Who Qualifies for Advance Payments To qualify for advance payments of the Child Tax Credit, you (and your spouse, if you filed a joint return) must have: Filed a 2019 or 2020 tax return and claimed the Child Tax Credit on the return or Given us your information in 2020 to receive the Economic Impact Payment with the Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here tool or Given us your information in 2021 with the Non-Filer: Submit Your Information tool; and Lived in a main home in the United States for more than half the year (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) or filed a joint return with a spouse who has a main home in the United States for more than half the year; and A qualifying child who is under age 18 at the end of 2021 and who has a valid Social Security number; and Made less than certain income limits.