Getting American Citizenship for Your Foreign Born Child (Everything You Need to Know)

[@lucadiorranesouza7509]

Thanks man. We are 7 months in! We live in Brazil too (Belo Horizonte) and we will need to make a quick trip the consulate. The only difference in our case is that I am the Brazilian and she is the American! haha That was very helpful!! Valeu!!

[@BheartL]

Thanks for the help. My son was born in the Philippines and I didn’t make it to my wife before my son’s birth. So, the hospital never put my name on to his birth certificate (which is bull). We went to the government for help and they won’t let me sign it either. We got a lawyer recently and they were shocked they won’t let me sign my son’s birth certificate. So headed to the Philippines again in a few months to make things right. Hopefully by next year I’ll have my wife and son living under the same roof as me. Be praying for us that no more lies happen and that the consolar will make my wife and son American’s quickly. Thanks a lot for your prayers those who read this.

[@iamdcartel633]

I hope everything goes well for you seriously. My baby will be born in the Philippines I’m just scared that they will take a lot of time to let me go home with my baby I hope no longer then 2 months

[@lucadiorrane2043]

I just came back from the consulate in São Paulo and went through the same process! Your video was very helpful. Valeu!!

[@vanduirdasilva8181]

Hi there, I did to my daughter approximately eight years ago over Rio de Janeiro consulate, it was pretty simple and the the person was very helpful at the consulate!!!

[@karo1582]

When in the future you need to apostille this document for any procedure, you need to get an updated copy. That depends if the original paper is more than 5 years old. It's just information for you to keep in mind.

[@Juliavargas.]

que fofinha!!! congrats for u guys, such a cute baby!!! and now she’s an american brasileira 🫶🏽

[@fahlingfamily]

Thank you!

[@kevinn4614]

I'm in the same situation I am a American citizen that has a daughter that was born overseas I want to start the process

[@frrich3132]

Que legal! Ela pode passear tanto nos estados unidos como no brasil para visitar os familiares

[@fahlingfamily]

Por isso a gente esta muito animado!

[@bjgalloway11]

Thanks for sharing your process. My family and I will be going through this process ourselves very soon. Is there a reason you chose to go to the US Consulate in Porto Alegre instead of Sao Paulo? Just curious as we finalize our plans. Great video!

[@fahlingfamily]

That's awesome! We chose Porto Alegre just because it's closer to Florianopolis then Sao Paulo.

[@bjgalloway11]

@@fahlingfamily Thank you!

[@jadeiwasaka-neder5797]

@bjgalloway11 Hi!! Could you kindly tell me how was your process in São Paulo? I’m planing to do it in São Paulo too and any info would reassure us!

[@bjgalloway11]

@jadeiwasaka-neder5797 hi! We ended up going to Porto Alegre this past week. It was closer for us, and it went exactly as Tucker described. There were very few people there, and the service was quick and great.

[@kaydencrooks2790]

I wish you could have explained the "places you been" section a bit more, I have been having a real tough time going back.. how did you find all the supporting documents?

[@Enad360]

Great video man. Did the CRBA and the Passport come together? Thanks in advance

[@fahlingfamily]

Yes, at least they did for us. I would just ask the embassy that you are doing it through to double check.

[@Enad360]

@ thank you for that brother. I just emailed them and they said they will be mailed separately.

[@derekOnn_02]

So cool guys!!

[@fahlingfamily]

Thanks! We are pretty excited about it

[@jrose1999]

Awww congrats 🎊

[@fahlingfamily]

Thank you!

[@GlamCam84]

Thanks I'm a person born in England came to the states close to 2.

[@RC94332]

Good video. Pretty much same thing in Mexico, though we had a little more hassle as they said I didn’t fill out the part when I was outside the US completely. I complained and they finally let me talk to the actual consular officer and not the helper and we got it straightened out very quickly. Got emergency passport same day and ended up getting the full validity one at another consulate about 7 months later.

[@3Bootyfool]

can you help me?

