You must meet the following requirements to receive Earned Income Tax Credit:
• Must have a valid Social Security Number
• You must have earned income from employment or from self-employment and the amount of income cannot exceed the limits set forth by the IRS.
• Your filing status cannot be married filing separately.
• You must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year, or a nonresident alien married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien and filing a joint return.
• You cannot be a qualifying child of another person.
• If you do not have a qualifying child, you must:
• be age 25 but under 65 at the end of the year,
• live in the United States for more than half the year, and A
• not qualify as a dependent of another person
• Cannot file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ (related to foreign earn income )