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Hello,

Just a quick question if anyone could assist. I'm a Military spouse ( British) and Hubby is US citizen ( US Army) we are expecting out first baby in August. I will be going to the UK to give birth and then a few months later will return to Germany were we are stationed. My question is, will we be able to apply for both US & UK passports for our baby once she is born. I do believe she will automatically become a British Citizen after birth and so I can apply for her British passport, I'm just a little confused if we are able to apply for an American Passport for her also.

Any Advice would be great. Thank you in advance.

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Yes you can. I am British and my husband is American too and our baby was born in England. I got my daughters British passport the same way as normal, just fill in the forms and post it off with the birth certificate.

Her American passport we are yet to do, we need to first register her birth as a US citizen born abroad. We can then apply for her passport and social security card at the same time (this is all at an interview at the embassy in London). There are forms to fill in etc. If you want any details or links to the forms you need, feel free to drop me a message and i will give you the info :)

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07-01-2011 : Married

05-10-2012 : I-130 Mailed to London (DCF)
05-11-2012 : I-130 Delivered and signed for at Embassy
05-18-2012 : NOA1 Email
07-26-2012 : NOA2 (69 days)
07-28-2012 : NOA2 hard copy received
08-10-2012 : LND Case number received. Letter dated 08-07-2012
08-15-2012 : DS-230 and DS-2001 mailed to Embassy
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09-22-2012 : Interview letter received. Dated September 19th.
10-03-2012 : Interview - Approved!
NOA1 to Interview - 138 days.
10-10-2012 : Passport with Visa delivered two hours late at 8pm.
10-22-2012 : POE Philadelphia
11-15-2012 : Green Card received in mail
12-11-2012 : Went to the Social Security office to apply for SSN after it did not arrive.
12-15-2012 : SSN Arrived in 4 days.

05-09-2013 : Left USC Husband.
11-28-2013: Filed for divorce.

05-01-2014: Divorced

05-08-2014: Sent I-751 petition to VSC

05-13-2014: NOA1 (was not postmarked until 5/22/14 and received on 5/24/14)
06-18-2014: Biometrics in St. Albans, VT

11-21-2014: RFE. Received on 11/24/14.

01-22-2015: Interview notice mailed out. Received 1/26/15

02-12-2015: Interview in St Albans, VT - Approved during interview!

CRBA
08-16-2012 : CRBA in London for our daughter - Approved!
09-11-2012 : CRBA and Passport arrived.
09-25-2012 : SSN Arrived. Mailed from MD on 09-17-2012

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Germany
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For military stationed in Germany, all matters like report of birth abroad, applying for the SSN of the new baby, passport for baby etc. HAVE to be done on post. NO more using the Consulate for these things for ID card holders.

05/2007 - got married in Germany

05/2007 - filed I-130 via DCF in Frankfurt

08/2007 - interview to prove bona fide marriage

09/2007 - hubby PCSed to GA

10/2007 - hubby deployed to Iraq

04/2008 - hubby on RnR in Germany

08/2008 - received CR-1 visa

12/2008 - flew to GA alone to welcome home the hubs

09/2009 - PCSed to CA

03/2010 - we're pregnant!

06/2010 - applied for German "BBG" to retain German citizenship during naturalization

08/2010 - BBG granted

09/2010 - filed ROC

12/2010 - received 10 year GC

12/2010 - our little miracle is born!!!

01/2011 - PCSed to Germany

01/2012 - filed N-400 for overseas naturalization

03-15-2012 - Best of Both Worlds, I'm a dual citizen :-)

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Filed: Other Country: Germany
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For military stationed in Germany, all matters like report of birth abroad, applying for the SSN of the new baby, passport for baby etc. HAVE to be done on post. NO more using the Consulate for these things for ID card holders.

I understand that, however, I'm not having my baby in Germany. I will be travelling to the UK to have my daughter, and I will be applying for her SSN, US passport and to register her Birth at the US Embassy in London. I did some research and some help from a very helpful member on this site, and all we do is fill out the forms once my daughter is born, with the Birth certificate, all the other documents we require which we have, make a infopass appointment and everything can be taken care off at one appointment.

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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I am pretty sure that the British are stricter with their rules. So friends that I have here in the UK always applied for their children's UK passports first then they applied for the US. Latest here in the UK is that you must have an appt at the embassy and the USC must be present to report the birth abroad and complete the passport application. You can always wait until you get to Germany if that is were the father is to do this.

Feb 25, 2006... Submitted I-129F

Jan 4, 2007... Interview date Visa in Passport

Jan 30,2007... POE Blaine Washington, Pacific Truck Crossing

March 8, 2007... Mailed AOS and EAD

May 21, 2007... AOS application APPROVED with interview (Day 67)WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO

May 29, 2007... GREEN CARD ARRIVES.. and email from CRIS approval notice sent (Day 75)

Sept 25, 2008... Moved to the UK

Feb 24, 2009... Mailed I-751 to CSC from UK

December 30, 2009... Approval notice!!

Jan 9, 2010... 10 year GREEN CARD arrives.

May 31, 2012... Express Mailed N-400 application to the Nebraska Service Center for military spouses filing overseas

Jun 11, 2012... NOA date and Cheque cashed Day 11

Jun 28, 2012... Placed in line for interview scheduling Day 28

Jul 20, 2012... Email from USCIS London for info to schedule interview Day 50

Sep 1, 2012... Moved back to the USA

Sep 12, 2012... Email from USCIS London scheduled for interview/oath Sept 28th in the UK(will be day 120)

Nov 26, 2012... Had submitted change of addresses. Notification that I have again been scheduled for interview Day 179

Dec 1, 2012... Letter arrived Day 184 with new interview date Jan 4, 2013 (Will be day 218)

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