[@RC94332]

@@3Bootyfool sure what u need?

[@edilsondiaz6224]

Im confused on that part of being outside the us, even though i was born in the us what specifically do they want?

[@edilsondiaz6224]

My case is in Guatemala

[@RC94332]

@@edilsondiaz6224 this video isn’t really for you. You’re talking about getting Guatemalan citizenship? Talk to the Guatemalan consulate. They will tell you what you need. This video is more for American citizens whose children are born abroad…

[@hitmusicsociety]

What the heck is the coincidence of my daughter also being born on March 9th, as I'm trying to learn more about how to get my daughters Birth Abroad Cert. LOL

[@slovelyyx7718]

What if only one of the parents is a citizen? Is the baby still entitled to citizenship?

[@fahlingfamily]

Yes, my wife is not a citizen. Only one parent has to be and then your spouse will have to fill out some paperwork as well.

[@GMochileiro_42_]

So the parent that is the US citizen must be in Brazil during the process?

[@fahlingfamily]

Yes. Both parents have to be present for the interview with all of their documents in hand

[@GMochileiro_42_]

@@fahlingfamily thanks this helps!

[@viva_am839]

Great video Did you have to present your social security card? Thanks in advance

[@fahlingfamily]

I don't remember but everything is listed on the US embassy website

[@coffeepeals3936]

What evidence (proof of living in the U.S. for atleast 5 years) did you bring to them?

[@ChuloBleu]

I hope so 🤞🏽 for Panama

[@sydney3778]

Hello, I got an email from the Consulate saying we got approved of the CRBA and sending it thru mail so I was wondering if the passport was delivered with the certificate or is it delivered separately?

[@fahlingfamily]

Both are delivered together. And Congratulations!

[@salttotasteofficial4078]

Can you please give us us your email, our interview is in a week for our Child birth obroad.. my wife is an American and we are confuse in many things, need some help if you have 5 minutes for us. We send the file already and get the Appointment next week. We need help in filling the information the forms we printed for the passport.

[@fahlingfamily]

Yeah my email is tdfahlingsevenseven(in numbers not letters)@gmail.com

[@priyanotangel2419]

Hi my husband is a US citizen and I am not, Infact I've never been to US. My I130 petition is going on is my child eligible for CRBA?

[@fahlingfamily]

Yes, my wife is also not a US citizen. All that matters is one parent is a citizen and they are eligible

[@gerateta7015]

Tiene que probar que vivió en EEUU 5 años

[@hoaiphuongdungvu2205]

one question: - I tried to filled out DS-11 online before hand, however they ask for the SSN to be able to continue the application. My child was born abroad so he did not have the SSN. How can I submit the DS-11 before the interview?????

[@fahlingfamily]

I think I just left that blank because my daughter also did not have an SSN

[@ummukatheer247]

@americaninbrasil How did you obtain the ssc? If you have a video or a website please share. Thank you so much. As a fellow American living abroad whose had children, this is very helpful!

[@molase9470]

You need to put all 0s in the ssn field. Bring both forms to the crba appointment, passport DS-11 and SSN request (SS-5)

[@molase9470]

You don’t submit it, you use the “form filler” to complete the passport form and bring it with you to the consulate.

[@jadeiwasaka-neder5797]

Hi Tucker, thank you for this amazing video! Could you tell me how far in advance you had to schedule the interview? I saw that you were offered an interview in January, but did you start looking for a date back in September when she was born? I am asking because my husband and I are in the same situation as you and your wife, but we will have to go to the US very soon after our daughter is born. We are trying to understand if it takes a long time to get an interview appointment. Thank you for any information you can provide!

[@fahlingfamily]

Actually the embassy we went to here in Brazil only schedules appointments one month in advance. I wanted to move my date further out when I emailed the consolate but they only have available dates for the following month (i.e. dates for February starting in January). So I was offered a date for March in February and had to go with that. I don't know if it works the same for all embassy's but at least here in Brazil that's the way they do it.

