CRBA AND PASSPORT

[ruby_jade 0]

hi to all the VJ members,

i have a question regarding my friends son, her BF is not yet a US CITIZEN when their son was born. but last month he got his citizenship coz he was originally from germany,

can they register their son and get a US PASSPORT?

please we need information

thanks

[jj1028 3]

as far as i know, the BF/father is a US CITIZEN when the child was born for them to register their son for US citizenship.. but if not, they cant.. still need to file a petition for the son too. you can check on http://philippines.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html it says:

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

1. 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),

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

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

hope it helps

[Roserick 0]

hi to all the VJ members,

i have a question regarding my friends son, her BF is not yet a US CITIZEN when their son was born. but last month he got his citizenship coz he was originally from germany,

can they register their son and get a US PASSPORT?

please we need information

thanks

Yes!! Even if the kid was born before the kid's father become a USC.

All he needs to do is meet the requirements that was said above..

[mikeandlani 0]

i would have to agree with jj1028. the father's citizenship cannot be given retroactive effect to cover the earlier birth of the child.

actual case in point, my husband and two of his older siblings were born prior to my father-in-law acquiring US citizenship. all three of them had to be petitioned to get to the US. while 2 other siblings born after my FIL became a US citizen, automatically became US citizens by virtue of the CRBA.

lani