Is there possibilities for my baby to get a US citizenship if she's born in the Philippines?

Question

I am married to an american guy and Im still here in the Philippines and expecting to give birth on October. Im positively sure that I'm not gona have my visa before that. So I' wondring if my baby could get an automatically US citizenship if she's born here in the Philippines? If I have to do some paperworks where and who should I ask?

Answer 1

Yes.  You and your husband will have to go to the US embassy and submit a Report of Birth Abroad.  Take the baby's birth certificate, your marriage certificate and your husband's US passport.

You'll also need two passport pictures of the baby.

Submit the Report of Birth Abroad, fill out and submit a passport application for the baby and submit a social security application for the baby.

In about two weeks the embassy will provide a certificate of US citizenship, a US passport and a social security card for the baby.

You will then need to take the baby's passport and birth certificate to Philippines Immigration and get it stamped with an entry stamp.

Answer 2

the should be eligible for dual citizenship.

Answer 3

A Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-579, instructions) is an official record of U.S. citizenship issued to a person under age 18 who was born abroad to United States citizen parent(s) and acquired citizenship at birth. Schools, the Social Security Agency, and other institutions throughout the United States accept it and give it the same credence they give to birth certificates issued by state authorities in the United States.

Applications for Consular Report of Birth Abroad and first time adult derivative citizenship are accommodated by APPOINTMENT ONLY. In order to be given an appointment schedule, the application and supporting documents must be submitted to the Embassy via mail (Mailing address: Citizenship and Passport Unit, American Embassy, 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita 1000 Manila) or courier. To avail of the U.S. Embassy-contracted courier service, as well as obtain forms and a list of requirements, please contact               (63-2) 879-4747        (ACS-FedEx Courier Service), 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on American and Philippine holidays. The U.S. Embassy has partnered with FedEx to provide blank forms, pick-up completed forms and documents, and deliver passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad to any location in the Philippines for a nominal fee. Personal interview appointments will be scheduled after the review of the application and supporting documents.

FedEx Courier Step by Step Procedure :

1) Call FedEx courier service and request delivery of specific application forms that you need

2) Complete the forms and prepare the supporting documents.

3) Call FedEx courier service and request for pick up and delivery of your completed forms and supporting documents to the U.S. Embasy.

4) The Passport and Citizenship Unit of the U.S. Embassy will contact you for a personal interview appointment.

5) FedEx will deliver your completed CRBA and/or passport right to your home.

Only the child's biological parent or legal guardian, preferably the U.S. citizen parent, can apply for a CRBA by completing Form and the child must be make a personal appearance at the US Embassy. The application must be made before the child's eighteenth birthday. We encourage parents to document their child(ren)'s citizenship as soon as possible after the birth(s). Delays in reporting of the birth of your child could cause inconvenience and possibly deprive your child of this valuable document because persons age 18 and over are not eligible for a CRBA.

(Individuals over 18 who believe they may have a claim to US citizenship should review the information on derivative claims to US citizenship and ascertain that they meet the requirements before applying for a US passport for the first time.)

Applications for a CRBA and passport of the child(ren) may be submitted simultaneously.

The CRBA fee is $65.00, payable either in U.S. or Philippine currency; cash only. The fee is subject to change without notice.

In order for a child to be documented as a U.S. citizen, the U.S. citizen parent(s) must:

meet the residence requirements in the U.S. to transmit citizenship (the requirements depend on the date of the child's birth and the legal relationship between the parents at the time of birth),

establish a legitimate, legal and biological relationship with their child and

have been a US citizen at the time of the child's birth.

Answer 4

Yes, it is possible.  As long as the father has the requisite time in the US in order to transmit citizenship, there should be no problem.

You will need to register your daughter's birth through the US Embassy Manila by filing an FS-579.  There are new requirements in place - appointments are required.  Read the following website carefully for more details about the process, and what documents you will need:

http://philippines.usembassy.gov/wwwha00...

Answer 5

If you were USA citizen by the time you baby was born, a citizenship may be given.