is there another way to get CRBA for my four yr old daughter?

[mrsgi65on 0]

Hello I'm new to this and I need answers please!!

It may get long but I'll try to keep it short...

Our background:

My husband and I got married in 2012 and he is a US citizen, I'm Japanese.

We've met in Hawaii in 2006 we had our daughter in 2009 and I had her in Japan.

I was planning to go back to the US with our daughter after three months

but it turned 3 years when we went back and we got married in AZ.

Since we were there with the ESTA and didn't have much money,

Me and daughter came back to Japan.

I've tried to file CRBA when our daughter was born but it didn't happen..

now we're trying it again and this time I want to do it right and quick!

I've downloaded all the forms and called the council and checked what I need to bring and so on

and I'm stuck on

1: Husband has to be present

2: Husband needs a 5 year proof of residence before 2009

My husband just started working and he can't travel for a long time.

He doesn't have a passport..

So my question is, is there another way to get her CRBA or a US passport?

I'm thinking of going back to the US with ESTA again and file all there...

I know it's going to be more complicated but that way my husband would be present...

Please please send me some opinions or if you were in a same or similar situation please

tell me what and how you did it

I miss my family very very badly and I want to have a happy family life right now...

Thank you!!!!

Meg

PS I don't have a visa nor green card yet either.. if anybody was concerned..

Edited April 15, 2014 by mrsgi65on

[Ryan H 3,815]

Moved from Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America forum to CRBA forum.

[anly8872 25]

For my son's CRBA, Passport and SSN, I did these step

1/ Fillout all required forms

2/ Present some evidence to prove that I'm living with my wife at the time she got pregnant

3/ Show to Consulate Officer all of hopital records during pregnancy

4/ Evidence to prove that I am the US Citizen

5/ Some pictures ( but C.O didn't want to see

The interview took less than 10 minutes and approved. We have his passport and CRBA in 14 calendar days. SSN had arrived at home in USA after 2,5 months

In your situation

- Is you husband lived abroad 5 years before your baby born?

- Why your husband doesn't has a passport?

- Is he the US Citizen when your baby born?

The day we went to the interview, I saw some people just took their kid without the US Citizen spouse but they still got approved. So, your husband dont need to be present at the interview. But you need very strong evidence to prove that he is the father of that kid

[mrsgi65on 0]

For my son's CRBA, Passport and SSN, I did these step

1/ Fillout all required forms

2/ Present some evidence to prove that I'm living with my wife at the time she got pregnant

3/ Show to Consulate Officer all of hopital records during pregnancy

4/ Evidence to prove that I am the US Citizen

5/ Some pictures ( but C.O didn't want to see

The interview took less than 10 minutes and approved. We have his passport and CRBA in 14 calendar days. SSN had arrived at home in USA after 2,5 months

In your situation

- Is you husband lived abroad 5 years before your baby born?

- Why your husband doesn't has a passport?

- Is he the US Citizen when your baby born?

The day we went to the interview, I saw some people just took their kid without the US Citizen spouse but they still got approved. So, your husband dont need to be present at the interview. But you need very strong evidence to prove that he is the father of that kid

Thank you for the reply!!

we have all the forms filled out, we have all the evidence or proof that we were together.

I've called the JP embassy in Tokyo and they said my husband doesn't need to be present,

but the council in Fukuoka said it's better to have my husband with us...

the thing is we weren't married at the time of the birth...

the question you asked,

no he haven't stepped out of US ever..

that's why he doesn't need a passport

and yes He is born a US citizen...

Edited April 15, 2014 by mrsgi65on

[mrsgi65on 0]

Moved from Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America forum to CRBA forum.

Thank you very much!!! I was confused where to post it

[anly8872 25]

Thank you very much!!! I was confused where to post it

You should be apply her CRBA at US Consulate in your country, for the US Passport, they need both parents to sign on application because your daughter is under 16 years old of age. Fillout all required forms, collect as much as evidence you can. Your husband needs an evidence to prove he is the US Citizen, if he was born in US, his birth certificate is enough.

As you said, your daughter was born when you not marry yet. It doesn't matter, the kid who was born out of wedlock still apply for CRBA

[mrsgi65on 0]

You should be apply her CRBA at US Consulate in your country, for the US Passport, they need both parents to sign on application because your daughter is under 16 years old of age. Fillout all required forms, collect as much as evidence you can. Your husband needs an evidence to prove he is the US Citizen, if he was born in US, his birth certificate is enough.

As you said, your daughter was born when you not marry yet. It doesn't matter, the kid who was born out of wedlock still apply for CRBA

can we just do CRBA here in JP and the passport later when we go back to the US?

my husband won't fly or can't fly anywhere because he will have panic attack...

we were talking to get his tax forms from irs and school records...

i have his vital records here so that should cover right?

[anly8872 25]

can we just do CRBA here in JP and the passport later when we go back to the US?

my husband won't fly or can't fly anywhere because he will have panic attack...

we were talking to get his tax forms from irs and school records...

i have his vital records here so that should cover right?

Sure, you can do CRBA in JP. Does your husband file I-130 petition for you?

[mrsgi65on 0]

Sure, you can do CRBA in JP. Does your husband file I-130 petition for you?

no not yet... but we have the form in our hands he just needs to fill it in..

and we're thinking to get mine filled out and sent when we arrive in the states.

do you think its a bad idea? i really want to see my husband and see my US family asap...

so ONLY CRBA could be done in JP without my husband correct?

Edited April 16, 2014 by mrsgi65on

[jan22 3,056]

no not yet... but we have the form in our hands he just needs to fill it in..

and we're thinking to get mine filled out and sent when we arrive in the states.

do you think its a bad idea? i really want to see my husband and see my US family asap...

so ONLY CRBA could be done in JP without my husband correct?

In fact, you have to do the CRBA in Japan -- it must be processed in the country of birth of the child. Your husband can send you the notarized application form and his proof of physical presence in the U.S. You can, once the CRBA is approved, also apply for the U.S. passport. There is a form on line (sorry can't remember the number of it for some reason -- something like DS-4035 -- but you van find it on the travel.state.gov website on the passport pages) that your husband can fill out explaining why he isn't able to be present for the passport application, but that he gives his permission for the passport issuance. That, too, must be notarized before it is submitted.

You keep talking about you and the baby going to the U.S. -- how do you propose to get the baby into the U.S. without a U.S. passport? By law, a U.S. citizen must enter and leave the U.S. on a U.S. passport. To enter with a visa (or with ESTA, which is entering as a non-U.S. citizen) could cause questions in the future.

[mrsgi65on 0]

In fact, you have to do the CRBA in Japan -- it must be processed in the country of birth of the child. Your husband can send you the notarized application form and his proof of physical presence in the U.S. You can, once the CRBA is approved, also apply for the U.S. passport. There is a form on line (sorry can't remember the number of it for some reason -- something like DS-4035 -- but you van find it on the travel.state.gov website on the passport pages) that your husband can fill out explaining why he isn't able to be present for the passport application, but that he gives his permission for the passport issuance. That, too, must be notarized before it is submitted.

You keep talking about you and the baby going to the U.S. -- how do you propose to get the baby into the U.S. without a U.S. passport? By law, a U.S. citizen must enter and leave the U.S. on a U.S. passport. To enter with a visa (or with ESTA, which is entering as a non-U.S. citizen) could cause questions in the future.

Thank you! I'll call the council again tomorrow... I've already printed out the passport form it's DS-11..

Thanks again!