CRBA - Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) for children born abroad

A child born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if certain statutory requirements are met. If such a child acquired U.S. citizenship at birth, the child may be issued a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (CRBA) if the application is filed before the child's 18th birthday. The purpose of this Form DS-2029 is to collect the information necessary to determine whether a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and therefore is eligible for a CRBA. For more information about birth abroad and acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth, please visit the birth abroad page and the U.S. citizenship page on travel.state.gov. Only the child's parent(s), legal guardian(s), person(s) acting in loco parentis or the child may apply for a CRBA on the child's behalf. The application generally must be submitted in the consular district where the applicant was born and signed before a U.S. consular officer, a consular agent, or, in the case of children born in U.S. military hospitals, a designated military official. A CRBA is proof of U.S. citizenship; however, it is not a travel document and does not take the place of a passport for travel purposes.