My son was born in the Philippines

[Clark needs help 0]

Im a filipino us citizen living in las vegas. my wife gave birth to my son a couple of days ago. i'll be visiting there next week. from what i know, my son is automatically a uS citizen because of my status. ( if im wrong, please correct me ) what procedures, documents do i need for me to work on his us passport.

[markelsa71 4]

Im a filipino us citizen living in las vegas. my wife gave birth to my son a couple of days ago. i'll be visiting there next week. from what i know, my son is automatically a uS citizen because of my status. ( if im wrong, please correct me ) what procedures, documents do i need for me to work on his us passport.

Your wife gave birth in the Pjilippines so there's no way that your son can be a u.s citizen because he was born in pinas...but you have a chance to bring them there in U.S!

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Above is incorrect. If you are a US citizen and have lived in the USA for 5 years, your child is a US citizen too. You need to report the birth to the US embassy in Manila and get CRBA b(Consular Report of Birth Abroad), so he can get a US passport: http://manila.usembassy.gov/service/citizenship.html

[payxibka 10,045]

Your wife gave birth in the Pjilippines so there's no way that your son can be a u.s citizen because he was born in pinas...but you have a chance to bring them there in U.S!

Newb, please do not respond if you are not certain of the answer. It is possible that the child has a claim to US citizenship

[NickD 203]

Newb, please do not respond if you are not certain of the answer. It is possible that the child has a claim to US citizenship

If it was my choice, kid would have been born here. Will always have a dual nationality, but maybe you want that. Yes, take care of that immediately with the USA consulate in that country and bring all of your original documentation with you. May also need proof you are the dad.

If there is one thing I have really learned to hate about the USCIS and the DOS is that place of birth thing that make such a big deal out of. A kid born here from illegals is more of an American than a kid born overseas from even natural born US citizens. My grandma went back to her home country to have my dad, that was a black mark on him until the day he died.

[markelsa71 4]

Newb, please do not respond if you are not certain of the answer. It is possible that the child has a claim to US citizenship

I am sorry but believe it or not it's my friend who replied i just phoned her because by the time i was reading this topic she's with me...i told her it's a big embarrassment because what she answered wsnt right! sorry again!

[milimelo 4,481]

I am sorry but believe it or not it's my friend who replied i just phoned her because by the time i was reading this topic she's with me...i told her it's a big embarrassment because what she answered wsnt right! sorry again!

May want to change your VJ password and make sure your friend doesn't have access to any other accounts (bank, email, insurance)...

Edited August 25, 2011 by milimelo

[markelsa71 4]

May want to change your VJ password and make sure your friend doesn't have access to any other accounts (bank, email, insurance)...

I was online when she's here i had a phone call so she's reading some topics on here...i didn't know that she would respond but obviously she didn't know my password..thanks anywy for reminding me atleast i will be more careful.ty

[Cherry&Ed 4]

You should file for a CRBA for your son. I found this blog and I hope it can help you.

It has all the steps for the consular report of birth abroad.

http://ninjones.blogspot.com/2010/01/stylefont-family-verdanasans-serif-ahoy.html

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I was online when she's here i had a phone call so she's reading some topics on here...i didn't know that she would respond but obviously she didn't know my password..thanks anywy for reminding me atleast i will be more careful.ty

Don't worry. Wrong answers are often just as useful as the "correct" answers on this website. Look how many folks came away from their usual haunts just to jump on an "incorrect" answer.