A friend of mine has a baby though she's not married to the father who has been a US citizen for over 19 years. The baby was born in Nigeria and live in Nigeria with the mom at the moment. The father of the baby have filled for her papers in the US and he's at the stage where documents
(Like school fees receipts,birth certificate -whatever that includes his name as the father)are needed to prove paternity. My question is: what will be given to this baby, greencard or citizenship? What is the procedure for citizenship application? The child in question is 3 now.

Looking for answers asap because the deadline for the submission of the docs is close. Thanks

onyiilady:

A friend of mine has a baby though she's not married to the father who has been a US citizen for over 19 years. The baby was born in Nigeria and live in Nigeria with the mom at the moment. The father of the baby have filled for her papers in the US and he's at the stage where documents
(Like school fees receipts,birth certificate -whatever that includes his name as the father)are needed to prove paternity. My question is: what will be given to this baby, greencard or citizenship? What is the procedure for citizenship application? The child in question is 3 now.

There are three main proof of US citizenships. US Birth cert for those born here, a naturalization cert for naturalized foreign born citizens and a consular report of birth abroad (for children of US citizens born outside the united states. This report must be issued by the embassy of the foreign country in which the child was born.

For your friend, they need to apply for the consular report of birth abroad since the father is a US citizen at the time of his birth. Embassy requirements vary as per country in question. A friend that used this a while ago in Nigeria was required to do a DNA test with the child. I understand for those born in Europe, a birth cert with the US citizen parent named in it will suffice

I hope this helps

Best of luck

Thank you very much dancewith! Do you have an idea of what it takes to apply for this consular report of birth? Can the mother apply? Like I said the father have applied but we're not sure if he applied for greencard or citizenship. We want to avoid mistakes

I'm not an immigration expert per se but what you would be going for is citizenship not work permit (green card).

the child will be granted a green card. after a few year i think 5 years then they can apply for citizenship for the child

Thanks oncolor. That's a very helpful link

Baby acquires citizenship, father should file papers at ,

http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/acs_abuja_birthabroad.html

As U.S. citizen parent(s), you should report your child's birth abroad as soon as possible to establish an official record of the child's claim to U.S. citizenship at birth. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) is official evidence of U.S. citizenship issued to a child under age 18 who was born abroad to United States citizen parent(s) and acquired citizenship at birth.

ok thamks you guys

Does anyone know how to go about consular report of birth in Nigeria. Can the mother apply? Is it too late to apply for this cus the child is 3? What are the needed docs?

still on this. The father applied for immigrant visa instead of citizenship because of his iniability to visit Nigeria asap... All fees has been paid and the application is approved but i want to know the possiblity of giving visa to someone who will accompany the child to the US since he's still a minor

did he file for just the child?

yes it was just for the child but the child cant travel alone so what happens?

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onyiilady: still on this. The father applied for immigrant visa instead of citizenship because of his iniability to visit Nigeria asap... All fees has been paid and the application is approved but i want to know the possiblity of giving visa to someone who will accompany the child to the US since he's still a minor

His US passport or original naturalization certificate is all you need (your friend Na you). At 3yrs already they might ask for a DNA test to establish that there is a blood relationship. Are you sure he was already a citizen when the child was born? I have seen cases where such applications were returned because the applicant (father) was already a US citizen before the birth of the child so while he was filling (I-130) for relative immigrant visa, he was sent a mail to file for report of birth abroad.