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now that i have the birth cert. from dom govt. Can someone please tell me the next steps i take...Baby boy. for the u.s. embassy. papers to fill etc. thank you, sleepless dad
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Hi Futuro
For our newborn we obtained a canadian passport. I realise that the US will be different but we required the following
Passport photos, A good photo studio will know what to do for the US. We used a studio in puerto plata no problems.
I assume you are American. I needed my original Canadian birth certificate.
Marriage certificate.
Baby's birth certificate.
I am aware of some us cases requiring a paternity test (DNA).
I am sure if you contact the US embassy or consulate they will tell you what you require and provide the forms.
Good luck
For our newborn we obtained a canadian passport. I realise that the US will be different but we required the following
Passport photos, A good photo studio will know what to do for the US. We used a studio in puerto plata no problems.
I assume you are American. I needed my original Canadian birth certificate.
Marriage certificate.
Baby's birth certificate.
I am aware of some us cases requiring a paternity test (DNA).
I am sure if you contact the US embassy or consulate they will tell you what you require and provide the forms.
Good luck
There are some forms you need to fill out in order to make an appointment. you'll need all of your past travel documents, and be able to prove at least 5 years physical presence in the USA (3 after the age of 14). You can request an IRS statement or use transcripts from high school, university. They'll also take paystubs, but the IRS statement seems easiest.
As the father, you'll need to prove a previous relationship with the mother - pictures, receipts for airline tickets, if you live together proof of that. You'll need proof of pregnancy (photos of the belly, ultrasounds, doctor's records, etc...) and proof of delivery (receipt from the hospital, photos in the hospital, etc...)
The forms you need you'll have to pick up at the consulate - if you check the webpage it'll tell you what hours they are available for pick up.
They now make you get the photos taken inside of the consulate on the day of the appointment to avoid any photos not taken in the proper scale.
The process costs $150 USD plus $16 to get the courier to take the papers to your house (mandatory).
It seems a pain in the butt, but it's not too bad. They'll only ask for DNA if you can't sufficiently prove that the baby is yours.
As the father, you'll need to prove a previous relationship with the mother - pictures, receipts for airline tickets, if you live together proof of that. You'll need proof of pregnancy (photos of the belly, ultrasounds, doctor's records, etc...) and proof of delivery (receipt from the hospital, photos in the hospital, etc...)
The forms you need you'll have to pick up at the consulate - if you check the webpage it'll tell you what hours they are available for pick up.
They now make you get the photos taken inside of the consulate on the day of the appointment to avoid any photos not taken in the proper scale.
The process costs $150 USD plus $16 to get the courier to take the papers to your house (mandatory).
It seems a pain in the butt, but it's not too bad. They'll only ask for DNA if you can't sufficiently prove that the baby is yours.
You have to file for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad. This gives the baby US citizenship. Instructions are here:
Consular Report of Birth Abroad - U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
After you have completed the paperwork for the report and have received the document, you can apply for a passport if that is your desire. Instructions are here:
Passport Issuance in Person for Children under 16 - U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Consular Report of Birth Abroad - U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
After you have completed the paperwork for the report and have received the document, you can apply for a passport if that is your desire. Instructions are here:
Passport Issuance in Person for Children under 16 - U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
I did this a few years ago, but don't believe the process has managed to get easier at the US Consulate. My following experience / description is for a US father married to a Dominican mother.
The US father has to physically take your child to the Consulate for your appointment in US Citizen Services. (Don't go without the baby in tow, or you will need to return again with the baby). Plan on being there a few hours (in other words, bring a bottle, diapers, wipes and all the goodies to keep Junior happy.) If Mama isn't a US citizen, they won't let her come inside with you.
Bring EVERYTHING. Their forms, filled out. Your US passport and birth certificate. (If you have a new passport since your wife became pregnant, bring along the cancelled passport as well to show the entry and exit stamps during that time). Your legalized wedding certificate. A legalized copy of your spouse's birth certificate. Photos of the two happy parents during courtship, marriage, pregnancy, delivery, new baby, etc. The ultrasound when you found out you were pregnant. Bring your last couple of IRS 1040 tax returns. Bring paystubs if you work in the DR. Bring a letter from your employer verifying your work situation. Bring bank statements. Bring along your last Social Security annual statement showing your contributions into the system over your work history - they are mailed out each year in February. Get photos of your baby at the gate up the sidewalk for the new passport - they will print the correct sizes for the US Consulate to use in the passport.
If you are not married, they will probably require a DNA test at the lab they specify, of you and your child, and then come again on another day with the test results. They might require you to get a DNA test if they have any doubts anyway.
(If you are not familiar with the term "legalized", this means that first, you get an official copy of the Dominican document from the appropriate Dominican Registro Civil - for the marriage certificate this is the office nearest your wedding ceremony, and for the birth certificate,this is the office nearest the place of birth). Sometimes, the hospital will also give you their version of a birth certificate, so bring this also if they gave you one.
To get Dominican documents legalized, you take these documents down to another office behind the Dominican Lottery offices to get a second stamp on the back certifying that yes, this document is real. This process, if you go with all documents needed, will eat up a separate morning getting them legalized.
(ANYONE CAN PIPE IN HERE IF THIS PROCESS HAS CHANGED)
Show up for legalization process at about 6:00 am and you will probably be one of the first 10 in line waiting for the gate to open at 8:00) If you get there early, you will probably finish up by 9:30 or so, too late to then continue on to the US Consulate that day.
For your visit to the US Consulate Citizen Services, you will have a numbered ticket that you first get at the information window inside US Citizen Services, then find a chair to wait.
