Do I need to prove I lived in US at least 5 years?

[Gaiden79 14]

Hey all, 

 

On the US Embassy Manila website it states that based on my daughter's birth date and the fact that I was married with my spouse before she was born says that I need to have 5 years of physical presence in the United States prior to her birth. So does this mean I must prove each individual year with a document adding up to 5? Thanks!

 

Here is the link: https://ph.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/crba/    "It's listed under transmission of US Citizenship at birth."

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

5 minutes ago, Gaiden79 said:

Hey all, 

 

On the US Embassy Manila website it states that based on my daughter's birth date and the fact that I was married with my spouse before she was born says that I need to have 5 years of physical presence in the United States prior to her birth. So does this mean I must prove each individual year with a document adding up to 5? Thanks!

 

Here is the link: https://ph.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/crba/    "It's listed under transmission of US Citizenship at birth."

Is the child's father a USC or are you?

[arken 4,197]

Not necessarily the individual year, it could be addition of several months or years you were physically present in the US. The total should be 60 months or more.

[Gaiden79 14]

8 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Is the child's father a USC or are you?

I'm the USC father. Her mother is a filipino citizen. I should have specified sorry. 

[Gaiden79 14]

2 minutes ago, arken said:

Not necessarily the individual year, it could be addition of several months or years you were physically present in the US. The total should be 60 months or more.

Cool, I was thinking that way too. Do you think my current and old passport would serve as good evidence on my physical presence? After all, the stamps show exit and entry of the country. What do you think would be the strongest evidence to use? I do have some W-2's and my high school transcripts. Thanks. 

[arken 4,197]

6 minutes ago, Gaiden79 said:

Cool, I was thinking that way too. Do you think my current and old passport would serve as good evidence on my physical presence? After all, the stamps show exit and entry of the country. What do you think would be the strongest evidence to use? I do have some W-2's and my high school transcripts. Thanks. 

The link you provided has the documentation list to prove physical presence. Passport stamps have the lowest priority.

[Gaiden79 14]

3 minutes ago, arken said:

The link you provided has the documentation list to prove physical presence. Passport stamps have the lowest priority.

You are right, wage statements are what I should focus on. Thanks.

[Nitas_man 3,100]

2 hours ago, Gaiden79 said:

You are right, wage statements are what I should focus on. Thanks.

I used a combination of tax records, school records, and old passports

[Gaiden79 14]

18 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

I used a combination of tax records, school records, and old passports

Yeah, i got those too. Better to have several documents for sure. Thanks. 

[Gaiden79 14]

On 8/13/2019 at 4:30 PM, Nitas_man said:

I used a combination of tax records, school records, and old passports

Right now I have W-2's with 1040 Income tax returns for 4 years with an additional 2 years with just W-2's. Also I have official high school transcripts listing 4 years in school and a new and old passport. 

 

If I don't have income tax returns with a W-2 does that matter? Just curious how much it makes a difference on that. Thanks.