Wife wants our baby born in Philippines

[tigger82d 0]

My wife is from Bohol and we have already gotten her visa and gotten married. We're still working on her Green Card now. We have recently found out that she is pregnant now and will be due sometime in April. She is thinking of going back home for the birth and then a couple months after I'll be able to join them and us come back home together.

My question is, where do we start for bringing the infant back to the states with us? I'm sure we'll have to have a Philippine Passport, but will we have to go to Manila to the Embassy? Any help is appreciated.

[ScottyNAngie 0]

I think it's better when she give birth here in the united states,

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Are you (the dad) a US citizen and have been resident in the USA for at least 5 years? If so, your child will be a US citizen too, even if born abroad. Once b orn, you will need to apply for CRBA (Consular Report of Birth Abroad) at the US embassy in Manila, and the child will get a US passport.

[Leatherneck 693]

My wife is from Bohol and we have already gotten her visa and gotten married. We're still working on her Green Card now. We have recently found out that she is pregnant now and will be due sometime in April. She is thinking of going back home for the birth and then a couple months after I'll be able to join them and us come back home together.

My question is, where do we start for bringing the infant back to the states with us? I'm sure we'll have to have a Philippine Passport, but will we have to go to Manila to the Embassy? Any help is appreciated.

Here, read this right from the source. You did get good info from one posters here and she is correct.

This straight from the horses mouth.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/living/living_5497.html

[Jojo92122 1,924]

My wife is from Bohol and we have already gotten her visa and gotten married. We're still working on her Green Card now. We have recently found out that she is pregnant now and will be due sometime in April. She is thinking of going back home for the birth and then a couple months after I'll be able to join them and us come back home together.

My question is, where do we start for bringing the infant back to the states with us? I'm sure we'll have to have a Philippine Passport, but will we have to go to Manila to the Embassy? Any help is appreciated.

I presume from your post that your wife entered on a K1 visa, married you, and currently adjusting her status.

If you are a US citizen and you meet the 5 years US residency requirement, then your child will be a US citizen. You must file a CRBA and obtain a US passport for your child. US citizens must have a valid US passport as proof of citizenship to enter the US.

If your child is not a US citizen, then the child only needs a Philippines birth certificate only to return to the US with your LPR wife on her first trip back to the US after giving birth. It must be your wife's first trip back to the US after giving birth. The child will be granted LPR status when he/she arrives in the US.