Citizenship of Children Born Outside the US to US Citizen Parents
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There are US citizens that have to live in a foreign country due to work and other valid reasons. In a case of an expectant US citizen mother in this situation, there is a chance of giving birth outside the US. She must know how to handle the legal issues on her child’s citizenship. It also goes to a US citizen father with a foreign spouse giving birth abroad.
The citizenship of a child born outside the US is easily derived by referring to his birth parents. Currently, what is being followed is the Immigration and Nationality Act law with the principle of jus sanguinis or the citizenship of the parents will also be the citizenship of the child. In order to acquire US citizenship, both parents have to be US citizens with at least one that has lived in the US before the birth of the child.
Parents should immediately register the birth of the child with the US embassy or consulate as the child’s proof of citizenship. Application of a passport may also be done for recognition of citizenship.
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