CBRA for kid , mohter foreign citizen, US citizen father need to attend the interview?

[bob2018 0]

I am a US citizen , married to Indian citizen wife in India in 2015 and had a daughter same year. Currently i am in US , can my wife (Indian Citizen)take my daughter to CRBA interview with out me.Do i need to send original US passport via mail , so that my wife can carry it for the interview?

[Palawan1 11]

Here is the link for CRBA in India:

https://in.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/birth/crba/

 

They highly recommend that both you & your wife apply for your daughter's CRBA in person. If you are not there with your wife at the interview, they require that you provide a notarized copy of your passport and also you need to provide a notarized copy of the Parental Consent Form DS-3053. So it's not necessary that you are there but it definitely would provide supporting evidence if you were there. The Embassy might require that you and your wife provide a DNA sample if there is insufficient evidence. Don't send your original passport.