If you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you may qualify for a Property Tax Refund if you owned a home in Minnesota. Claim this refund by filing Form M1PR, Homestead Credit Refund.

For details on your filing options, see Filing for a Property Tax Refund.

Do I qualify for this refund?

To qualify, all of these must be true:

• You spent at least 183 days in Minnesota during the year
• You cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return
• Your property must be classified as your homestead, or you must have applied for homestead classification and had it approved  
• You must have owned and occupied your home on January 2 of the year the taxes are assessed
• Your property was assessed property taxes or you, as the owner, made payments in lieu of property taxes
• Your household income is below a certain amount
• You have a valid Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or a valid Social Security Number