What is the process to bring my newborn to US?

[Azaam Salem 4]

Hi to everyone,

 

I am a U.S. citizenship by birth and my pregnant wife is a alien currently awaiting her immigration visa in Jordan. I don't think she will be done before she gives birth. What are the steps to apply for my newborn son to apply for citizenship and how long does it take? 

[-Trinity- 513]

That's your answer to his question? Very constructive.

 

OP, I have no idea but have you contacted the US embassy or consulate in Jordan?

 

Edited December 22, 2017 by Ontarkie
removed quote

[gagan_usa 5]

20 hours ago, Azaam Salem said:

Hi to everyone,

 

I am a U.S. citizenship by birth and my pregnant wife is a alien currently awaiting her immigration visa in Jordan. I don't think she will be done before she gives birth. What are the steps to apply for my newborn son to apply for citizenship and how long does it take? 

Your baby will be a US citizen by law since you are a US citizen. If any one of the parents is a US citizen, their child also becomes one automatically. It doesn't matter where the child is born (in US or outside). I think that partially answers your question. So now to answer your other question: how to bring your child to the US, I think it will be better if he/she comes with your wife after her immigrant visa is granted. You can always request to expedite your case if you do not want to wait. I don't know how far along are you in the process. Are you going through USCIS or NVC or the consulate? Depending upon this, you can contact respective department to expedite your case. But the good news is you should not have to apply for your child's citizenship.

 

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this should not be construed for legal advice. Please contact a legal person/lawyer to further actions.

[milimelo 4,259]

File for CRBA after you get the Jordanian birth certificate. 

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

2 hours ago, gagan_usa said:

Your baby will be a US citizen by law since you are a US citizen. If any one of the parents is a US citizen, their child also becomes one automatically. It doesn't matter where the child is born (in US or outside). I think that partially answers your question. So now to answer your other question: how to bring your child to the US, I think it will be better if he/she comes with your wife after her immigrant visa is granted. You can always request to expedite your case if you do not want to wait. I don't know how far along are you in the process. Are you going through USCIS or NVC or the consulate? Depending upon this, you can contact respective department to expedite your case. But the good news is you should not have to apply for your child's citizenship.

 

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this should not be construed for legal advice. Please contact a legal person/lawyer to further actions.

Only if the USC lived in the US for at least 5 years (2 of which after age 14).

[Azaam Salem 4]

5 hours ago, gagan_usa said:

Your baby will be a US citizen by law since you are a US citizen. If any one of the parents is a US citizen, their child also becomes one automatically. It doesn't matter where the child is born (in US or outside). I think that partially answers your question. So now to answer your other question: how to bring your child to the US, I think it will be better if he/she comes with your wife after her immigrant visa is granted. You can always request to expedite your case if you do not want to wait. I don't know how far along are you in the process. Are you going through USCIS or NVC or the consulate? Depending upon this, you can contact respective department to expedite your case. But the good news is you should not have to apply for your child's citizenship.

 

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this should not be construed for legal advice. Please contact a legal person/lawyer to further actions.

Thanks for this information. It has helped me alot understand the procedure more clearly. We are currently with NVC as we are almost done with the NVC as far as I can guess. 

[Ontarkie 13,962]

~~Off Topic post removed. Stick to answering the OP or Do not post.~~

[gagan_usa 5]

18 hours ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

Only if the USC lived in the US for at least 5 years (2 of which after age 14).

OP is a born US citizen, so it's certain he meets this criteria.

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

11 minutes ago, gagan_usa said:

OP is a born US citizen, so it's certain he meets this criteria.

Not necessarily. Many kids are born in the US from foreign parents and then move back to their countries before age 14.

Edited December 22, 2017 by Italian_in_NYC

[jan22 2,918]

On 12/21/2017 at 11:36 AM, gagan_usa said:

Your baby will be a US citizen by law since you are a US citizen. If any one of the parents is a US citizen, their child also becomes one automatically. It doesn't matter where the child is born (in US or outside). I think that partially answers your question. So now to answer your other question: how to bring your child to the US, I think it will be better if he/she comes with your wife after her immigrant visa is granted. You can always request to expedite your case if you do not want to wait. I don't know how far along are you in the process. Are you going through USCIS or NVC or the consulate? Depending upon this, you can contact respective department to expedite your case. But the good news is you should not have to apply for your child's citizenship.

 

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this should not be construed for legal advice. Please contact a legal person/lawyer to further actions.

Several errors in this post. First, all children born to a US citizen abroad are not automatically US citizens. The US citizen parent must meet physical presence requirements. That means, the US citizen parent has to have been physically present in the US for a total of 5 years, two of which were after the citizen turned 14 years old. Second, pregnancy is usually not a cause for expediting the process by either USCIS or NVC, unless there are serious medical issues with the pregnancy. And, lastly, even if the US citizen parent meets the physical presence requirement, there is still a process that they need to follow to document that. It is not accurate to say "...you should not have to apply for your child citizenship". You will need to apply for the Consular Report of Birth Abroad to document that citizenship.

[Boiler 43,757]

56 minutes ago, jan22 said:

Several errors in this post. First, all children born to a US citizen abroad are not automatically US citizens. The US citizen parent must meet physical presence requirements. That means, the US citizen parent has to have been physically present in the US for a total of 5 years, two of which were after the citizen turned 14 years old. Second, pregnancy is usually not a cause for expediting the process by either USCIS or NVC, unless there are serious medical issues with the pregnancy. And, lastly, even if the US citizen parent meets the physical presence requirement, there is still a process that they need to follow to document that. It is not accurate to say "...you should not have to apply for your child citizenship". You will need to apply for the Consular Report of Birth Abroad to document that citizenship.

He did say it was not legal advice 

 

US Citizens need to enter the US on a US passport.

Edited December 23, 2017 by Boiler

[Azaam Salem 4]

16 hours ago, jan22 said:

Several errors in this post. First, all children born to a US citizen abroad are not automatically US citizens. The US citizen parent must meet physical presence requirements. That means, the US citizen parent has to have been physically present in the US for a total of 5 years, two of which were after the citizen turned 14 years old. Second, pregnancy is usually not a cause for expediting the process by either USCIS or NVC, unless there are serious medical issues with the pregnancy. And, lastly, even if the US citizen parent meets the physical presence requirement, there is still a process that they need to follow to document that. It is not accurate to say "...you should not have to apply for your child citizenship". You will need to apply for the Consular Report of Birth Abroad to document that citizenship.

Thank you. Do you know if my child can travel to the US with a CRBA whilst waiting for his passport and how long does a passport usually take to be completed? I am trying to bring my family as soon as I can as we are separated since I have to return to my job.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Child needs a US passport to travel

[jan22 2,918]

1 hour ago, Azaam Salem said:

Thank you. Do you know if my child can travel to the US with a CRBA whilst waiting for his passport and how long does a passport usually take to be completed? I am trying to bring my family as soon as I can as we are separated since I have to return to my job.

You will need to get a passport.  You can apply at the same time as you apply for the CRBA.  They will adjudicate the CRBA and, as long as US citizenship is transmitted, the passport can be processed at the same time -- with a passport application and fee payment, of course. They take about the same amount of time to be processed and received, so it shouldn't slow you down much, if at all.

[Azaam Salem 4]

1 hour ago, jan22 said:

You will need to get a passport.  You can apply at the same time as you apply for the CRBA.  They will adjudicate the CRBA and, as long as US citizenship is transmitted, the passport can be processed at the same time -- with a passport application and fee payment, of course. They take about the same amount of time to be processed and received, so it shouldn't slow you down much, if at all.

How many weeks do you think it will take?