what do i need for a 'Report of Birth Abroad' so that our son and i can go back to VA asap..

so far i got:
- my passport
- my green card
- our marriage certificate

do i need hubbys divorce papers too..?

thanks

Usually the marriage cert, Evidence of CItizenship of one or both USC parents, and divorce decrees for both of you, and the BC of the Child is good enough...

For more information, please refer to this page...

http://frankfurt.usconsulate.gov/frankfurt...th_reports.html

Remember that you both must appear for the appointment at the consulate in order for a Passport to be issued...

thanks!! but since when does a baby get a passport..? lol
i know that i was in my moms passport until i was 14 or 16 i think..
or do u mean hubby and i..?

The baby must have a passport of its own to be able to enter the US.. the US has only had individual passports for over 25 years now...

Since the baby is a US Citizen, it can only enter the US on a US Passport per the INA...

Babies can get their own passport in some countries. They do not have to be included in the parents one.

and how long does it take to get the passport..?

It should take a couple of weeks at least.... Expect about a month for the CRBA to go through...

do u mean hubby has to be there too when they issue the passport or the baby and i..?

Why don't you just call the US consulate in Germany? They have always been very helpful and I'm sure they can tell you in detail what all you have to bring along when you apply for passport and birthcertificate for your baby.

Here are some links from the us department of state on reporting a birth abroad:
http://travel.state.gov/family/family_issu.../birth_593.html
and the German US consulate on issuance of passports to children under 16:
http://www.usembassy.de/germany/services/p...e.html#children



All the best with the baby!

Inside the US, both parents must sign the passport application (to prevent one parent from taking the child out of the country without the other's knowledge) but I don't know about elsewhere.

Yes, one of the changes since September 11 is that all people including babies must have their own US passport. Good luck holding the baby up for his passport pic, it's really hard (my best friend had to get one for her son when he was 2 months old).

Yes.. the consent of both parents is required in order to apply for a passport for a minor child... or a court order to the contrary... and not when the passport is issued, but when you apply for it..

We laid our daughter down on a white sheet. It worked well enough. There's no rule that the baby's head has to be separated from the background by a great distance.

thank you sooo much!!

i called and the guy was really helpful.. he said if i have all the documents
what they need it will take about 2-4 WEEKS till everything goes
trough and receive his US passport.. YAY!!
(report of birth abroad & US passport & US Social Security number..)

but i forgot to ask his something..
since damion will be a US citizen and a german citizen do i have to apply for both passports
or can i just do the US one.. do i need both passports when we re-enter the US..?
i mean i can apply for the german one in the US.. cuz we wont need that one any time soon..
i am confused..

You'll need both.. his US passport when he enters the US and his German one when he enters the EU...

It would probably be cheaper and easier to get the German Passport in Germany...

For the purpose of entering a country a person/ baby needs to have A passport....obivously for the purpose of entering US it is the US passport that will make the proces of entering a lot faster, as opposed to a german one...
Check on the german procedures on how you can obtain a passport.... you do not HAVE to apply for a german passport now, however if you are in a position to do so it might be easier to get it sorted while you are still in the country as opposed to doing it through the embassy once you get over here

Sorry.. but that is not correct... Per the INA, all US Citizens must present themselves as US Citizens when entering the US... To do otherwise is inviting some big trouble.... the baby MUST enter the US on a US Passport... CBP has the right to refuse entry to USC's who present themselves as something else...

I stand corrected, but the OP's question was related to whether she needs the german passport right away or not....

thanks.. i know i will his US passport.. we will apply for it as soon as he is born.. but my question was do i need the german one too when i leave germany and want to enter the US.. or is the US one enough?

You'll only need the US one.

Check this link (scroll down to Germany, click on the YES/NO link) - good information to know in case you need it before you leave (always easier to do when in the country).

Germany Dual Citizenship

~Otto

When we did our daughter's German passport, it took like ten minutes at the Rathaus. No problem period and it wasn't that expensive either. I have no idea why in the world you just wouldn't do the passport in Germany instead of messing with it later in the US.

I have to admit, I like using it already to pick and choose the shorter immigration lines in the EU.


Oh, and, yeah, you both have to be there, the father and mother. The baby has to be present to be presented to the CO. It didn't take long for the passport to arrive, but the SSN took the better part of three months.