i-130 petition for spouse and baby- now pregnant. Dual citizen us/canada

[spicynujac 79]

On 1/14/2025 at 8:56 PM, lenny_k said:

If you don’t give birth in the US, you will need to petition for your child if born abroad. This costs money and time. Also, your child will not be a US citizen,

 

Is the father a US citizen living in the USA?

If so, the child should be a citizen.  You will have to register a foreign birth of course, as the US will have no record of it.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/i-am-the-child-of-a-us-citizen

 

The law in effect at the time of birth determines whether someone born outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent (or parents) is a U.S. citizen at birth. In general, these laws require that at least one parent was a U.S. citizen, and the U.S. citizen parent had lived in the United States for a period of time

 

We considering having our birth abroad, for financial reasons as well, but chose against it due to bureaucracy in my wife's country.  But there was never any doubt of my son having US citizenship.  I think you are making the right choice.

 

[appleblossom 4,551]

20 minutes ago, spicynujac said:

Is the father a US citizen living in the USA?

If so, the child should be a citizen.  You will have to register a foreign birth of course, as the US will have no record of it.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/i-am-the-child-of-a-us-citizen

 

The law in effect at the time of birth determines whether someone born outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent (or parents) is a U.S. citizen at birth. In general, these laws require that at least one parent was a U.S. citizen, and the U.S. citizen parent had lived in the United States for a period of time

 

We considering having our birth abroad, for financial reasons as well, but chose against it due to bureaucracy in my wife's country.  But there was never any doubt of my son having US citizenship.  I think you are making the right choice.

 

The OP stated earlier in the thread that she hadn’t lived in the US long enough to pass on US citizenship to her children, which is why she’s having to petition them.