[@jadeiwasaka-neder5797]

Thank you so much for your answer Tucker, it’s truly helpful!! If you guys ever come to Boston, let us know! John and I would love to meet you and your wife :) I’m originally from Belém Pará, and he is from New Jersey

[@fahlingfamily]

@@jadeiwasaka-neder5797 No worries I am glad I could help. I like sharing these parts of the journey abroad. And thank you for the offer! My little brother is studying in Boston right now so I will let you guys know if we are able to come out there

[@jadeiwasaka-neder5797]

@@fahlingfamily please do! :) By the way, I reached out to all consulates in Brazil to get an estimate. I will copy here what they answered me in case anyone is interested in the future: - Brasília: average time to process a passport is around 15 business days and for the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) is 01 month. Regarding scheduling an appointment for CRBA services, in Brasilia, we're normally able to accommodate applicants in one week. - São Paulo: Wait-time for a CRBA appointment is 30 days. You will be able to apply for both CRBA and passport on the same day and the documents should be ready in 2 to 3 weeks after approval. - Porto Alegre: We make available appointments for this service every week. After the interview, it usually takes from 20 to 30 days for the passport and CRBA to be delivered by the Consulate. In case of imminent travel, we can issue an emergency passport for the child. This passport is typically issued at the same day, and can be renewed for a full validity passport, if conditions permit, within one year for no additional fee. - Salvador: Appointments at the US Consular Agency in Salvador remain temporarily limited and we cannot yet provide a date for reopening. - Rio: didn’t give an estimate - Fortaleza: You can start about 20 days before the birth, send me an email at that time and I`ll send you the current link. You will fill in all the information and upload the required files. Once you have done that, you will let me know (if you want to come to Fortaleza). After I check that you have enough items to set up an appointment we can usually get you in within 10 days here in Fortaleza. If you go to one of the consulates the timing will depend on the volume they have at the time, which is why there is no estimate. After your appointment from Fortaleza it will take 7-8 weeks to get the passport (if you apply for it). The CRBA itself takes about 3 months to receive.

[@themarcusadams5773]

Good video Tucker! I have a question. I am in the military in the us and my wife and daughter are in Brazil. Do I have to be there for the appointment at the consular or can it be my wife?

[@fahlingfamily]

You are both required to be there in person from what I read on the website. I am not sure if they make exceptions to this but it was one of the first things listed on the requirements

[@edilsondiaz6224]

Im in the same situation as you, i am military my girlfriend and baby are in guatemala

[@AleRamosG11]

Hello! Great video. ¿Is it necessary to translate all of the papers to English to the us embassy?? Thanks alot 🙏🏻

[@depaula_im]

After filling out the application online it’s asking me to send an email so I can schedule, but it’s asking me for the case number! Where I can find it?

[@fahlingfamily]

I don't remember exactly but I think that it might be on the website. When you login to your USCIS page you might be able to find that.

[@chrisroberts1911]

Congrats! I'm curious if you made the trip home yet? I'm a little worried about showing up at the border with a passport that doesn't have an exit stamp. Do you have to give your CRBA paperwork to the border patrol agent? My daughter was born in China and we aren't technically allowed to have dual citizenship but she does currently have both passports. Thanks for the video!

[@fahlingfamily]

Yes we came back in November. I just showed her passport and that was all that was needed

[@tipr8739]

Hey Tucker, did your wife give birth in a hospital or at home? Do you have any recommendations for either one (in Floripa)? I am considering the same route, In Ingleses (Centro or Norte) in the fall (spring in Bras) as we have 3 other children and like the walkability, affordability, fairly quite character, and proximity to the beach.

