If you are a nonresident of the U.S. and receive effectively connected income, you may be able to claim some of the following credits: Foreign tax credit. Child and dependent care credit. Retirement savings contributions credit.
In order to claim someone as your dependent, the person must be: Either your qualifying child or qualifying relative. A U.S. citizen, U.S. resident, U.S. national or a resident of Canada or Mexico.
You can claim the Child Tax Credit as an expat if you have qualifying children. However, if you take advantage of the FEIE, it may limit or even eliminate the amount of the Child Tax Credit you can claim.
To claim the EITC, you and your spouse (if filing jointly) must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens.
The short answer is no, you cannot claim yourself as a dependent on your tax return. This is because you are considered to have your own personal exemption. In other words, you cannot claim yourself as a dependent because you are already claiming yourself as a personal exemption.