Questions about child's age and US parent's physical presence

[fufu0010 0]

I stay in Vietnam since April 16, 2014 and my baby was born on March 2, 2015. I read on Travelgov that you need to apply for CRBA as soon as possible after having your baby. However, we do not live near the US embassy (we live in Da Nang, both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are far from our city), we plan to apply next year in 2016. Will that cause anything at all to the process of the application? Is there a requirement in child's age of obtaining a CRBA?

Beside that, I have another question about 5 years physical presence of a US parent.

- I immigrated to US in June 19, 2003.

- I wen to high school from September 2003 to June 2007. However, I did not keep any academic records from high school. I currently try to ask my father to ask for the transcript from the school, but I am not sure if that will go well.

- I have an income tax returns from 2006 to 2007 (I worked at school).

- I traveled back to Vietnam for a month in 2007.

- I have my transcripts from college (2007 to 2010) and university (2010 to 2013). Both transcripts are still in a sealed envelope (I tried to apply for master degree in 2013), do they need to be seal or unseal will be fine? The sealed envelopes do have one year valid in applying for master program, will that have any affect to CRBA's process?

- I traveled back to Vietnam for two week in 2013, there are exist and entry stamped.

- I also have an income tax returns from June 2013 to Jan 2014.

I counted the years in college and university, I have 6 years. However, may everyone take a look at my time line to see if this will work?

Thanks and sorry if this is too long.

[Mark88 183]

You have time until the child turns 18, but I would do the CRBA well before that. Tax returns don't count. School/College transcripts will be your best bet.

[fufu0010 0]

You have time until the child turns 18, but I would do the CRBA well before that. Tax returns don't count. School/College transcripts will be your best bet.

Thanks for your reply. Regarding the school/college transcripts, do they need sealed envelopes as the school/college sends? And does one year valid of the transcript will not apply for crba?

[Boiler 43,433]

I can not tell from your post whether you are eligible, insufficient data.

[fufu0010 0]

I can not tell from your post whether you are eligible, insufficient data.

What do you mean by eligible or insufficient data?

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Are you a US citizen? You never stated whether you were or not.

[fufu0010 0]

Are you a US citizen? You never stated whether you were or not.

Yes, I am. I just want to ask parts that I don't understand, so I didn't mention other things.

[newacct 688]

First, your child's US citizenship is automatic at birth as a matter of law and applying for something or not does not change that.

A CRBA can only be applied for while the child is under 18. But, again, a CRBA is not necessary for the child to be a US citizen. If the child never got a CRBA and is now over 18, the child can no longer get a CRBA, but the child is still a US citizen and can still get things like a US passport or US Certificate of Citizenship.

That said, it is a good idea to get a primary proof of citizenship like CRBA as early as possible, simply because documents and memories will get lost over time and it'll become harder and harder to prove later on that the parent (you) met the requirements to pass on citizenship.

[fufu0010 0]

First, your child's US citizenship is automatic at birth as a matter of law and applying for something or not does not change that.

A CRBA can only be applied for while the child is under 18. But, again, a CRBA is not necessary for the child to be a US citizen. If the child never got a CRBA and is now over 18, the child can no longer get a CRBA, but the child is still a US citizen and can still get things like a US passport or US Certificate of Citizenship.

That said, it is a good idea to get a primary proof of citizenship like CRBA as early as possible, simply because documents and memories will get lost over time and it'll become harder and harder to prove later on that the parent (you) met the requirements to pass on citizenship.

Thanks for the detailed information about the child's age. I plan to apply next year, so I just want to make sure that my child's age is still in the requirement range.