How will I meet the US residence requirements for my son's Consular Report of Birth Abroad?

Question

I am a US citizen by naturalization but I have no evidence that I've been physically present in the US for even 1year. Will this impede my son from becoming a US citizen??

Answer 1

I've gotta guess that your spouse is not a US Citizen because if he/she were, the chances would be good that your son was born in the USA.

To answer you in a practical way, you've got to go to the US Consulate nearest you. Bring proof of your citizenship and your son's birth certificate with you. When you talk to the consular officer, you'll get asked, "When did you reside in the USA?" US Citizens get treated well, so you'll have the opportunity to provide some evidence- phone bills, driver's license, etc.  It might go well with one trip, or you might have to find some other way of proving you've lived in the USA.  

The Consular Officer will give you better advice than we can here.  Any impediment will likely be of a temporary nature, so just be patient. They're burocrats at the consulate, but they're also human being.  Be well!!

Answer 2

Well seeing as you are a naturalized citizen, you must of atleast spent 5 years within the US, which is enough to pass on citizenship if the child is born to 1 US-citizen parent and 1 non-US-citizen parent. But if you are both US citizens, then your child is a citizen no matter what.

Going for baroque - Yeah that's what i was trying to say. I probably didn't write it clear enough. What I meant was that if a child is born to one US citizen and one non US citizen, and the US citizen fulfills the time requirements, then the child is automatically a US citizen. All naturalized citizens fall under this category as permanent residents must be within the US for at least 5 years before naturalizing (which is the required time). However, if both of the parents were citizens then the child would automatically be a US citizen even if the parents had never set foot in the US.

And if your father has been in the US Navy for 21 years (serving in the US military abroad also counts as time spent in the US) then your child can apply for citizenship throgh the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. This Act allows children born to parents who are US citizens but don't meet the time allowance, to become automatic naturalized citizens if one of their grandparents is a US citizen and meets the requirements.

http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/...