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I am a natural born US-citizen and my wife is a natural born Philippine citizen. Our child (now 8 years old) was born in the Philippines, making him a natural born Philippine citizen and got his Philippine passport. Since I, the father, am a US citizen, we were able to get him his US citizenship and US passport by filing Consular Report of Birth Abroad.

 

Is our son a natural born dual-citizen then or did he automatically lose his Philippine citizenship when he got his US citizenship? We are confused as to what's his status right now. All my friends keep telling me that dual citizenship is something you have to apply for, it is not given to anyone by default.

12-01-2014: Sent I-129F package via FedEx

12-03-2014: Package arrived at TSC

12-08-2014: Check cashed

12-12-2014: NOA1 hard copy

01-23-2015: USCIS status: Case was Approved

01-30-2015: NOA2 hard copy

02-02-2015: USCIS sent K1 package to NVC

02-10-2015: NVC received K1 package

02-11-2015: Date that NVC supposedly assigned case number

02-18-2015: Called NVC and asked for case number

02-23-2015: Paid MRV Fee

03-02-2015: Scheduled USEM interview appointment

03-02-2015: NVC letter received

03-09-2015: Medical interview

04-23-2015: USEM interview, got 221g email, CEAC status: Immigrant AP

04-28-2015: CFO Seminar, sent 221g response

04-29-2015: USEM received 221g response

04-30-2015: CEAC status date updated

06-17-2015: CEAC status: Non-Immigrant Ready

06-27-2015: CEAC status: Non-Immigrant AP

07-01-2015: Visa in hand! (CEAC still AP lol)

 

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~~Moved to the PI forum, from US Citizenship Discussion, as the OP is needing Country specific answers.~~

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27 minutes ago, xwind said:

I am a natural born US-citizen and my wife is a natural born Philippine citizen. Our child (now 8 years old) was born in the Philippines, making him a natural born Philippine citizen and got his Philippine passport. Since I, the father, am a US citizen, we were able to get him his US citizenship and US passport by filing Consular Report of Birth Abroad.

 

Is our son a natural born dual-citizen then or did he automatically lose his Philippine citizenship when he got his US citizenship? We are confused as to what's his status right now. All my friends keep telling me that dual citizenship is something you have to apply for, it is not given to anyone by default.

You have to file paperwork the a consulate or the embassy here in the USA. Don't worry because it's really easy to do.

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10 hours ago, xwind said:

I am a natural born US-citizen and my wife is a natural born Philippine citizen. Our child (now 8 years old) was born in the Philippines, making him a natural born Philippine citizen and got his Philippine passport. Since I, the father, am a US citizen, we were able to get him his US citizenship and US passport by filing Consular Report of Birth Abroad.

 

Is our son a natural born dual-citizen then or did he automatically lose his Philippine citizenship when he got his US citizenship? We are confused as to what's his status right now. All my friends keep telling me that dual citizenship is something you have to apply for, it is not given to anyone by default.

Yes he is a dual citizen by birth.   His Philippine passport, along with the U.S. passport  is added evidence of this.

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10 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

You have to file paperwork the a consulate or the embassy here in the USA.  :no:   Don't worry because it's really easy to do.

Dual citizen by birth.

 

The child has both U.S. and Philippine passports already .   Nothing to file, nothing to do ....  

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On 9/5/2018 at 4:51 AM, Hank_ said:

Dual citizen by birth.

 

The child has both U.S. and Philippine passports already .   Nothing to file, nothing to do ....  

That's great to hear, thanks Hank!

 

Follow on question though, will my son need to choose a citizenship when he reaches a certain age or does he have dual citizenship for life? Reason I ask is because I grew up in the Philippines when I was a child and I remember having dual citizenship for a while, but I also recall having to choose one at some age. I wasn't born in the Philippines though so I may be a different case than my child.

12-01-2014: Sent I-129F package via FedEx

12-03-2014: Package arrived at TSC

12-08-2014: Check cashed

12-12-2014: NOA1 hard copy

01-23-2015: USCIS status: Case was Approved

01-30-2015: NOA2 hard copy

02-02-2015: USCIS sent K1 package to NVC

02-10-2015: NVC received K1 package

02-11-2015: Date that NVC supposedly assigned case number

02-18-2015: Called NVC and asked for case number

02-23-2015: Paid MRV Fee

03-02-2015: Scheduled USEM interview appointment

03-02-2015: NVC letter received

03-09-2015: Medical interview

04-23-2015: USEM interview, got 221g email, CEAC status: Immigrant AP

04-28-2015: CFO Seminar, sent 221g response

04-29-2015: USEM received 221g response

04-30-2015: CEAC status date updated

06-17-2015: CEAC status: Non-Immigrant Ready

06-27-2015: CEAC status: Non-Immigrant AP

07-01-2015: Visa in hand! (CEAC still AP lol)

 

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2 hours ago, xwind said:

That's great to hear, thanks Hank!

 

Follow on question though, will my son need to choose a citizenship when he reaches a certain age or does he have dual citizenship for life? Reason I ask is because I grew up in the Philippines when I was a child and I remember having dual citizenship for a while, but I also recall having to choose one at some age. I wasn't born in the Philippines though so I may be a different case than my child.

If born outside the Philippines (with one parent a Filipino citizen) and a report of birth was not completed .. then ya there can be a few "delays" .. but still dual citizen by birth.   

 

Passports are evidence of citizenship ;)  Your son has both?  .. then all is good :thumbs:  

 

 

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