Us passport and citizenship help pls!

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dicerocksz

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hello everyone, im 22 years old here in the philippines. i already have my consular report of birth abroad(CRBA) thru my father(he's a us citizen) in 1993. but i've never been to us since birth and i don't have a passport yet. i currently request for my new replacement of my CRBA to the Department Of State and im just waiting for the result of my application.

does CRBA expires? im afraid i can't go to US because im already 22. they say i can still apply for US passport if i already have my original copy of my CRBA.

Please give me your thoughts in my case.

thanks in advance. Godbless.
 
CRBA doesn't expire. You can use it at any age to apply for a US passport.

Did you lose the original CRBA? If you still have the original one from 1993, you didn't need to apply for a new one.
 
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Jackolantern said:
CRBA doesn't expire. You can use it at any age to apply for a US passport.

Did you lose the original CRBA? If you still have the original one from 1993, you didn't need to apply for a new one.
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thank you so much for your reply. :) i have my CRBA but the us embassy staff told me its not the original so i need to request for a new one, im waiting for the replacement it's almost 4weeks now.
 
Even though you lost the original, it's still a very good thing that your parents got the CRBA when you were still a young child. Getting a replacement CRBA is much easier than trying to prove your citizenship the first time as an adult. There are so many US citizen parents who go abroad and have children, but don't report the births to the consulate or take any other steps to obtain proof of their children's citizenship, then 20 or 30 years later their kids are grown up and wondering if and how they can claim US citizenship.
 
Jackolantern said:
Even though you lost the original, it's still a very good thing that your parents got the CRBA when you were still a young child. Getting a replacement CRBA is much easier than trying to prove your citizenship the first time as an adult. There are so many US citizen parents who go abroad and have children, but don't report the births to the consulate or take any other steps to obtain proof of their children's citizenship, then 20 or 30 years later their kids are grown up and wondering if and how they can claim US citizenship.
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yes thanks to my dad. the only regret i made is that im only doing this right now when im already 22 years old, i could have done that years ago. if i get my new crba and passport and i go to US. do i also need to get a certificate of citizenship?
 
The CRBA itself is a certificate that proves your citizenship. With a CRBA there is no need for the N-600 certificate of citizenship.
 
dicerocksz said:
hello everyone, im 22 years old here in the philippines. i already have my consular report of birth abroad(CRBA) thru my father(he's a us citizen) in 1993. but i've never been to us since birth and i don't have a passport yet. i currently request for my new replacement of my CRBA to the Department Of State and im just waiting for the result of my application.

does CRBA expires? im afraid i can't go to US because im already 22. they say i can still apply for US passport if i already have my original copy of my CRBA.

Please give me your thoughts in my case.

thanks in advance. Godbless.
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Hi,

Its really good that your father reported your birth as it will really make the process easily than those US citizen parents who just reported their children after so many years, in which sometimes made their petition too late and impossible. I suggest you to consult a Manila-based Immigration lawyer for your situation for more legal information and actions. Thanks.
 
newacct said:
It can't be "too late".
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In the legal sense that's true, but in a practical sense it can become too late to obtain the necessary evidence, especially if the USC parent is deceased or the institutions from which they want evidence to prove their presence no longer exist.
 
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