US Passport Notarized Copies for CRBA

[Poopits 0]

Hello VJers!

We are going through the process of CRBA application in Manila. We would like to save on costs whenever we can.

For those who have gone through the process of having their US passports photocopied and notarized, a few questions:

1) Did you put each passport page on a short bond paper? or

2) Did you fit as much passport pages on a short bond paper? (a total of 4 passport pages can fit on one side)

3) Notary - were you charged per piece of photocopied paper?

4) Notary - were you charged per passport page?

5) Notary - were you charged just one amount for the entire service, regardless of how many pages and passports?

If there is a poster specific to the costs in Texas, it would be great. Otherwise, general experiences/costs would be very much appreciated!

Thank you,

Poopits

[bluemist 0]

Hello VJers!

We are going through the process of CRBA application in Manila. We would like to save on costs whenever we can.

For those who have gone through the process of having their US passports photocopied and notarized, a few questions:

1) Did you put each passport page on a short bond paper? or

2) Did you fit as much passport pages on a short bond paper? (a total of 4 passport pages can fit on one side)

3) Notary - were you charged per piece of photocopied paper?

4) Notary - were you charged per passport page?

5) Notary - were you charged just one amount for the entire service, regardless of how many pages and passports?

If there is a poster specific to the costs in Texas, it would be great. Otherwise, general experiences/costs would be very much appreciated!

Thank you,

Poopits

Just got to your bank here in the U.S. to have it notarize...its free at the bank.You can also go to UPS.All you need to do is to photocopy your passport with the visa pages,staple it all together and go to your bank and they will notarize it on the front page copy of your passport not per page.

Good luck on CRBA !!!

[sjr09 155]

Hello VJers!

We are going through the process of CRBA application in Manila. We would like to save on costs whenever we can.

For those who have gone through the process of having their US passports photocopied and notarized, a few questions:

1) Did you put each passport page on a short bond paper? or

2) Did you fit as much passport pages on a short bond paper? (a total of 4 passport pages can fit on one side)

3) Notary - were you charged per piece of photocopied paper?

4) Notary - were you charged per passport page?

5) Notary - were you charged just one amount for the entire service, regardless of how many pages and passports?

If there is a poster specific to the costs in Texas, it would be great. Otherwise, general experiences/costs would be very much appreciated!

Thank you,

Poopits

Consular Report Of Birth Abroad U.S. Embassy In Manila

Embassy of the United States of America, Manila: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html

You as the U.S. Citizen must read this link, If your documentation is poor you will be ask to submit DNA testing: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html#dna

U.S. Passport Application Form: http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html

Application For Consular Report Of Birth Abroad Of A Citizen Of The United States

Americahttp://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html#Report

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH ABROAD OF A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwfinst.pdf

This was my experience with the process at the US Embassy in Manila.

I recommend that the US Parent be at the interview. Both my wife and I was present .

Application are accommodated by appointment only. When I was in the PI I did mine as a drop in case with my daughter because of time constraint and got the interview four days later. Can’t say that it will work for everyone.

9) of instructions, is what seems to be the main emphasis and area of concern and investigation.

One thing for you to be concerned is For out of wedlock children But I must emphasize all of the documentary evidence on part 9

For me the main things they looked at was physical presence in the same location at applicant’s time of conception, ultrasound and pre-natal care records, they never ask for pictures or looked at the one‘s I submitted.” but never say never”

They talked a lot about DNA and my case was bullet proof so just be prepared.

Don’t forget you have to bring the child with you they want to see him/her.

This is my list of documents that I submitted to the US embassy in Manila for CRBA.

DS-2029 with 2”x 2” full face passport photo. (child)

NSO true copy birth Cert. (child)

Passport application. (child)

Proof of parent US citizenship.

1) US passport.

2) True copy of live birth cert. with original seal of vital records office. A must have!

3)High School transcript ..(Yeah funny, but I’ll tell you more about it later it’s not a joke)

4)True copy of NSO Marriage cert.

5) Proof of physical presence in same location at time of conception. Airline tickets, copy of visa stamps.

6) Proof of mothers pregnancy, ultrasound, pre-natal records, hospital billing statements, and pictures.

Now about the school transcript you as a US citizen have to prove you are a citizen, you have to show that you have been living in the US for 5 years in a row….. They will not take your tax returns as proof, I can tell you why but I don’t want to write a small book about it. When you give them your school transcript they take them with out a word…Had her US passport and CRBA cert. in about 10 days at my wife’s home. PI.

Good Luck!