Hello all,
I have a predicament that I would really appreciate any help or pointers I can get!
I am pregnant and expecting a baby soon. My husband and I are married officially and live in Turkey. He does not have a US visa yet and his application is taking a long time. In the meantime, I am expecting a baby who is due soon.
We would like the baby to acquire a US citizenship. If I travel to the US to have the baby in the US, how can we add the father's name to the newborn's birth certificate? Any documentation to provide to the hospital at the time of birth? The father will not be able to accompany me because he will most likely be denied a tourist visa.
The best solution would be to have the baby in Turkey and register the baby at a U.S Embassy. However, I have heard so many stories of people denied from registering their newborn because the US citizen parent could not prove she was living in the US for 5 years previously. I personally have lived in the US from 2008 to roughly 2015 (and that is when I moved to Turkey and married my husband). But I have not filed taxes for all the years where I lived in the US, and for some years I traveled in and out of the US. So I am worried of not being able to prove this requirement.
How do I accomplish both goals of making sure that my newborn acquire US citizenship and also at the same time be able to list the father (who is non-US residents) on the US birth certificate?
Thanks!
I have a predicament that I would really appreciate any help or pointers I can get!
I am pregnant and expecting a baby soon. My husband and I are married officially and live in Turkey. He does not have a US visa yet and his application is taking a long time. In the meantime, I am expecting a baby who is due soon.
We would like the baby to acquire a US citizenship. If I travel to the US to have the baby in the US, how can we add the father's name to the newborn's birth certificate? Any documentation to provide to the hospital at the time of birth? The father will not be able to accompany me because he will most likely be denied a tourist visa.
The best solution would be to have the baby in Turkey and register the baby at a U.S Embassy. However, I have heard so many stories of people denied from registering their newborn because the US citizen parent could not prove she was living in the US for 5 years previously. I personally have lived in the US from 2008 to roughly 2015 (and that is when I moved to Turkey and married my husband). But I have not filed taxes for all the years where I lived in the US, and for some years I traveled in and out of the US. So I am worried of not being able to prove this requirement.
How do I accomplish both goals of making sure that my newborn acquire US citizenship and also at the same time be able to list the father (who is non-US residents) on the US birth certificate?
Thanks!