[@fahlingfamily]

She gave birth at the Public Hospital in Centro called Carmela Dutra and they were fantastic. She had a natural birth and all of the doctor's who assisted her were great. She was very pleased and I was amazed at how good the public hospital was. We really enjoyed our neighborhood in Ingleses Norte EXCEPT for the summer (Nov-late March) it was unreal how crowded it got. If you are ok with that then you would probably have a great time but I would recommend checking out other areas like Pontas Das Canas (just on the other side of the hill from Ingleses) and Rio Tavares, Campeche, even Centro. I don't regret living there but if we could have found a rental in the other neighborhoods we probably would have ended up there.

[@mtg_hermit]

I failed doing this 10 years ago and I’m trying to do it again currently in Indonesia and appointment next week. Do they send it to America or to address in country of origin

[@saladinmusa7616]

I have this kind of video because I have the same problem my child born in Africa and now nearly going over 2 years just thinking about how to do it

[@CamilaHerr-rx9bn]

Hey Tucker!! Thank you so much for sharing your experience! My husband and I are applying for the CRBA for our baby and I saw that they request the DS-11 Passport Application as well. We have already scheduled the interview for CRBA, can you tell us if this same interview is also used to obtain a passport? Or do we need to schedule a separate passport interview? We also saw that DS-11 has an extra "File Search" fee of $150, do you remember if you had to pay this extra fee when applying for your daughter? We would be very grateful if you could answer us! Thank you in advance! :)

[@molase9470]

You don’t need to pay the extra 150. Yes, bring the passport form ds11 already filled out to apply for your kid’s passport on the same day as the crba appt. You do not need another appt. You should also bring the ss-5 form filled out to apply for their social security number/card.

[@molase9470]

The file search is only for when you can’t provide evidence of citizenship

[@mickelion6198]

I’m going through the same thing

[@DanielHenry-l6v]

thanks for this, i’ve been considering to let my baby to be born in brazil then give him/her US citizenship but i don’t speak portuguese so i think we might run into some problems getting the baby both passports

[@monicaflora8488]

My son is a US citizen. His wife had a baby 2 weeks ago in Baja California, Mexico. He has completely the CRBA application and is now ready to do his interview. We are very close to Tijuana Mexico we looked on the US Embassy website the appointments are booked a year out. My son needs to go back to the US for work. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get an appointment sooner? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@soroilo2003]

Maybe a different consulate that one seems to be very busy

[@AbrahamDelacruz-f2c]

were you required to have to do DNA (ART) and present it ?

[@fahlingfamily]

No they didn't require any DNA testing.

[@djbiggzvendettasound7470]

What do u have to do after the child arrives ?

[@robertoboehler-blumenau-sc8818]

Legal, vcs pretendem continuar no Brasil? Se sim, com certeza escolheram o melhor estado com qualidade de vida.

[@fahlingfamily]

A gente vai ficar no Brasil pra uns anos mas planejamos voltar pra EUA no futuro

[@CarlosZanelliNutricionistaEspo]

Eu moro no Brasil desde que sou criança. Tive minha filha com minha esposa, que é brasileira. Nesse caso, a mulher parece que minha filha não tem o direito a cidadania. Devo tentar o green card visa para minha filha então?

[@AndreaHolandafalcon]

I also had a baby born in Brazil and we got his passport and his CRBA but we do not have his Social Security Card. If you have one for your daughter, can you tell me how you got it?

[@fahlingfamily]

I waited til I got back to the US. I would have had to send her passport and birth certificate from Brazil to Portugal in order for her to get her SSN down there. I wasn't willing to do that so I just waited til we came back

[@medinab5315]

How long did they say it will take to arrive and when did it actually arrive?

[@aboubacarswareh4875]

What form to fill for a child live abroad ( citizenship)

[@bhavneeshsohal1508]

What happens if a Canadian citizen gives birth in US

[@fahlingfamily]

I wish I knew. I am going through the immigration process for my wife right now

[@jairocarcamo969]

I'm going to Brazil for 10 days on sep 15th, do you think I can get an appointment within that time frame?

