HAVING A CHILD ABROAD

            If a United States citizen has a child in another country, that child should be reported to the nearest U.S. Embassy or consulate to establish an official record of the child’s claim to U.S. citizenship.  If the child comes to the U.S. without the proper forms having been filed, the parents must file for a Certificate of Citizenship for the child.

             If the United States citizen is the husband, and the wife is an alien, the child will still obtain citizenship in the U.S. at birth provided it is reported to the Embassy or consulate and the U.S. citizen husband has resided in the U.S. for amount of time required by law.

            For two U.S. citizens, a child born abroad will be a U.S. citizen as long as one of the parent’s resided in the U.S. prior to the child’s birth.

            A child born to two U.S. residents can enter the U.S. without a visa when accompanied by a parent on that parent’s initial return to the U.S.  The child must be brought to the U.S. within 2-years with documents showing the parent relationship to the child.  If the child is not brought back within the two years, the child just obtain a visa from USCIS.

Michael D. Stewart, Esq.

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