The waiting area inside will be packed, but some kind soul will probably give you a chair if there are none. If you need to change Junior's diaper, you must exit US Citizen Services, go out to the first waiting area to the bathrooms, change him, and pack up the dirty diaper in your bag) You will be called for your interview when your number comes up.
They will review all of your documents, and then ask their questions. They will review the dates, and cross-reference them against your passport entry and exit stamps to assure themselves that yes, you were here and "had access to the female" in order to become pregnant (my interviewer's words, not mine).
Shorter answers are the best, and no matter what tonter?a they should say, don't let it get to you. Just swallow any bile and shut up. After all, they are the first line of defense in Homeland Security. They will probably ask about your home, job, your partner's history, your partner's work and education history, how you met, details about your wedding, etc.
If everything is in order, and to your interviewer's satisfaction, they will tell you what to do next. If successful, you will return for the baby's passport and the ONE AND ONLY copy of your child's Consular Report of Birth Abroad..
Put this document into a safety deposit box. If you lose it, they WILL NOT replace it. If lost, this means that every time in the future when this is required, you will have to pay about US$60+ to get confirmation of the registered foreign birth.
For some reason, they want to MAIL the baby's S.S. card when it is later issued, but I think if you tell them and repeat it three times, they may hold this for pickup at the Consulate. Otherwise, they have a contracted delivery service counter in the first waiting area, where you will give them your Dominican address and pay them to deliver to your home, and a receipt.
Best of luck.
The US father has to physically take your child to the Consulate for your appointment in US Citizen Services. (Don't go without the baby in tow, or you will need to return again with the baby). Plan on being there a few hours (in other words, bring a bottle, diapers, wipes and all the goodies to keep Junior happy.) If Mama isn't a US citizen, they won't let her come inside with you.
Bring EVERYTHING. Their forms, filled out. Your US passport and birth certificate. (If you have a new passport since your wife became pregnant, bring along the cancelled passport as well to show the entry and exit stamps during that time). Your legalized wedding certificate. A legalized copy of your spouse's birth certificate. Photos of the two happy parents during courtship, marriage, pregnancy, delivery, new baby, etc. The ultrasound when you found out you were pregnant. Bring your last couple of IRS 1040 tax returns. Bring paystubs if you work in the DR. Bring a letter from your employer verifying your work situation. Bring bank statements. Bring along your last Social Security annual statement showing your contributions into the system over your work history - they are mailed out each year in February. Get photos of your baby at the gate up the sidewalk for the new passport - they will print the correct sizes for the US Consulate to use in the passport.
If you are not married, they will probably require a DNA test at the lab they specify, of you and your child, and then come again on another day with the test results. They might require you to get a DNA test if they have any doubts anyway.
(If you are not familiar with the term "legalized", this means that first, you get an official copy of the Dominican document from the appropriate Dominican Registro Civil - for the marriage certificate this is the office nearest your wedding ceremony, and for the birth certificate,this is the office nearest the place of birth). Sometimes, the hospital will also give you their version of a birth certificate, so bring this also if they gave you one.
To get Dominican documents legalized, you take these documents down to another office behind the Dominican Lottery offices to get a second stamp on the back certifying that yes, this document is real. This process, if you go with all documents needed, will eat up a separate morning getting them legalized.
(ANYONE CAN PIPE IN HERE IF THIS PROCESS HAS CHANGED)
Show up for legalization process at about 6:00 am and you will probably be one of the first 10 in line waiting for the gate to open at 8:00) If you get there early, you will probably finish up by 9:30 or so, too late to then continue on to the US Consulate that day.
For your visit to the US Consulate Citizen Services, you will have a numbered ticket that you first get at the information window inside US Citizen Services, then find a chair to wait.
The waiting area inside will be packed, but some kind soul will probably give you a chair if there are none. If you need to change Junior's diaper, you must exit US Citizen Services, go out to the first waiting area to the bathrooms, change him, and pack up the dirty diaper in your bag) You will be called for your interview when your number comes up.
They will review all of your documents, and then ask their questions. They will review the dates, and cross-reference them against your passport entry and exit stamps to assure themselves that yes, you were here and "had access to the female" in order to become pregnant (my interviewer's words, not mine).
Shorter answers are the best, and no matter what tonter?a they should say, don't let it get to you. Just swallow any bile and shut up. After all, they are the first line of defense in Homeland Security. They will probably ask about your home, job, your partner's history, your partner's work and education history, how you met, details about your wedding, etc.
If everything is in order, and to your interviewer's satisfaction, they will tell you what to do next. If successful, you will return for the baby's passport and the ONE AND ONLY copy of your child's Consular Report of Birth Abroad..
Put this document into a safety deposit box. If you lose it, they WILL NOT replace it. If lost, this means that every time in the future when this is required, you will have to pay about US$60+ to get confirmation of the registered foreign birth.
For some reason, they want to MAIL the baby's S.S. card when it is later issued, but I think if you tell them and repeat it three times, they may hold this for pickup at the Consulate. Otherwise, they have a contracted delivery service counter in the first waiting area, where you will give them your Dominican address and pay them to deliver to your home, and a receipt.
Best of luck.
I did this just 8 months ago, and before that 2.5 years ago. YOu need to make an APPOINTMENT. You will not be allowed in the consulate without an appointment.
Then YOU AND THE MOTHER, american citizen or not, much go to the consulate on the day of the appointment. It WILL take a long time. But not all day. We were in at 7 and out at 11am.
Then YOU AND THE MOTHER, american citizen or not, much go to the consulate on the day of the appointment. It WILL take a long time. But not all day. We were in at 7 and out at 11am.