Hi Rajiv Ji,
Thanks a lot for doing this conference call for the Community.
I had posted a similar question on last Conference call but was unable to attend the Call.
My Wife is a US Citizen by Immigration(Not through birth) .My wife(US Citizen) is Pregnant & her due date is around October 1st 2016. Due to unforseen circumstances
( my current employment being temporary , Health Insurance etc ) ,
Iam exploring Options of whether my Wife's Pregnancy Delivery could be done in India or in USA .
CRBA (Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)) --- Birth Abroad to One US Citizen and One Alien Parent.
http://hyderabad.usconsulate.gov/reporting_births_abroad_and_citizenship.html
https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...s-policies/citizenship-child-born-abroad.html
(Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock)
BORN OUTSIDE UNITED STATES: If the child is born outside of United States then its US citizenship is dependent on the parents' status of citizenship. A child can become a US citizen by birth if:
One parent or both the parents were United States citizens at the time of the child's birth.
The child is born to one parent who is a US citizen and who must have lived at least 5 years in the US before the child was born, and at least 2 of those years should have been after the parent's 14th birthday.
I had few questions for you.
1) In order for the future child to be a US Citizen by birth(i.e through CRBA), the US Citizen Parent
Does the five years of physical presence in the U.S for the US Citizen Parent need not be continuous(i.e 5 years at a stretch).
( my wife first came to US on a green card in April 2008 & became a US Citizen in November 2014 .
Her first 2 trips outside USA were for more than 6 months & 3rd trip was for less than 6 months )
2) CAN A CONDITIONAL GREEN CARD HOLDER TRAVEL ABROAD , & IF YES , FOR WHAT DURATION(ANY UPPER LIMIT OF TRAVEL)??
3) CAN A CONDITIONAL GREEN CARD HOLDER SPONSOR HIS PARENTS FOR A VISIT VISA?
IF YES , WHAT ARE THE DOCUMENTS DOES THE GC HOLDER HAVE TO PROVIDE
Your Advise is Greatly Appreciated.
Sameer