does a child become automatic citizen if one of the parents are us citizen?

[hespi35775 0]

hi

i have a wife who is a philippine citizen and i am a american citizen. my wife is and i are expecting our first child but will be born in the philippines. will our child become a automatic us citizen since i am a us citizen? thank u all for your help

[aaron2020 11,651]

Your child will not automatically be a US citizen. You must register your child's birth with the US embassy in Manila in order to obtain US citizenship. There are certain requirements that must be met before your child can gain citizenship.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html

[happywifeymom 4]

hi

i have a wife who is a philippine citizen and i am a american citizen. my wife is and i are expecting our first child but will be born in the philippines. will our child become a automatic us citizen since i am a us citizen? thank u all for your help

No, he is not automatically a citizen.You should file a CRBA or Consular rEPORT OF bIRTH aBROAD likei did when i gave birth to my son in the Philippines.He is a US Citizen with a US passport and Certificate of US Citizenship.

[john_and_marlene 162]

How long have you been a USC and how long have you lived in the US? It's not automatic for all circumstances.

[MMW 2]

I have a friend here in the Philippines that just went thru this with his new baby. the process he went thru was first obtaining a certified birth certificate from the local government (ie. city hall) to have the birth registered within the Philippines with the name of the USC on it. then they had to contact the US Embassy in Manila to register a foreign birth. That process was followed by an interview with a US CO at the Embassy. They were required to obtain a DNA test and then once that was completed the process went forward. They next were issued a SS number for the baby and a US Passport in the baby's name. The whole process took around 2 months to complete. If you want the Baby to have Dual Citizenship you will have to do the same with the Philippine Embassy. This is just a brief description of the process he went through.

[Jasman0717 9]

Your child will not automatically be a US citizen. You must register your child's birth with the US embassy in Manila in order to obtain US citizenship. There are certain requirements that must be met before your child can gain citizenship.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html

[Malla 1]

The bady automatically will be an US citizen nomatter the status of parents.Even the parents are illegal, children will be automatically US citizen if he/she born in USA.

Edited February 17, 2009 by Malla

[happywifeymom 4]

I have a friend here in the Philippines that just went thru this with his new baby. the process he went thru was first obtaining a certified birth certificate from the local government (ie. city hall) to have the birth registered within the Philippines with the name of the USC on it. then they had to contact the US Embassy in Manila to register a foreign birth. That process was followed by an interview with a US CO at the Embassy. They were required to obtain a DNA test and then once that was completed the process went forward. They next were issued a SS number for the baby and a US Passport in the baby's name. The whole process took around 2 months to complete. If you want the Baby to have Dual Citizenship you will have to do the same with the Philippine Embassy. This is just a brief description of the process he went through.

2 months??mine only took 10 days and i was not required of the DNA test. I think the DNA thing made the process longer.