CRBA application for Canada born daughter!

[Budzmaroo 26]

Hi everyone! I hope someone can help me with my confusion on CRBA application for my daughter. I am a Canadian citizen and husband is USC. I was preparing all the documents for our interview next month and came across with these:

1. I read that USC parent should be physically present for 5 years in the US prior to child’s birth. My husband stayed in the US from 2005 to 2013 and went to the Philippines for schooling from 2013 to 2017. He then moved back to the US in 2017 until present. Our daughter was born in 2020. Is our child entitled for American citizenship?

2. Embassy is asking for original proof of USC. Since my husband can’t be physically present with us on the interview, how can we go on about it? Is there such thing as certified copy of US passport? In the letter that the embassy emailed me, it was stated that they do not accept photocopies or notarized documents as proof. I’m so confused with this. 

Edited August 24, 2021 by Budzmaroo

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

14 minutes ago, Budzmaroo said:

I read that USC parent should be physically present for 5 years in the US prior to child’s birth. My husband stayed in the US from 2005 to 2013 and went to the Philippines for schooling from 2013 to 2017. He then moved back to the US in 2017 until present. Our daughter was born in 2020. Is our child entitled for American citizenship?

5 years, 2 of which must be after age 14. How old was he from 2005-2013?

[Budzmaroo 26]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

5 years, 2 of which must be after age 14. How old was he from 2005-2013?

He was 17 year old in 2005. Does that mean a total of 5 years regardless if he stayed a few years overseas?

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

2 minutes ago, Budzmaroo said:

He was 17 year old in 2005. Does that mean a total of 5 years regardless if he stayed a few years overseas?

Total of 5 years actual physical presence. Yes there can be breaks in between. So that sounds fine. 

[Budzmaroo 26]

2 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Total of 5 years actual physical presence. Yes there can be breaks in between. So that sounds fine. 

Thank you! do have any idea about the proofs for the USC parent?

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

Sorry, no. These tend to be embassy specific.

[nastra30 2,005]

5 hours ago, Budzmaroo said:

2. Embassy is asking for original proof of USC.

How did your husband acquire his citizenship? He doesn't have any other form of proof of USC like birth certificate, naturalization cert, CRBA, etc?

[Chancy 6,233]

*** Moved from Family of USC to CRBA forum ***

 

[Budzmaroo 26]

4 hours ago, nastra30 said:

How did your husband acquire his citizenship? He doesn't have any other form of proof of USC like birth certificate, naturalization cert, CRBA, etc?

He has naturalization very and US passport. My concern is, since I will be applying alone for our daughter and them requiring the ORIGINAL and not notarized copies, how can I present his passport and cert then? Of course we can’t just mail his passport and original certificate  to me eh

[nastra30 2,005]

8 hours ago, Budzmaroo said:

He has naturalization very and US passport. My concern is, since I will be applying alone for our daughter and them requiring the ORIGINAL and not notarized copies, how can I present his passport and cert then? Of course we can’t just mail his passport and original certificate  to me eh

If they are demanding to see the original then some way or another you'll have to present the original. I don't see anyway around that. I guess it's a matter priority at this point for your husband. If the reason he can't be in Canada has priority over getting a CRBA for his child, then perhaps you guys should reschedule the date to a future date that he can make it.

Edited August 25, 2021 by nastra30

[Lemonslice 4,570]

9 hours ago, Budzmaroo said:

He has naturalization very and US passport. My concern is, since I will be applying alone for our daughter and them requiring the ORIGINAL and not notarized copies, how can I present his passport and cert then? Of course we can’t just mail his passport and original certificate  to me eh

He can send his original documents to you, nothing prevents him.   Courier services and tracking would be my choice. 

[arken 4,197]

1 hour ago, nastra30 said:

He has naturalization very and US passport.

Both will be required. In addition, the notarized consent form from your husband is required. He can mail everything to you if not appearing in person.

 

Please have evidences of physical presence as well. Just listing the dates may not work.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

18 hours ago, Budzmaroo said:

He has naturalization very and US passport. My concern is, since I will be applying alone for our daughter and them requiring the ORIGINAL and not notarized copies, how can I present his passport and cert then? Of course we can’t just mail his passport and original certificate  to me eh

He can courier them. 

 

I mean, the passport agency sends your passport and naturalization certificate back by regular USPS mail 🤷‍♀️ Regular mail is not something I’d choose, but he can certainly ups /fedex you his passport.