[@fahlingfamily]

You should email the consulate as soon as possible but I can't say. Best of luck to you

[@GlobetrotterOpinionnaire]

I'm in Colombia and I just received the CRBA, but no passport. We're they shipped to you on different days? Thanks for your time answering the question 🙏

[@fahlingfamily]

Mine both arrived on the same day. If you haven't gotten it after a few weeks I would contact the embassy.

[@GlobetrotterOpinionnaire]

I emailed the embassy, and they told me they send them separately here in Colombia. Thank you for your reply though. 🙏

[@JustSomePerson8]

Do you have to get married to get your child citizenship? Is the process different if you don't get married?

[@marioalvesbrasil]

Ela terá dupla nacionalidade, dois passaportes e portas abertas para o mundo, pois o passaporte brasileiro é muito bom e o americano também, há países que americanos precisam de vistos e outros os brasileiros, mas ela tendo os passaportes é só utilizá-los!! Nacionalidade brasileira e americana abrem muitas portas!! Não precisará ser humilhada nos consulados americanos para tirar um mero visto, como ocorre com nós brasileiros quando queremos ir aos EUA.

[@brianburrow5925]

hey buddy, i have question that wasnt quite answered in your video. do you need to go to the consulate or embassy in their country or can you do all of this in US consulate? for example my wife and baby in vietnam and i cant go back vietnam for a good long while. would i file the ds2029 do i half to go back vietnam embassy?

[@fahlingfamily]

I can't answer that question because I do not know for sure but I would think you could do it in the US. I would contact the embassy and let them know. They always got back to me within a day.

[@corymckee3460]

Hello- I have a newborn daughter in the Philippines and we are going through this process. I can’t seem to get help on the passport/SSN process though. The Social Security office says she needs a passport to apply for a SSN. And the passport office says she needs a SSN to apply for a passport, so I’m at a loss… can you answer this hopefully?

[@fahlingfamily]

She definitely doesn't need a ssn for the passport. My daughter still doesn't have an ssn and she has hers. For the passport you just need to show proof of her birth, that you are an American citizen and fill out the DS-11 paperwork on the USCIS website and then email them with a request for an interview date.

[@iamdcartel633]

Any update ? Did they get to you ? Because my baby will be born in the Philippines and I’m scared they might give me a hard time

[@corymckee3460]

@@iamdcartel633 the Embassy eventually got everything we needed and we got to the US, but we had to keep calling and emailing them to get it done. If I got the right person on the phone in the Embassy then they were super helpful, so that’s eventually how we made it happen in time. Good luck!

[@iamdcartel633]

@@corymckee3460 thank you so much for the response. I have one last question how long did the process take for you to take her home ?

[@corymckee3460]

@@iamdcartel633 ours was complicated because my daughter was born 11/14/23, and my wife got her K1 Visa mid December but it expired 3/1/24. And we had to wait 90 days for our daughter to be able to fly. So they had to issue an emergency passport for our daughter. Because it would have taken longer than 3 months to have everything in time normally. As long as you explain it all to the embassy they are accommodating. They did get her emergency passport delivered in time and we got everything we needed before the 3/1/24 Visa expiration. But it was a pain contacting them over and over to put the pressure on.

[@Saltyvibezworldwide]

What happens if you just show up to airport with their Brazilian passport

[@fahlingfamily]

To fly to the US?

[@Saltyvibezworldwide]

Yes

[@happyscrub]

Did you have to take a DNA test? If not, were you married to to mother when the child was born?

[@fahlingfamily]

I didn't have to do a DNA test, but I was married to the mother of my child when she was born

[@ghlettered6460]

What if the male is a US citizen and he is NOT married to the non-US citizen female, would the child still be eligible for US citizenship?

[@fahlingfamily]

I would send them an email because I do not know how that works. They are pretty quick with their responses too.

