Include a child in application before interview [merged threads]

[tapas777 0]

Hi all,

I booked an appointment for an interview on March 04th 2011. My wife and I are expecting

a baby in January 2011. I have some questions:

1- Can we include the baby in my immigration file or does my wife need to file a separate

I-130 for the baby?

2- Can we mail I-130 to U.S. Consulate General in Calgary or do we have to go there in person?

3- Is is right that the baby does not need sponsorship and we need to fill I-864W on her

behalf?

4- Does the baby (under 2 month of age) require a medical examination? If so, can we get

the medical examination done for her without her having a file number?

I really appreciate your reply!

[Inky 1,110]

If the baby is born to an american parent the parent has to file CRBA the baby does not get a visa. You must go in person to apply for CRBA. Consular birth abroad.

[Inky 1,110]

there is no need to double post the exact same question. Already answered you need to file CRBA for a child born abroad. You must apply in person for it. Babys do not get visas if they are born to an american citizen parent.

[tapas777 0]

Hi,

But my wife was naturalized as US citizen in 2001. Since then, she lived in US for 2 months in Summer vacations.

there is no need to double post the exact same question. Already answered you need to file CRBA for a child born abroad. You must apply in person for it. Babys do not get visas if they are born to an american citizen parent.

[tapas777 0]

Hi Inky,

I would like to inform you that my wife was naturalized US citizen in 2001. Since then, she only visited US every year in the Summer vacation. I do not think she fulfill the requirement of spending 5 years in US, 2 of them after she was 14 year-old.

Please, correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks

If the baby is born to an american parent the parent has to file CRBA the baby does not get a visa. You must go in person to apply for CRBA. Consular birth abroad.

[Marilyn. 340]

I could be wrong but I thought once someone became a US citizen they could spend as much time as they wanted out of the country

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

I could be wrong but I thought once someone became a US citizen they could spend as much time as they wanted out of the country

They can spend as much time as they want abroad without loosing their citizenship, but they must fullfill the rule mentioned above to confer citizenship onto their children.

OP: Baby will need a visa, and thus I think a separate I-130, fees etc. The baby is an extra member of your household, so will need to be counted as such when sponsoring.

[tapas777 0]

If the grandparent of the child was born in the states and lived there for 4 yours, then moved to Egypt, then she visited the states for a month every year over the last 15 years. Will that be enough to satisfy CRBA?

They can spend as much time as they want abroad without loosing their citizenship, but they must fullfill the rule mentioned above to confer citizenship onto their children.

OP: Baby will need a visa, and thus I think a separate I-130, fees etc. The baby is an extra member of your household, so will need to be counted as such when sponsoring.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

No, grandparents are irrelevant for CRBA

[Krikit 1,164]

Duplicate topics merged.