Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)

[JuFi CHRiS 0]

anyone who have experience applying for Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)? i'm from the philippines. we filed fiance visa last feb 2011 but up until now we are still waiting for our noa2 approval. fiance visited me last march and im 5 months pregnant now. i dont think i'll be able to travel when k1visa arrives(or it will not ). fiance will come here on my due date and also to process his child's citizenship. how long will it take? im afraid if it will take longer, my k1visa will be expired (if il be getting one ) please can anyone tell me how will be the process and all? thank you soo much.

[Marty and Aileen 3]

As far as visa is concerned you have 6 months to enter USA once visa has been issued and considering you have not received the NOA2 it will still be a while before the interview.

As far as the CRBA it takes 1-2 weeks to process. You will also want to apply for the childs USA passport the same time you apply for CRBA. There could be a couple delays. First, you will need to wait for birth certificate which can take up to 1 month depending on where you live. Second, I have a friend that was required to get a DNA test for their CRBA because they were not yet married so they needed proof that baby belonged to the US citizen. It depends on how much proof you have that you and your fiancee were together at time of conception, but still since you are not married they might require the DNA test. When you apply for CRBA bring as much proof as you have regarding your relationship with your fiancee and they will tell you if you need to get a DNA test. DNA test does not take long, but takes 5-7 days to get results. At least that's how long it took for my friend to get his results.

[PreciousOne 4]

Mahirap mag apply ng CRBA at US passport its because of the requirement and documents that you have to show....Ang importante, my matibay kng proof na my relationship kayo ng father niya before the conception..In my experience,i organized my pictures and supporting documents from the beginning of our relationship until the present when we applied, and the consul really appreciate it.And even we were not married(k1)we didnt undergo for dna testing anymore.Since infant pa ang baby mo by the time na mag aapply ka,dapat i keep mo nat iorganized yung pictures,letters,love notes(dated).Kasi mostly na ddna eh ung infants pa ang baby so ang hhanapin sau,proof that you already have a strong relationship before you got pregnant...Matatapos ka din sa pagpprocess just wait ok?

[JuFi CHRiS 0]

@PreciousOne: yung mga hotel receipts etc nmn kasi nung unang punta nya d2 naisama na sa original filing ng I-129f. ang meron lang ako d2 ay yun second visit nya. but il have to show this also for my interview for k1visa db? hndi ba nila kukunin yun? pra magamit ko ulit for applying crba. thanx. sis ano pla ginamit mo na lalagyan pra organize ng docs?

@marmana:i guess my fiance will not be able to process crba because birth cert will take one month. he will be here on my due date and can only stay up to 6 weeks because of work. ouch!!

[ILoveHim4Ever 0]

mga sis pwede ask din! my fiance visited me last June. am not really sure if Im pregnant. but IF I am, ano kailangan i.prepare sa interview? cguro mga 3 months preg na ako that time.. magkakaroon ba ng prob un?? help!

thanks!

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

English only in the upper forums please. If you wish to post in tagalog, please use the Region specific forum.

[happyblessedme 12]

anyone who have experience applying for Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)? i'm from the philippines. we filed fiance visa last feb 2011 but up until now we are still waiting for our noa2 approval. fiance visited me last march and im 5 months pregnant now. i dont think i'll be able to travel when k1visa arrives(or it will not ). fiance will come here on my due date and also to process his child's citizenship. how long will it take? im afraid if it will take longer, my k1visa will be expired (if il be getting one ) please can anyone tell me how will be the process and all? thank you soo much.

Most K1 visa applicants applying for CRBA for their child who are required to have DNA are those who are not married yet(of course that's why it's K1).

I did my CRBA in 2008 and never had a problem since i was already a green card holder that time and i just went home to give birth.

To those who are planning to apply for CRBA,, u need to start gathering all proofs of relationship between u and the father of ur child.

U need pregnancy records from the time the child is concieved, proof of relationship with the biological father, .keep all pre natal records coz the consul will ask that. Hosptal receipts is also a big help. Ultrasound and evrything that has to do with pregnancy.

My CRBA only took 10 days from the time i submitted the application till i got my son's US passport.

And one last thing..u can only start processing CRBA as soon as u have the Child's Birth Certificate.

Good luck to all .

Edited August 3, 2011 by happyblessedme