We strongly recommend that the birth of your child be reported to this Embassy as soon as possible after the birth. It is not possible to report the birth of a child over the age of 18. Even if your child holds nationality of a country other than the U.S., if your child has a claim to citizenship, he or she must be in possession of a valid U.S. passport to enter and exit the United States.
Want to know if your child is eligible for U.S. citizenship? Please visit: http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/acs/passports/childindex.html .
Are you eligible for U.S. citizenship, but are over the age of 18? Please follow the instructions on our website http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/acs/passports/citindex.html .
Questions about dual nationality? See the U.S. Department of State’s guidance at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html or see our blog post “Can I Have Dual Nationality?“
http://www.travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_780.html
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Thank you.
HI, please help! My daughter has dual citizenship, my husband is American, I am British and we live in UK. Her passport has just expired (she is 5 years old) what is the process to renew? We attended the embassy in London she register her birth and she got her passport then, is it OK to file it by mail now?
many thanks
Until your child is at least 18 years old, you will need to attend an appointment at the Embassy together with them to renew their U.S. passport. For full instructions on how to renew your child’s passport, please visit: http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/acs/passports/under14.html.
The website makes a distinction between children born in “wedlock” and those not. What is the definition of “wedlock”?
The term “wedlock”refers to the legal marriage of the biological parents of the child.
Is there a specific legal authority in the immigration law that defines wedlock? If a marriage is recognized by the laws of a foreign country, is that enough? Thanks.
A child’s genetic parents must have been married at the time of the child’s birth for the child to acquire U.S. citizenship in wedlock. A religious marriage is not acceptable as evidence of marriage under Section 301(c), or Section 301 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
If married in the UK, we would require a marriage certificate issued under the Marriage Act 1949, by a registrar or superintendent registrar for the district in which the marriage took place.
My husband and I are both UK visa holders. I have just given birth to our first child in London. Does our baby need a UK visa? If so, how do we go about getting it?
Questions regarding UK visas should be directed to the UK Border Agency. The U.S. Embassy can only answer questions regarding assitance for American Citizens, U.S. passports, U.S. citizenship, or visas to the U.S.
I am an american citizen, holding a US passport and birth certificate. My husband is British and both of our daughters were born in Scotland, they are 16 and 13 years old. Would I be able to obtain dual nationality for both of my daughters?
For information regarding dual nationality, please see the U.S. Department of State’s guidance at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html or see our blog post “Can I Have Dual Nationality?”
To register your children as U.S. citizens, please use the link in the blog post where you have posted this comment.
My wife and i are both military at RAF Lakenheath and just had a child and plan to visit the USA soon. We have the passport, can we obtain the VISA when we return within XX number of days?
This blog is for American Citizen Services. Questions regarding visas to the U.S. cannot be answered here. For information regarding visas, you will need to visit our website at http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/index.html or call our live-operator service on +44 (0)9042-450-100 from within the UK (calls to this line are charged at £1.20/min from BT landlines; some mobile and network providers may charge more).
For questions regarding UK visas, you will need to contact the UK Border Agency directly.
My two children have US passports which are going to expire in June 2010. They were born in UK. I would like to know what exact documents do I need to bring into the embassy to renew their passports. Is their US Passports and their long British Birth Certificate along with parents is enough. Thank you for your attention.
For detailed instructions on how to renew your children’s’ U.S. passports, please visit our website at http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/acs/passports/renindex.html.
My 2 year old daughter was born in England. I am British, holding a British passport and birth certificate, and her father is American holding a US passport and birth certificate. Our daughter was born in wedlock, but we are now divorced. Her father wants us to move to America so she can go to school there, and be raised closer to him, so he can watch her grow up, as he has missed pretty much all her life.
If we applied for our daughter to have a US passport and SSN, would I be able to apply for a passport too. I have a temporary SSN through the child support services in America, and I believe it is for this purpose only.
My only concerns are that if I didn’t obtain a US passport as well as my daughter, I may have to leave her behind to renew my visa back in the UK, as I wouldn’t want to take her out of school, but for obvious reasons I wouldn’t want to leave her behind.
I was born in England to a British mother and an American father. I have 2 birth certificates; one issued in England and the other issued in America. I am considered an American because of my father’s nationality. I have a social security card and an American passport.
I would like to move to England, to live and work, on a permanent basis. What are my rights in this matter? (All relatives on my mother’s side are British citizens) If I have any rights, what steps do I need to take?
Thank you.
Questions about eligibility/rights to British citizenship and residence in the UK should be addressed to your nearest UK Embassy/Consulate.
How can my husband still live in the UK, if his work visa is due to expire, both his children are british and under 18?
Thank you
As your question pertains to UK visas, you will need to contact the UK Border Agency for information.
Once a baby is born to US parents in the UK and that birth is reported to the US embassy, how long does it usually take for a passport to be issued?
Please visit our website at http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/acs/passports/robirth4.html to see detailed instructions on how to report the birth of your child, including processing times.
Lilly – You would not be able to apply for a U.S. passport as U.S. citizenship cannot be passed from child to parent. You would need to apply for an immigrant visa in order to reside and work in the U.S. For more information regarding visas to the U.S., please visit our website at http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/index.html or call our live-operator service on +44 (0)9042-450-100 from within the UK (calls to this line are charged at £1.20/min from BT landlines; some mobile and network providers may charge more).