Applying for USA citizenship for my son
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Applying for USA citizenship for my son
Hello all.
Just a little background info.. I am married to an American citizen. We have been married for 10 years & have a 9 year old son together.
we lived together in the U.K. for years until my husband returned to the USA to look for work as we are wanting to settle there. Then along came Covid.
Basically we have not seen my husband now for 2 years & are still Unable to travel due to Covid restrictions. Our intentions have always been to settle in America but we have never applied for my sons citizenship nor a visa for me to reside there.
we are now wanting to start this process as I know it can be lengthy so I have found This forum and hope I may get some advice.
I have looked into applying for my sons citizenship & have the forms etc I need to complete but I have a question
- does my husband have to be present when I take the relevant documents etc ? He is obviously in America so has his passport there etc . I am not sure how to go about it ? Can he take his documents somewhere in America and I take mine & my sons here ??
Any advice will be much appreciated
thank you
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Just a little background info.. I am married to an American citizen. We have been married for 10 years & have a 9 year old son together.
we lived together in the U.K. for years until my husband returned to the USA to look for work as we are wanting to settle there. Then along came Covid.
Basically we have not seen my husband now for 2 years & are still Unable to travel due to Covid restrictions. Our intentions have always been to settle in America but we have never applied for my sons citizenship nor a visa for me to reside there.
we are now wanting to start this process as I know it can be lengthy so I have found This forum and hope I may get some advice.
I have looked into applying for my sons citizenship & have the forms etc I need to complete but I have a question
- does my husband have to be present when I take the relevant documents etc ? He is obviously in America so has his passport there etc . I am not sure how to go about it ? Can he take his documents somewhere in America and I take mine & my sons here ??
Any advice will be much appreciated
thank you
X
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Re: Applying for USA citizenship for my son
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Well no. Not really. You could meet in Mexico. Not wanting to travel is not the same as being unable to travel.
Unless you believe that the father was not entitled to pass on his citizenship at birth due to residence, you don't need to 'apply' for anything. Your son IS a USC. What you do need to do is register a birth abroad if you did not already. The process is here: https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...th-abroad.html
In terms of applying for his passport, it is the normal process for someone residing overseas. You will need to have the CRBA (above) to do that. Process is here: https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...utside-us.html
Basically we have not seen my husband now for 2 years & are still Unable to travel due to Covid restrictions
Well no. Not really. You could meet in Mexico. Not wanting to travel is not the same as being unable to travel.
I have looked into applying for my sons citizenship & have the forms etc I need to complete but I have a question
In terms of applying for his passport, it is the normal process for someone residing overseas. You will need to have the CRBA (above) to do that. Process is here: https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...utside-us.html
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This is the correct method for you to follow to obtain your son's US passport. You need to establish is US citizenship by registering his birth abroad and then once received just apply for his first passport. This is exactly how I obtained my proof of US citizenship and my first passport. I had a foreign mother but a US Citizen father and was born in Germany.
Just a question about the father. Was he born on US soil and has he lived in the US for a period while under the age of 14 and at least 2 years after the age of 14? This will enable him to pass on his US Citizenship to his children.
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Can’t see any reason why they’ve not been able to travel tbh.
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Excellent point!
There really is no reason they have not seen each other in so long, at least not from a restriction perspective.
There really is no reason they have not seen each other in so long, at least not from a restriction perspective.
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Re: Applying for USA citizenship for my son
Hello all.
I have looked into applying for my sons citizenship & have the forms etc I need to complete but I have a question
- does my husband have to be present when I take the relevant documents etc ? He is obviously in America so has his passport there etc . I am not sure how to go about it ? Can he take his documents somewhere in America and I take mine & my sons here ??
Any advice will be much appreciated
thank you
X
I have looked into applying for my sons citizenship & have the forms etc I need to complete but I have a question
- does my husband have to be present when I take the relevant documents etc ? He is obviously in America so has his passport there etc . I am not sure how to go about it ? Can he take his documents somewhere in America and I take mine & my sons here ??
Any advice will be much appreciated
thank you
X
https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...th-abroad.html
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Re: Applying for USA citizenship for my son
This is the correct method for you to follow to obtain your son's US passport. You need to establish is US citizenship by registering his birth abroad and then once received just apply for his first passport. This is exactly how I obtained my proof of US citizenship and my first passport. I had a foreign mother but a US Citizen father and was born in Germany.
Just a question about the father. Was he born on US soil and has he lived in the US for a period while under the age of 14 and at least 2 years after the age of 14? This will enable him to pass on his US Citizenship to his children.
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Re: Applying for USA citizenship for my son
I believe he is exempt ans able to travel yes but he only has a British passport not an American one. Not only that but my son is autistic and very aware of Covid and is anxious to travel this is another reason we haven’t been . Covid is a concern but I am hoping the risks will settle over next few months
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Or if your son is anxious and doesn't want to travel, can't your husband come and visit you?
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No,... you need his US passport to travel. With a British passport you have to have an ESTA and, since he is a US citizen, that is not applicable to him. You need to get his US passport.
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Is your husband a dual US/UK citizen ie. he obtained his UK citizenship when living in the UK?. If he only had Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) then that will have lapsed.....
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Re: Applying for USA citizenship for my son
Hello all.
Just a little background info.. I am married to an American citizen. We have been married for 10 years & have a 9 year old son together.
we lived together in the U.K. for years until my husband returned to the USA to look for work as we are wanting to settle there. Then along came Covid.
Basically we have not seen my husband now for 2 years & are still Unable to travel due to Covid restrictions. Our intentions have always been to settle in America but we have never applied for my sons citizenship nor a visa for me to reside there.
we are now wanting to start this process as I know it can be lengthy so I have found This forum and hope I may get some advice.
I have looked into applying for my sons citizenship & have the forms etc I need to complete but I have a question
- does my husband have to be present when I take the relevant documents etc ? He is obviously in America so has his passport there etc . I am not sure how to go about it ? Can he take his documents somewhere in America and I take mine & my sons here ??
Any advice will be much appreciated
thank you
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Just a little background info.. I am married to an American citizen. We have been married for 10 years & have a 9 year old son together.
we lived together in the U.K. for years until my husband returned to the USA to look for work as we are wanting to settle there. Then along came Covid.
Basically we have not seen my husband now for 2 years & are still Unable to travel due to Covid restrictions. Our intentions have always been to settle in America but we have never applied for my sons citizenship nor a visa for me to reside there.
we are now wanting to start this process as I know it can be lengthy so I have found This forum and hope I may get some advice.
I have looked into applying for my sons citizenship & have the forms etc I need to complete but I have a question
- does my husband have to be present when I take the relevant documents etc ? He is obviously in America so has his passport there etc . I am not sure how to go about it ? Can he take his documents somewhere in America and I take mine & my sons here ??
Any advice will be much appreciated
thank you
X
If you apply for passport in the UK which I think would be preferred route, you wil need your husband to sign notarized consent form an send to you.