Naturalized Citizen...applying for my 10 year old child's USA Passport

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Greetings all.  I'm sure this is a simple answer but by all the research I'm doing I think I'm just confusing myself for no reason!

 

I have been a Naturalized US Citizen for a couple years now.  My husband is in the military and we live overseas currently stationed on a military base.  We are returning to the USA very soon and one of the first things we are doing is getting my daughter her first USA Passport.  We had attempted to get this done at the US Embassy overseas where we are currently located but they would not allow us to apply - saying that our daughter would have to first travel to the USA at anytime after I had become naturalized (then they could do it).  Ok - no biggie.  We'll just do it when we return to the USA.  Our daughter is a LPR/Green Card Holder and has been for quite some time, since she was 3 years old.  She is my husband's stepdaughter, not biological...so we needed to get the Statement of Consent signed/notarized by my daughter's biological father back in my country - which was no problem, we just got it this past week.

 

This is what I plan to bring to apply for the passport, is this the correct items?

 

1. DS-11 (Passport Application) & Passport Photos & Fee
2. DS-3053 (Statement of Consent) Signed/Notarized
3. Daughter's Foreign Birth Certificate
4. My USA Naturalization Certificate
5. Daughter's Permanent Resident/green Card
6. Daughter's Foreign Passport with original I-551 visa entry stamp
7. My/My Husband's Marriage Certificate

 

My questions are in regards to 'Documentation of legal custody' and 'Evidence of your legitimation' requirements.  I was never married to my daughter's father.  His name is on the birth certificate as her father.  Do I have to provide these two documents?  Thank you for any and all help!

 

April

 

 

U.S. Citizenship through Naturalization of a Parent

If you were born outside the United States and acquired U.S. citizenship through the naturalization of your parent(s), please submit the following with your passport application:

• Your foreign birth certificate listing your parent(s)
• Your parent(s)’ naturalization certificate
• Evidence of your permanent residence status. Examples include:
  • Permanent Resident Card/Green Card
  • Foreign passport with the original I-551 visa entry stamp
• Your parents' marriage certificate (if your parents were married when you legally entered the U.S. and before your 18th birthday) 
• Documentation of legal custody (if your parents were not married when you legally entered the U.S.)
• Evidence of your legitimation (if your parents were not married at the time of your birth). Examples include:
  • Your parents' marriage certificate dated after your birth
  • Certified court order of legitimation