

Print the completed Form DS-2029 single-sided only.

Complete Form DS-2029 (pdf), Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad Be sure to answer all questions accurately.Department of State website for more information on what is required. NOTE: If your child was conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART)/surrogacy please visit the U.S. You will also need to schedule an interview appointment. Go to MyTravelGov to learn more and create your online account. citizenship is made.Īpplying Online: If you are applying in Berlin, Bordeaux, Canberra, Ciudad Juárez, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guadalajara, Hamburg, Hermosillo, Jakarta, Leipzig, Lima, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Manila, Marseille, Matamoros, Melbourne, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Munich, Nagoya, Naha, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Osaka, Paris, Perth, Rennes, Santo Domingo, Sapporo, Strasbourg, Sydney, Tijuana, Tokyo, or Toronto you may be eligible to apply for your child’s CRBA online. The CRBA neither serves as, nor is intended to serve as, proof of the identity of the child’s legal parents. In general, the name or names listed on the CRBA are those of the parents, including those through whom the child’s claim to U.S. passport, even if they hold another nationality and passport.Īpplying for a CRBA is a simple process but does require you to collect and submit some documentation, and then appear with your child in person at the embassy, consulate, or office providing consular services by appointment unless otherwise noted. citizens must enter and depart the United States on a U.S. passport at the same time as the CRBA, and well in advance of any travel to the United States. Please note that the CRBA is not a travel document you may wish to consider applying for the child’s U.S. When to Apply: You must submit your child’s CRBA application before his or her 18th birthday. Either parent may apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA), on behalf of their minor child, to document the child’s U.S. citizen as of the date and time of birth. One such requirement is that at least one parent must be a U.S. citizenship at birth if the child’s parent(s) meet the applicable requirements for transmission of citizenship under the Immigration and Nationality Act Sections 301 or 309 prior to the child’s birth. A child born outside the United States may acquire U.S.