[@ghlettered6460]

Thank you very kindly@@fahlingfamily

[@gerateta7015]

Si. Pero tiene que probar que vivió en EEUU por lo menos 3 años antes de los 14 y 3 años después de los 14. Y antes de que nazca el hijo

[@cheikhtidianedieng8762]

Good morning I have to do the CRBA procedure for three children. How should I proceed after opening the account online to submit the request? Should I do the procedure for each child or together? I have to pay 100 dollars or 300 dollars thank you for your understanding

[@fahlingfamily]

I would email the consulate because I am not sure

[@molase9470]

You need to create one account in mytravel.state.gov but will need to complete one application per child. You will have to pay 300 for the 3 crba plus 135 each (passport fee).

[@HelenForest-y4c]

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[@cookingeverything8]

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[@ValentineSeegar-k1x]

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[@ahmedgamal3841]

Hello, I was born outside the United States And my father has is American and he got the citizenship Before I was born..And he has all the required documents for CRBA..but I am now 19 years old...can he make the CRBA now ? Or is there any way to obtain the American citizenship? And Thanks in advance ❤

[@mryardiedescendant]

Yes. Claiming citizenship after age 18 - born outside the United States - U.S. Embassy and Consulate in the Netherlands. (2024, April 19)

[@alexandremarques3563]

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[@BerkeleyPorter-i1o]

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[@EdmundKirk-c6j]

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[@vaughnwalker1840]

Im waiting to get better to have kids.

[@robertj.9298]

Do I need my tax returns ?

[@elimarc3891]

Saw a video where kid was some other dudes' saddest st I've seen

[@leosainz6764]

Oh shoot I need to be married to my girl? We not married at all, we living, do they need her info as well? Like her birth certificate and all that ? We just living together no marriage. And I don't plan to marry, but I'm 100% us citizen

[@fahlingfamily]

No I don't think it matters if you are married. As long as you are a US citizen your child is also (after you do the paperwork).

[@SpenderHill]

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[@Thomas625Davis-u6w]

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[@ErichMarten-f9k]

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[@Alejandro-e7g]

Good video but Brazil is in America. The US is not America. Not even half.

[@fahlingfamily]

Brazil is South America. It is the Federative Republic of Brazil. Do you call yourself a Federative? I am an American. And I love Brazil.

[@Alejandro-e7g]

@@fahlingfamily @americaninbrasil South America means "the south of America." I'm Honduran. The US is bad so I left it.

[@CynthiaMiller-j4x]

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[@AFSANAWITHDREAM]

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[@albertgavi8991]

congratulations bro 🤟🤟🤟 Because of you, your daughter now has the worst citizenship in the world . she will have to pay taxes to the US government wherever she goes

[@fahlingfamily]

Man oh man I wish I would've gotten wind of this sooner.. America is the worst country to have citizenship in the whole world!!!?? And she has to pay taxes WHEREVER she goes!!?? I think we might just rescind this citizenship

[@quantomrizzics]

@@fahlingfamily It's not the worst but it does have a high cost of ownership. International tax. check out nomad Capitalist about passports. He cites that biden was looking to forbid dual citizenship as well. I think they're trying to stop people from dumping them last minute if they ever need to. Like moving to brazil to avoid the recession etc.

[@Dragoncam13]

​@@quantomrizzics that dual citizenship ban will never pass In court

[@Dragoncam13]

And if his daughter lives in brazil for more than 6 months of the year she'd never had to pay yearly taxes and would have to pay only Brazilian taxes

[@NellyMarshall]

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[@DanielHenry-l6v]

thanks for this, i’ve been considering to let my baby to be born in brazil then give him/her US citizenship but i don’t speak portuguese so i think we might run into some problems getting the baby both passports

[@fahlingfamily]

I am glad it was helpful! We only have the US passport as of now but we will go get the Brazilian one before we go back to the US

[@DanielHenry-l6v]

@@fahlingfamily OK sounds awesome, would it be possible to hire a translator in brazil?

[@DanielHenry-l6v]

thanks for this, i’ve been considering to let my baby to be born in brazil then give him/her US citizenship but i don’t speak portuguese so i think we might run into some problems getting the baby both passports