Citizenship of a baby born in a foreign country
What is the citizenship status of a baby born abroad to only one American – US citizen (and generally the rule for citizen’s of other counties)? Cutting to the chase and with out all the legalese, a baby born in a foreign country where one parent is a US citizen can be a US dual citizen. Therefore, if you live in Europe and are married to a European or EU citizen the baby is a US citizen. However, the following steps must be taken to register the baby.
Steps to register a baby in a foreign country as a US citizen
1. Go to the consulate with the baby
2. Original copy of the baby’s birth certificate
3. Original copy of the parent’s certificate of marriage
4. Parent’s passports
5. $65 USD
It is that simple. See the baby is already a US citizen when born, even to one parent, its just really registering the baby as a citizen. Can a child be a dual citizen? yes, simple in the US they go by US laws abroad they go by the laws of that county.
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204 responses to Citizenship of a baby born in a foreign country
I have a baby that a father is american. I am filipino, WE are not yet married..what kind of passport i will get to my baby?..My fiance is planning to get a fiance visa for me. If I have a fiance visa Can i bring my baby even we are not married but in his birth certificate his father’s name is there..What will i do?
I think with a genetic test and a lot of paper work your baby can get a US passport. But you have to do a lot of work as you are not married and the male not the female is the USA citizen, this makes a big difference. I would start that paper work and I would also check with the US embassy about if the fiance visa applies to your baby. Good luck.
So even if Obama was born in another country because his mother was a citizen so is he, right?
The issue with that is he would not be a US citizen as the law states that the mother must have lived as an adult over the age I think of 14 for 5 years, so he would not be a US citizen. I think Obama is a US citizen but is really secretive about his past for some reason.
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