What’s your eligibility status if you aren’t a U.S. citizen?

According to the Internal Revenue Service, it appears that any lawful permanent resident with a valid Social Security number who pays taxes in the United States is entitled to the stimulus check. These particular residents are individuals who are legally residing permanently in the country as an immigrant, and they are generally given an alien registration card, also known as a green card.

Keep in mind that it is possible, though, to be a qualifying resident alien without having a green card. The IRS says that this includes people who are physically present in the United States on at least thirty-one days during the current year, one hundred eighty-three days in the past three years, including the current year, and possess a valid Social Security number. They also cannot be claimed as a dependent by another taxpaying individual.

This all means that undocumented immigrants and immigrants who file their annual taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) are not eligible for the cash.

However, one notable difference compared to the CARES Act concerns families with mixed immigration status. Before, if one family member filed tax returns with an ITIN, that disqualified the entire family from receiving any stimulus payments. The American Rescue Plan now includes those families. 

Even as a non-U.S. citizen, keep in mind that there are still income thresholds that you must meet in order to qualify for the direct payments. Individuals who earn as much as $75,000 in adjusted gross income (AGI), or couples making $150,000—in addition to their children or adult dependents—qualify for the full $1,400 per individual. Moreover, single parents with at least one dependent who earn $112,500 or less also get the full amount.

The payments, however, phase out much more quickly than in previous rounds—an individual with an income of $80,000, or a couple with $160,000, will not be receiving any check.

Also, don’t forget that all U.S. citizens who live in foreign countries are also entitled to the third round of cash deposits. For these individuals, the IRS should have either direct deposited your first two payment into your U.S. bank account or mailed it to you using your information from your most recent tax return or Social Security retirement or another federal benefits program.

However, be aware that the IRS isn’t able to directly deposit money into foreign bank accounts.

Ethen Kim Lieser is a Minneapolis-based Science and Tech Editor who has held posts at Google, The Korea Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, AsianWeek, and Arirang TV. Follow or contact him on LinkedIn.