Certification Of Birth Abroad (fs-545)

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FormFS 545, which is also known as a Certificate of birth abroad, is a now-discontinued vital record. It was formerly issued by US consular offices to prove the identity of individuals born abroad to US citizen parents.

An FS 545 is still commonly used to prove US citizenship for those who were born in a foreign country before 1990. Find out now how United States citizens can use their issued FS 545 to claim important IDs such as US passports as well as many other benefits.

Like most essential vital records such as birth certificates and marriage certificates, FS 545 can be used to prove vital information about the holder. It allows an individual to prove:

Further to this, the applicant will also need to pay a fee and submit a notarized written request for the new document as well as a valid form of photo ID. The written request must contain the following data:

A child born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents may get U.S. citizenship at birth. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA, or Form FS-240) is a document that shows a child got U.S. citizenship at birth.

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A Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) is an official document certifying acquisition of American citizenship for a child born outside of the United States. Also known as Form FS-240, the document provides similar evidence of citizenship as a United States passport, a Certificate of Naturalization, or a Certificate of Citizenship. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad is only issued to a child who acquired U.S. citizenship at birth outside the United States and who is generally under the age of 18 at the time of the application.

How does my child get a Consular Report of Birth Abroad?

Can any child born abroad get a CRBA?

Is there an option for children who are 18 and over?

Can I replace my CRBA?

Is a Certificate of Birth Abroad the same thing?

Children who acquired U.S. citizenship or U.S. nationality at birth in certain territories of the United States during relevant time periods are not eligible for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad. They are not eligible because such persons are not considered to have been born abroad. They are already American citizens or nationals.

Individuals born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Swains Island, The Panama Canal Zone (before October 1, 1979), The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (after January 8, 1978, 8PM EST), and The Philippines (before July 4, 1946) may establish acquisition of U.S. citizenship or non-citizen nationality, based upon the applicable agreement or statute, by producing their birth certificate issued from the local Vital Records Office along with any other evidence required to establish acquisition.

For persons born in American Samoa and Swains Island, the easiest way to obtain American citizenship is to establish residence in the United States and file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.

Individuals born abroad who acquired U.S. citizenship at birth but who are now age 18 or older become ineligible to apply for a CRBA. Instead, they may apply for a Certificate of Citizenship to evidence their U.S. citizenship. Applicants file using Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship to make a request for a certificate. Alternatively, the individual may apply for a U.S. passport.

The U.S. State Department stopped producing the Certificate of Report of Birth (DS-1350) in 2010. This was a similar document that remains valid. However, any replacements are now issued as Form FS-240. Only certain individuals may request a replacement FS-240:

The U.S. State Department generally takes 4 to 8 weeks time to process your Consular Report of Birth Aboard. If you don't provide all the items listed above, your request for the CRBA will be delayed.

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If you are the child of a U.S. citizen who was born in another country, but you acquired or derived U.S. citizenship from a parent or parents, you'll want to obtain proof of that fact. Such proof will be needed in order to do things like apply for a U.S. passport or for a job with the federal government.

For you, it will be slightly harder than for U.S. citizens who were born in the United States. They can use a copy of their birth certificate to prove citizenship. Or, those who gained U.S. citizenship by applying and passing an exam after holding a green card will be able to present a naturalization certificate. (For general information on how the majority of American citizens handle this matter, see Obtaining Proof of U.S. Citizenship.)

But if you were born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents, it's not quite so simple. Still, there are ways you can apply for proof of U.S. citizenship. There is also a streamlined way to obtain U.S. citizenship if you were not eligible to acquire citizenship from your U.S. citizen parent(s) at the time of your birth or if your parent became a U.S. citizen after your birth but before your 18th birthday.

This article will explain the various ways U.S. citizens born abroad can prove their citizenship and how some minor children and adults can obtain U.S. citizenship if they were not eligible for "automatic" U.S. citizenship at birth.

If you and/or your child's other parent were U.S. citizens and had spent enough time within the U.S. to meet the applicable residency requirements by the time of your child's birth, you can apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) at your local U.S. embassy or consulate.

If your child is already in the U.S. and you did not obtain a CRBA overseas for them, you can either apply for a U.S. passport with the Department of State or apply for a Certificate of Citizenship with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). You will still need to show proof that you met the U.S. residency requirements necessary to transmit citizenship to your child at the time of your child's birth.

What happens if you were born abroad, but you are now 18 years old or older and have a claim to U.S. citizenship since birth? The laws dictating which children can acquire U.S. citizenship automatically have changed frequently throughout the years, and your citizenship determination depends both on whether your parents were married and whether your mother, father, or both were U.S. citizens at the time of your birth. For more information, please see Acquiring or Deriving Citizenship Through Parents.

If you were eligible to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth, your parent or guardian might, ideally, have registered your birth with the Department of State or the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate and received a document that can be used to prove citizenship. These types of documents include:

The Department of State no longer issues FS-545 or DS-1350 certifications, but those documents are still considered valid proof of U.S. citizenship and can be used to apply for a U.S. passport or to demonstrate work authorization. U.S. embassies and consulates now issue the more secure FS-240 certificate to U.S. citizens whose parents register their foreign birth.

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