Hannah Tyler
May 6, 2022
child born abroad
hello guys, I’m hoping someone can help answer my question. I am a us citizen, with a us passport. I had a certificate of citizenship which I applied for after I received my us passport. I happened to have lost my certificate of citizenship. I am planning on getting a born abroad birth certificate and passport for my one year old son. Is my us passport enough proof for them to issue one for my son. I have school records and one expired us passport that prove I have lived in the country for over 10 years. any answers are very much appreciated.
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fd diMay 6, 2022
your passport should be enough to prove you are a us citizen.
if not they will let you know
Ada MMay 6, 2022
Yes you should be fine.. I went through this in March & got my baby CBRA within 2 weeks
Hannah TylerMay 6, 2022
hey Ada thank you for the reassurance. did they mention it or even ask for it?
Connor MMay 6, 2022
in my case they required my passport, my birth certificate, marriage certificate and all the child's documents and copies of everything to file for my son's crba
Hannah TylerMay 6, 2022
Connor were you born in the us?
Connor MMay 8, 2022
yes I am
Hannah TylerMay 8, 2022
my situation is a bit different I was born outside and because a citizen through my parent at the age of 8
Connor MMay 8, 2022
ah okay, and I filed my son's crba in south africa so they might just be more strict there with paternal situations
Hannah TylerMay 8, 2022
did you walk in or did you send them an email with all the documents first and then they gave you an appointment
Connor MMay 8, 2022
I had to email them all my documents to be reviewed before they even gave me an appointment date. this was during covid however
Hannah TylerMay 8, 2022
I just did that and they just gave me an appointment. do they ask for more documentation other than the ones sent in? they didn’t say anything in the email just,”
Please be advised that although we have reviewed your documents by e-mail, you must bring all documents to the U.S. Embassy at the interview. “
Connor MMay 8, 2022
no they won't ask for any extra, if they reviewed and gave you an appointment you should be good. just make sure to pay attention to what they need originals and copies for because they confused me there
Connor MMay 8, 2022
all they mean by that is, you emailed them the documents just to make sure you have the right stuff but they still need the physical documents for their own purposes
Hannah TylerMay 8, 2022
awesome thank you so much, that makes me feel much better
Connor MMay 8, 2022
no problem, this process was very confusing for me to do alone, plus I traveled half way across the world just for the interview to make it more difficult, so I'm glad I can make it at least a little easier for you
Hannah TylerMay 8, 2022
thanks I’m traveling across the world also, I have an appointment for my son and then I have the visa for my wife a week later. it’s going to be a doozy
Connor MMay 8, 2022
sounds like your in a similar situation but I'm still not even close to my wife's visa being appointment ready yet unfortunately
Hannah TylerMay 8, 2022
hopefully soon for you, I applied in 2019
Connor MMay 8, 2022
thanks, I hope so. I'm glad your expierence is almost to an end! good luck with everything else!
Hannah TylerMay 8, 2022
thanks you too
Ada MMay 9, 2022
I’m super late but I reallly was overthinking it. I had brought school records and everything and they were very relaxed about it all. I would just say make sure you bring things that show what they are asking you to bring and as long as you do that you should be ok
