.
