Getting American Citizenship for Your Foreign Born Child (Everything You Need to Know)
As an American citizen ( and a proud one at that) I wanted to do everything I needed to get my precious little angel her citizenship and passport while she was still young, and before we went back to the visit the U.S. When checking the consolate website, it says to report foreign births as soon as possible and schedule a visit in order to take care of this. After emailing the consolate a few times and getting all of our documents in order we set up an interview in the closest city and my daughter now has her US citizenship and passport. It was surprisingly smoother then I had expected it to be. We are stoked and below I have copied and pasted directly from the consulate website all of the documents needed for when you go in for the interview.
1. The original and copy of the child’s Brazilian birth certificate;
2. For all applicants with Brazilian birth certificates filed on or after January 1, 2018, the applying parents must provide additional evidence of the child’s biological relationship to the parent(s) transmitting citizenship. If your child has a Brazilian birth certificate filed on or after January 1, 2018, you must bring an original full-content birth certificate (“inteiro teor por cópia reprográfica em papel de certidão”), which can be obtained at the “cartório” where the birth was registered.
3. The original and copy of the parents’ Civil Marriage Certificate – if applicable;
4. If one or both parents have been previously married, the original and copy of the document terminating such marriage(s), i.e. divorce decree, death certificate, etc.;
5. Satisfactory evidence that the child is the natural child of the mother whose name appears on the Birth Certificate. This may be in the form of medical reports covering prenatal care, a doctor’s signed statement attesting to pre-natal treatment, mother’s pre-natal exams, hospital records where the child was born, or other evidence as may be required by the consular officer. There are also situations which, on occasion, necessitate further proof to verify the relationship between the parents and the child. Adequate pre and postnatal documentation and registration at the U.S. Embassy, Consulate, or Consular Agency as soon as possible after the child’s birth are strongly encouraged;
6. Evidence of the parent’s U.S. citizenship. This may be in the form of a valid U.S. passport or passport ID, an original of a U.S. birth certificate, a U.S. certificate of naturalization, a consular report of birth abroad, or a U.S. certificate of citizenship. If one parent is not a U.S. citizen he/she must present his/her passport and a Brazilian ID Card if he/she is a resident of Brazil;
7. Original and copy of the child’s Brazilian passport (if already issued);
8. Original and copy of the parents’ valid passports;
9. Registration from the hospital where the child was born,
10. Family photos showing the child’s development if the child is not an infant.
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