Consular Report Of Birth Abroad????

[JackInTheBox 0]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

[limejello 0]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

Once I registered my son at the embassy here I was able to give them the form/documents for an American passport for him at the same time, and it arrived a week later. A CRBA is a document confirming that a child is an American citizen by virtue of having one or both parents that are American citizens. You'd have to check at the embassy to see if her mom did this (so "registered" may mean that she has a CRBA). As excited as you might be, you'll probably have to wait until monday to contact the embassy, so hang in there!

[JackInTheBox 0]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

Once I registered my son at the embassy here I was able to give them the form/documents for an American passport for him at the same time, and it arrived a week later. A CRBA is a document confirming that a child is an American citizen by virtue of having one or both parents that are American citizens. You'd have to check at the embassy to see if her mom did this (so "registered" may mean that she has a CRBA). As excited as you might be, you'll probably have to wait until monday to contact the embassy, so hang in there!

Awesome! Thank you, Could registering mean anything else or is this all it could be? Her mom abandoned her when she was young so she doesn't know for sure....she thought someone told her that her (grandma) on her mom's side (also a US citizen) was the one that registered her...Is that even possible?

[MMW 2]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

another place to check for a document would be the city where she was born when the birth certificate was registered it might provide some help in your situation too if the Embassy lead is a dead end. Most city halls have a section for foreign birth and death registrations, that is separate from the Embassy. Just another place for you to look. Hope everything works out for you.

It would be if the grandmother had all the required documents and proofs

Edited March 1, 2009 by MMW

[JackInTheBox 0]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

another place to check for a document would be the city where she was born when the birth certificate was registered it might provide some help in your situation too if the Embassy lead is a dead end. Most city halls have a section for foreign birth and death registrations, that is separate from the Embassy. Just another place for you to look. Hope everything works out for you.

It would be if the grandmother had all the required documents and proofs

Awesome I hope this is true that they registered her!

Edited March 1, 2009 by JackInTheBox

[JackInTheBox 0]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

another place to check for a document would be the city where she was born when the birth certificate was registered it might provide some help in your situation too if the Embassy lead is a dead end. Most city halls have a section for foreign birth and death registrations, that is separate from the Embassy. Just another place for you to look. Hope everything works out for you.

It would be if the grandmother had all the required documents and proofs

This is crazy! After all we have been through the solution might have been right under our noses the whole time. I hope that this works out! Thank you everyone!!!!!!!!!!! I can't get too excited yet....

[limejello 0]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

Once I registered my son at the embassy here I was able to give them the form/documents for an American passport for him at the same time, and it arrived a week later. A CRBA is a document confirming that a child is an American citizen by virtue of having one or both parents that are American citizens. You'd have to check at the embassy to see if her mom did this (so "registered" may mean that she has a CRBA). As excited as you might be, you'll probably have to wait until monday to contact the embassy, so hang in there!

Awesome! Thank you, Could registering mean anything else or is this all it could be? Her mom abandoned her when she was young so she doesn't know for sure....she thought someone told her that her (grandma) on her mom's side (also a US citizen) was the one that registered her...Is that even possible?

"Registering" could also simply be an american citizen who is "checking in" with the local embassy or consulate where they are traveling and/or living. The consular officer that processed my son's birth abroad report highly encouraged me to "register" with the embassy so that they could get in contact with me should an emergency or other situation arise in which either they would need to contact me or my family. But in the case of your fiancee I don't think that would be applicable. I can't say to tell you whether her grandma could've done it, that depends on what the regulations were in that particular consulate around the time she was born (it's possible if the regulations for registering a birth abroad were more lax back then). Best of luck, and let us know what turns up!

[kaffy 2]

How old is your fiance and where was her CRBA said to have been filed?

I'm not sure if you've seen this link but it explains how to obtain copies of the Consular Report of Birth document if the original has been lost/destroyed: http://travel.state.gov/law/family_issues/.../birth_593.html

[JackInTheBox 0]

I was reading about this...if my fiance's mom (who is an American citizen) filed one at the embassy my fiance would be an American Citizen already and wouldn't have to prove her mom lived in the US for 5 years?

My fiance thinks that she may have been registered at the embassy. We will call Monday to find out. Is their a specific division we should call or just ask to speak to any Consulate?

Here is stuff I found about it

http://www.east-site.com/consular_reports

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/acs...nship/crba.html

I don't quite understand what it means. I wish they were 100% clear

I hope she has it. She said believes her parents registered her at the embassy so this is what it would mean right?

If I am reading this right then this is pretty much all she would need to get a US passport right?

Anyone know any thing about these?

I am so excited but I don't know if I should be ...my fiance says she believes that she was "registered" at the embassy...does that mean they will have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad? Is that all we need basically for the passport. Anyone? Someone has to know?

Once I registered my son at the embassy here I was able to give them the form/documents for an American passport for him at the same time, and it arrived a week later. A CRBA is a document confirming that a child is an American citizen by virtue of having one or both parents that are American citizens. You'd have to check at the embassy to see if her mom did this (so "registered" may mean that she has a CRBA). As excited as you might be, you'll probably have to wait until monday to contact the embassy, so hang in there!

Awesome! Thank you, Could registering mean anything else or is this all it could be? Her mom abandoned her when she was young so she doesn't know for sure....she thought someone told her that her (grandma) on her mom's side (also a US citizen) was the one that registered her...Is that even possible?

"Registering" could also simply be an american citizen who is "checking in" with the local embassy or consulate where they are traveling and/or living. The consular officer that processed my son's birth abroad report highly encouraged me to "register" with the embassy so that they could get in contact with me should an emergency or other situation arise in which either they would need to contact me or my family. But in the case of your fiancee I don't think that would be applicable. I can't say to tell you whether her grandma could've done it, that depends on what the regulations were in that particular consulate around the time she was born (it's possible if the regulations for registering a birth abroad were more lax back then). Best of luck, and let us know what turns up!

Her mom claims that she registered them but she will not give her the paper. She is a very mean lady who abandoned her at a very young age. My fiance finally got a hold of her only to be insulted. I don't know if the mother really has is or not or if she is lying. She also told my fiance that she had her banned from the embassy (which I know is a lie). My fiance's family warned me of her mother but I never thought she could be this cruel.

My fiance did call the embassy and ask if she was registered. She said they looked her up in the computer but didn't see anything.....I don't know if everyone that received a CRBA would be in the computer or not. She is going to call the embassy again today (Tuesday for her) and ask a bunch of questions. Who should she ask to speak to? They kind blew her off last time and when I called they told me they couldn't tell me anything because of the privacy act. Who should we ask for?

Does anyone have any advice? Anyone know some good questions to ask? She is going to ask what is the best way to get a copy of the CRBA and how does she know if one even exists.

Thanks everyone and I hope this works out.

[kaffy 2]

See the link I posted above. It tells you how to obtain a copy of the report

[JackInTheBox 0]

See the link I posted above. It tells you how to obtain a copy of the report

Thank you for posting that....does anyone know how to get an international money order in the Philippines? It has to be drawn on a US bank is what the guy on the phone said.

I just wish her mom would cooperate.