Birth Abroad-Register your child as a U.S. citizen

Births and Citizenship

Persons born abroad to a U.S. parent or parents may have acquired citizenship at birth.  This determination is based upon a variety of facts; the law in place at the time of birth, the amount of time the U.S. citizen parent(s) lived in the U.S. prior to the birth of the child, and, in some cases, the marital status of the biological parents.

U.S. citizens eligible to transmit citizenship are required to file for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), before their child’s 18th birthday.  A CRBA is proof that one is born a United States citizen.  Applications for a CRBA cannot be expedited.  If you need to travel it is recommended you do not make definitive travel plans until you have received your child’s Consular Report of Birth Abroad and U.S. passport.  If you are over 18 years of age and born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent, please click here for further guidance on how to apply for a passport.

Apply in Person
To apply for a Consular Report of Birth and first passport, parents must appear in person, by appointment, with their child, at the U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam.  Note that you cannot make the appointment yourself.  Once you have followed the guidance below we will set up the appointment for you.

To prepare assemble the following documents and prepare the required forms: