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Do We Really Need To File For A CRBA? & Applying For Passport SSN Without CRBA

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Just now, nomadicdude said:

I have Passport, SSN, and CRBA (serves as birth certificate) were you saying you had a US birth certificate issued for your forieing born child? 

Yes, so now he has both citizenship and birth certificates from the US and Canada.

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Mark88
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You can just go to a passport office in the US and apply as you mentioned. There is a big drawback: None of the children will receive a CRBA certficate or FS-240 as it is known. It basicly suffices as

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I disagree -- the other reason for a  CRBA is to have a one-page certificate that can be used for things like school records without having to always submit a passport.  Plus, it documents that the ci

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1 minute ago, nomadicdude said:

I have Passport, SSN, and CRBA (serves as birth certificate) were you saying you had a US birth certificate issued for your forieing born child? 

The OP probally means the CRBA. You only can have a birth certifacte from Canada if born there. You only can have a US birth certificate if born in the US.

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4 minutes ago, Mark88 said:

The OP probally means the CRBA. You only can have a birth certifacte from Canada if born there. You only can have a US birth certificate if born in the US.

Sorry guys, I was wrong.  Talked with the wife who says he only has a US Passport and SSN.  No US birth certificate.

 
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